Local/State News

A medical call at Raven Cliffs Trailhead in northern White County on Sunday required personnel from four counties and more than six hours to complete.

Some buildings of the Hall County Sheriff's Office will be closed for most of the day Wednesday, Sept. 30 so members of the HCSO family can attend visitation and a funeral service for Lt. Stephanie Hollingsworth.

Speed is believed to a factor in a car crash that killed a Lawrenceville man over the weekend, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.

Following a lengthy, open discussion with residents from the Thompson Road and Wilbanks Road area early last week, the Habersham County Commission voted 3-2 Thursday against accepting a negotiated settlement with the City of Baldwin and developers.

The current four-member Banks County Commission will back to full membership later this week.

AAA-The Auto Club Group reports Georgia gasoline prices have inched back up to $2.00 a gallon this week.

An eight-year-old murder case in Georgia has been closed after DNA linked an incarcerated suspect to the slaying.

A 189-year-old cemetery is getting renewed attention thanks to an Eagle Scout project by Joseph McGahee, 14, of Habersham County.

A motorcyclist faces numerous charges after a chase with Habersham County deputies that ended in a wreck in Stephens County on Saturday.

Thanks to an ongoing federal grant, the Hall County Sheriff's Office will be outfitting some of the department's patrol vehicles with new cameras.