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Edward J. Ross
Edward J. Ross of Clarkesville, GA, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2017 at home, surrounded by his devoted family. Ed, the oldest of four boys, was born on April 4, 1932 in Detroit, MI to Edward...
View ArticleRelay for Life moved to Habersham County Fairgrounds
Habersham County’s annual Relay for Life that was scheduled to take place at Pitts Park on Friday has been moved to the Habersham County Fairgrounds. Organizers with the American Cancer Society made...
View ArticleHoyt B. Bryson
Hoyt B. Bryson, age 87, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Mr. Bryson was born on November 16, 1929, in Franklin, North Carolina; a son of the late Joseph Purnell and Arphia...
View ArticleDeal hails capture of Georgia fugitives
Gov. Deal: “Rest assured, justice will be served.” Two inmates who escaped from a Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisoner transport earlier this week were captured Thursday night in Tennessee...
View ArticleAnother rabies case reported in White County
(Cleveland)- White County Environmental Health has advised that a dog had potential contact recently with a rabid raccoon in the Abb Helton Road area of White County. Sean Sullivan Environmental...
View ArticleThe Year of the QB – Local signal-callers should produce astronomic numbers
The 2017 football season inches closer in the horizon, as we are about two months away from kicking off. Expectations are high for all of the local teams – Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Dawson, Banks,...
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Over $100K worth of drugs seized in alleged meth trafficking ring
Agents say drug ring was operating in Habersham and Gwinnett Counties Jennifer Bone and Ronald Jones were arrested at the Circle K in Hollywood. Agents say they found 56 grams of meth in their car....
View ArticleCars 3
Cars 3 marks yet another installment the Pixar franchise that nobody really wanted or asked for, but here it is. Fans of the first film will find this a good improvement over the second, but at the...
View ArticlePiedmont Ranks 2nd on 2016-17 USA South Academic All-Conference list
Once again, Piedmont College finds itself near the top of the USA South Academic All-Conference listing with the 2016-17 awards announced by the conference office earlier this week. Piedmont tallied...
View ArticleMargie Tucker Mulvihill
Margie Tucker Mulvihill, age 64 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon. An online guest register is available...
View ArticleGraciela M. Martinez
Graciela M. Martinez, age 61 of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at her residence following an extended illness. Born on January 15, 1956, she was a daughter of the late J....
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Cleveland teen arrested in Alto on heroin trafficking charge
A Cleveland teenager is charged with trafficking heroin after being arrested at a local convenience store. 19-year-old Ronald Sammy Loggins Jr. was taken into custody by Habersham County authorities...
View ArticleErnest Simmons
Ernest Simmons, age 74, of Baldwin, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Simmons was born on September 28, 1942 in Baldwin, Georgia to the late Brodus and Glenice Kelley...
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Remembering Dad
Alfred Neal Justus – went by “Neal” – was generally a quiet, soft spoken man, who looked like he might be right out of Scotland when he grew older and white headed. In doing family history I saw a...
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Relay for Life raises money and hope in fight against cancer [VIDEO]
Diane and Charles Black join fellow cancer survivors in a celebration lap during the annual Habersham County Relay for Life. (photo/Daniel Purcell) A stormy forecast didn’t dampen the mood at this...
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Life in Motion: Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.
It’s the mantra and mission of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life: “Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.” This year, Habersham Countians again took that message to heart as they gathered to...
View ArticleTallulah Falls tennis camp nets eager players
Tallulah Falls School tennis coaches Randy Morris and Scott Davis held a fundamentals tennis camp attended by approximately two dozen participants the week of June 12-16. According to Morris, the...
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Banks County bank robbed
The suspect, seen here in a surveillance photo, was wearing a black bandana on her head during the robbery. She removed it as she left. Witnesses outside the bank who saw her told law enforcement she...
View ArticleHabersham County arrest report
Here’s the latest arrest report from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office. DISCLAIMER The arrest records available through this website are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not...
View ArticleJoan Crowe Maddox
Joan Crowe Maddox, 90, passed away at her home on June 16, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born October 10, 1926 in Bradenton, Florida to parents Howard Dewey Crowe and Helen Jewel...
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