I-985 repairs to continue through spring of 2018
Repairs to I-985 are now being done at night to avoid major traffic delays. (photo/GDOT) (GAINESVILLE, Ga.) – Overnight work continues along the Interstate 985 (I-985) corridor to replace portions of...
View ArticleClarkesville City Council meeting rescheduled
The City of Clarkesville Council meeting normally scheduled for Monday, June 5, 2017, has been rescheduled for Monday, June 19, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. The post Clarkesville City Council meeting...
View ArticleDrivers injured in suspected DUI wreck in Helen
Two drivers injured in a wreck on Helen’s main thoroughfare Sunday are expected to survive. The accident happened around midnight on GA 75/North Main Street near the Circle K convenience store....
View ArticleMt. Airy Town Council meets tonight
The Mt. Airy Town Council will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, June 5, 2017. Council will consider an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Demorest for water purchases....
View ArticleVOTE NOW for Now Habersham’s 2016-17 Athlete of the Year
VOTING ENDS AT 12 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 5TH For the first time, Now Habersham will name a boy and girl high school Athlete of the Year. Each local school’s Athletic Director has issued their nomination...
View ArticleHabersham Co Little League All-Star district tournament updates
Both the Rookie League 7/8 All-Stars and Sandlot 9 All-Stars are underway in District 7 play. The 7/8 Rookie League All-Stars fell to Toccoa 11-3 on May 30, as previously reported, moving to the...
View ArticleMondays with Mom: Retreat
Caregiving is exhausting. It doesn’t matter if you are caring for a child or an adult, the process of attending someone else’s needs is depleting. When you are giving so much of yourself to protect...
View ArticleJoseph Andrew Swafford, Sr.
Joseph Andrew Swafford, Sr., age 96, of Demorest, Georgia, went to his Heavenly Home on Sunday, June 4, 2017, following an extended illness. Mr. Swafford was born on July 9, 1920, in Tallulah Falls,...
View ArticleRay L. Smith
Ray L. Smith, age 80 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 05, 2017. Ray was born in Cleveland, Georgia on October 9, 1936. He was a son of the late Paul & Annie Rose Warwick Smith. Mr....
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Teen recovered body of Demorest man who drowned in Lake Hartwell
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Demorest man who drowned Saturday in Lake Hartwell. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement officials say 45-year-old Eric Garrison...
View ArticleChristine Whitlock Dyer
Christine Whitlock Dyer, age 87 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Monday, June 05, 2017. Born in Banks County, Georgia on November 9, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Steve & Bertha Barrett...
View ArticleBank robbery suspect returned to Habersham to face charges
The suspect in two recent bank robberies in North Georgia, including one in Cornelia, is now in jail in Habersham County. 47-year-old Michael Anthony Gordon of Cleveland was booked into the Habersham...
View ArticleSeven White County residents arrested on drug charges
(Cleveland)- During this past week, the White County Sheriff’s Office, the Cleveland Police Department, and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) aggressively targeted suspected...
View Article7-Day Forecast: Drying Out
Expect partly cloudy skies with an isolated late-day shower possible. We’ll see partly cloudy skies for the next two days as a weak summertime wedge builds into the region, keeping a very slight...
View ArticleHundreds to participate in Habersham County’s 2017 Relay for Life
On June 16th, hundreds of cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers and community members will join in the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. This year’s event will be held at Pitts Park in...
View ArticleHabersham All-Stars fall in Rookie League and Sandlot tournament
For Habersham County Little League All-Stars, the District 7 tournaments for Rookie League and Sandlot 9 have come to a close. The Toccoa teams won both District Tournaments. In the Rookie League,...
View ArticleChad Black named new Habersham EMS Director
Longtime Habersham EMS Director Jack Moody (left) congratulates Chad Black on his new job. Black will take over the position as EMS Director when Moody retires at the end of June. (photo/HMC)...
View ArticleLucille Jackson Gibson
Lucille Jackson Gibson, age 85 of Homer, passed away Wednesday, June 07, 2017. Born in Banks County on May 1, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Claude Jackson and Mittie Asborn Jackson. Mrs. Gibson...
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Preston B. Thompson
Preston B. Thompson, age 90 of Demorest, Georgia formerly of Fredericksburg, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, June 06, 2017 following an extended illness. Born in Tazewell County, West Virginia on...
View ArticleParamedicine: A new approach to community healthcare
Program aims to reduce ER visits and promote healthcare among the underserved As a Paramedic, Jim Wood has treated thousands of patients during his forty-year career with Habersham EMS. Jim’s job has...
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