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Hart County Commissioner R.C. Oglesby and four other people have been arrested in raids in Hartwell on Thursday.

The 2019-2020 treasurer of the Oglethorpe County Athletic Booster Club is free on bond after turning herself in Monday for theft of funds from that organization.

The Clarkesville City Council has named McDonough City Administrator Keith Dickerson as sole finalist for Clarkesville city manager.

State Representative Matt Dubnik has been named Secretary of the Georgia House of Representatives Appropriations Committee.

A company that made a $50-million investment in Banks County and created 80 new jobs has been forced to sell the facility, but county leaders say the change should not negatively impact the area.

Overall grades for Georgia’s schools fell in the 2018-2019 school year, with two state leaders repeating their call to overhaul grading methods.

The first quarter-century of the Georgia Lottery has been good for education in Habersham County.

The Supreme Court of Georgia is set to hear arguments in a case that’s rooted in Northeast Georgia.

South Georgia is expected to bear the brunt of the wind and rain from Tropical Storm Nestor with Gainesville and the rest of the state expecting some rain and gusty winds.

Worsening drought conditions throughout most of the state have prompted a Level 1 Drought Response declaration from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division for 103 counties, including Hall and the rest of northeast Georgia.