Local/State News

Banks County Commission Chairman Jimmy Hooper doesn’t mince words when he discusses Habersham County’s request for a new Georgia House District 28 election due to voting issues in Habersham.

A Mayfield Dairy plant in North Georgia is set to close and lay off its more than 100 employees.

A Habersham County woman was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 29, in connection with a fire earlier this year at her home.

A reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest.

The message was written in a girls restroom.

White County Sheriff’s Office officials have released details of a recent incident where deputies had to fight an individual during a call to a domestic dispute near Cleveland.

A house on Ridgewood Avenue in Gainesville was damaged by fire Thursday afternoon.

Forsyth County leaders working with the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber hope a company from Texas will help them implement a new economic development plan.

A motorcycle rider from Gwinnett County suffered serious injuries in a wreck late Thursday morning in South Hall County.