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GBI, Towns County Sheriff's Office searching for missing, endangered woman
TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. — The Towns County Sheriff's Office is actively searching for a missing 47-year-old woman who was last seen in early April. According to the sheriff's office, it received a report of a missing person on April 17 regarding Tanya Michelle Sorrells of Young Harris. She was last seen on Sunday, April 6, at a residence in the Gumlog Road area. The sheriff's office said Sorrells had withdrawn money from her personal banking account and told a relative she was going to Columbia, South Carolina.
Habersham Co. Personnel respond to Three-Vehicle Wreck involving School Bus
A school bus with no students aboard and two other vehicles were involved in a wreck on West Louise Street in Clarkesville just after 4pm Thursday. Habersham County E-911 received the call of the crash at 4:02pm, with the callers stating it was in front of United Community Bank and that a van was overturned with one person trapped inside it. Units from Habersham County Emergency Services, Habersham Community Paramedicine, Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Clarkesville Police Department, Clarkesville Fire Department, Demorest Fire Department, Demorest Police Department, and Habersham County Schools Police Department all were dispatched and responded. All three drivers were transported by ambulance. The road and subsequent response blocked West Louise Street (Historic Highway 441) for more than two hours. Habersham County Emergency Services Med 21, Med 12, Med 9, Captain 1, Battalion 1, 811, and PIO responded, along with Clarkesville Engine 3, Squad 3, and 351, Demorest Engine 5 and 551. Habersham County Animal Care and Control also responded to temporarily assist with an animal out of one of the vehicles until a family member arrived to take custody. The Georgia State Patrol investigated the wreck. The road was reopened by about 6:15pm.
Wide range of temperatures across north Georgia to start weekend
As we head into the last weekend of April, you may notice a change in the temperatures depending on where you step out Friday. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan says a wedge will develop across the northeast metro and mountains today. A wedge is a bubble of cooler air near the surface that gets trapped along the eastern slopes of the Appalachian Mountains. [DOWNLOAD: Free Severe Weather Team 2 App for alerts wherever you go] It’s causing a big difference in temperatures.
First Alert Forecast | Mainly dry weather continues
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The weather stays mainly dry for the next several days in north Georgia. A few showers cannot be ruled out on Friday, but most of the day will be dry. High temperatures will range from the 60s in northeast GA to the 70s in Atlanta, and low 80s southwest of Atlanta.
Multi-Vehicle Wreck Tuesday snarls Ga. 365 Southbound Traffic
Units responded at 2:56 Tuesday afternoon, April 23, to a multiple-vehicle wreck on Ga. 365 southbound between Demorest-Mt. Airy Highway and Iron Ore Road. Four vehicles, including one towing a small boat on a trailer, were involved in the collision. Both southbound lanes were blocked for about 20 minutes, then one lane reopened. The road fully reopened at 4:30pm. Habersham County Emergency Services Med 21, Captain 1, and PIO responded, along with Demorest Fire Department Engine 5 and units from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office. One driver complained of injuries, but no one was transported from the scene for medical care. Georgia State Patrol Post 7 Toccoa is investigating.
Opens profile: Marks starts strong
After nabbing fourth place at the first Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifier of 2024 on Lake Okeechobee and eighth place at the second EQ on Lake Ouachita, Georgia’s Paul Marks is high in the overall EQ rankings — currently 14th. The 22-year-old may have surprised himself with his blistering fast start.
Part of Ocoee Whitewater Center reopening after 2022 fire, comments help create plans for rebuilding
Two years after fire destroyed the Ocoee Whitewater Center in Cherokee National Forest, the United States Forest Service is sharing an update on the center's future as more areas within the site begin to reopen.
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