Homer News

Seven candidates vying for two newly created Banks County Commission posts fielded questions in a political forum in Homer hosted by the Banks County Chamber of Commerce Thursday night.

If It's Labor Day weekend it must be festival time in Homer, Georgia. In fact it's the 37th Annual Homer Banks County Festival in a town celebrating it's 150th birthday.

Graveside services for Rosie Marie Duncan, 67, of Georgia, formerly of Cullman and Wichita Falls, Texas, will be at noon Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Friendship Methodist Cemetery on Old Corn Road, Bro.

Pvt. David Fullmore of Maysville Pvt. Will Galloway of Maysville Pvt. James C. Mize of Homer Pvt.

A Gainesville man, who lost a daughter in the 9/11 attacks, has died. Rev. Eddie Stephens was a well-known minister in parts of northeast Georgia.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for eastern Banks County until 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Jefferson senior Chris Beck threw a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts en route to an 11-0 win against North Oconee on Thursday at Banks County High.

It's been a part of Easter in northeast Georgia for generations... and we may have seen the last of it Sunday.

Homer, Georgia. A speck on the American map with just 950 inhabitants. But in 1985, thanks to a particularly virulent outbreak of Easter enthusiasm, there were 80,000 eggs to find dotted around the towns.