Habersham County News

Josh Cantrell told his mother he was walking home from a cousina s house on Oct.

While candidates for city office are the main reason for holding Tuesday's municipal elections in many local towns, several cities also face referendums on a slate of issues.

Jess Croya and his wife, Pam, stand along Panther Creek watching a waterfall at the end of a 3.5-mile hike in the mountains of Habersham County.

A Habersham County man was killed in a wreck in Houston, Texas. A spokesman for Whitfield Funeral Home in Demorest confirmed that Nathaneal James "Nate" Nicholson, 32, died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

The Habersham County commission decided it wanted to build a new courthouse. Taxpayers voted in a special option sales tax to fund it.

Trade tensions with China and threats of tariffs on U.S. poultry imports into China threaten consequences for the state's poultry industry.

A partnership between the Clarkesville Better Hometown and the Atlanta Ballet will benefit Habersham County schools.

The Labor Day holdiay weekend will be extra long for some county workers in the area... but not necessarily because they want it that way.

The Habersham County Detention Center isn't 30 years old - it just looks it. Built in 1997 at a cost of about $5 million, portions of the 130-bed jail have been continually plagued with problems of drainage, condensation, plumbing and roof leaks.

Government safety officials warned parents Thursday about Simplicity bassinets after two more infants - one from Habersham County - were killed when they became trapped.

Steel Cell President and CEO Mike Smith stands next to 95 finished cells that are ready to be shipped for the Douglas County Jail in Minnesota shown at his plant Wednesday morning in Habersham County in Baldwin, Ga.

A 20-year-old Habersham County man is now in custody following a series of drive-by shootings and wrench-throwings this weekend in Habersham and Rabun counties.

A well traveled county road in Habersham County will be getting some much needed attention in the next few weeks, according to U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Dave Jensen, who said the Low Gap road will be paved and in some places relocated to create a road that is safer for travelers and easier on vehicles.

The Oconee Rotary Club recently held its annual awards breakfast to honor community leaders and recognize club members' service.

The Oconee Rotary Club recently held its annual awards breakfast to honor community leaders and recognize club members' service.

Teachers start pre-planning days next week, but this week they're shopping for classroom supplies and spending more of their own money than ever before.

Here is a quick glance at back-t-school notes for each public school system in the immediate Gainesville area and opening dates for the private schools in Hall County: DAWSON COUNTY *FIRST DAY OF CLASSES: Monday, Aug.

Teachers start pre-planning days next week, but this week they're shopping for classroom supplies and spending more of their own money than ever before.

A new traffic signal is going up in front of the Habersham County Medical Center.

Sometimes a story is too good not to write. Alma Bowen, who was born in Hall County and grew up in Habersham County, was working at The Times in 1971 when a $1.1 million bank swindle hit Habersham County.