Bryan Pirkle

It's been a year and a half since Flowery Branch City Council gave its approval to the "See Click Fix" app, which lets residents submit reports to the city staff for issues such as code violations or road damage.

The Georgia Mountain Food Bank says that one out of five people in their service region face issues associated with food insecurity on a daily basis. As the holiday season grows closer, the GMFB hopes to feed the over 50,000 locals affected by food insecurity, but they need the public's help in order to do so.

Hall County Fire Services and the Georgia Forestry Commission remain on the scene of a 5-acre brush fire that broke out near U.S 129 in North Hall Monday afternoon.

Every holiday season, Gainesville's Lakewood Baptist Church organizes outreach programs to feed local families around Thanksgiving and provide Christmas gifts to underprivileged children around the world.

A multi-agency investigation that began over two months ago resulted in the arrest of a Cleveland man Tuesday on various drug-related charges.

As numerous wildfires continue to burn across the state, the Afternoon News Wrap spoke with Georgia Forestry Commission official Beryl Bud about the latest updates specifically regarding the fires in North Georgia.

Thick smoke has settled over a wide area of the southern Appalachians, where dozens of uncontrolled wildfires are burning through decades of leaf litter, and people breathe in tiny bits of the forest with every gulp of air.

As several wildfires continue to burn across North Georgia, the Afternoon News Wrap called on local fire officials to provide an update on the fire having the greatest effect on local listeners, the Rock Mountain Wildfire in Rabun County.

Barrow and Oconee county firefighters were able to completely extinguish a commercial fire in Statham Wednesday night, well over 12 hours after originally being dispatched to the scene.

Incumbent Republican candidate Jeff Stowe will retain his position on the Hall County Commission after registering a 17-point victory in Tuesday's election.