Rob Moore

After hearing public outcry against proposed development of 900 acres in the eastern part of the county, the Banks County Commission unanimously denied two zoning applications Tuesday night.

A Demorest woman complained of injuries after a vehicle crashed through the front wall of the Baldwin restaurant where she was working Friday afternoon.

An Eastanollee man died Monday morning when his motorcycle went out of control in Stephens County.

Banks County sheriff’s deputies cleaned up a backlog of outstanding shoplifting warrants last week.

Five people, including two children, were seriously injured in a wreck north of Cleveland Sunday afternoon.

For the fourth year, those in the Habersham County area who are hungry or have no one with whom to spend Thanksgiving Day can find a free meal at the Cornelia Community House.

A Lula woman faces charges in a wreck that critically injured an 8-year-old girl on Ga. 365 at Ga. 384 (Duncan Bridge Road) in Baldwin Saturday night and also injured the child’s mother and an 11-year-old.

A Demorest man died when the utility vehicle he was driving crashed in western Habersham County early Sunday.

Nearly 150 people stand to lose their jobs when the Eaton Corp. closes its plant in Stephens County in early 2021, but company and government officials hope to minimize resulting unemployment.

Firefighters from four departments spent Tuesday afternoon extinguishing a fire at a 4,000-square-foot home on Grand Avenue in Cornelia.