Clermont, GA

A woman was rescued by police in Flowery Branch after saying she was kidnapped. On Monday, a Flowery Branch Police Officer was patrolling the area of Phil Niekro Boulevard at Atlanta Highway when he noticed a white Nissan Altima had an expired registration. When the officer pulled the car over, a woman got out of the backseat of the car and tried to communicate with officers. After getting a Russian interpreter, they were able to determine that the woman had been forced into the man’s car and he refused to let her leave.

A local Buford restaurant failed its routine health inspection twice in less than three months. Iron Age, located near the Mall of Georgia at 3480 Financial Center Way, Suite M-1020, was inspected on Tuesday, May 17, and received a failing score of 45 U. This visit came less than three...

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a rear-end collision involving a Cornelia police vehicle and SUV. The accident happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 4200 block of Duncan Bridge Road. The male officer, who has not been identified, was driving westbound on Duncan Bridge Road when...

State troopers are looking for the driver who they say caused a multi-vehicle wreck on Big A Road in Toccoa that sent ten people to the hospital. Six of the injured were children. The Tuesday crash happened around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Big A Road/GA 17 Alt. and...

The Georgia State Patrol hopes someone can identify the driver and white SUV who fled after a five-vehicle crash that hurt nearly a dozen people, including six young children, in Toccoa Tuesday afternoon. The wreck happened about 3 p.m. on Big A Road at Toccoa Chevrolet and extended off both...

Maria Vega Solis waited the better part of a decade to be a mother; today, her prayers are answered threefold. On April 18, 2022, the 43-year-old Winder resident gave birth to Maria (4 pounds, 1 ounce and 17 inches), Samuel (4 pounds, 8 ounces and 18.25 inches) and Leah (3 pounds, 13 ounces and 17.5 inches) — the first set of triplets to be born at Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Braselton campus.

A Hull man charged with shooting a Gainesville man to death at Bethel Midtown Village in Athens was acquitted of murder Tuesday by a Clarke County Superior Court jury. The trial for Joseph D. Baughns, 31, began May 9 and was turned over to the jury of eight women and four men late Friday, followed by deliberations on Monday and Tuesday.

Cumming, Georgia. Toby was finally granted a home away from the street earlier this year. He is beyond grateful for his new parents, Shyla Renae and Lucas Stamets. Shyla and Lucas rescued Toby off the streets in January 2022. By the time they got him, Toby had already shown some health problems, especially being off-balanced while he walked.

Peach State Bank & Trust is moving its downtown Gainesville operations into the old SunTrust Bank building off E.E. Butler Parkway. Not only will Peach State be picking up about twice the space it has now, “we think this new location has a lot more visibility and is easier to get in and out of,” bank president and CEO Ron Quinn said Tuesday, May 17.

Lula City Council members initially hesitated to implement an ordinance that will penalize homeless people for sleeping or camping on public property. But after an amendment that softens punishments for offenders, the city council approved the urban camping ordinance unanimously. The ordinance will make it illegal to camp, sleep or...

(Cleveland)- A Gainesville man was arrested on Sunday after a traffic stop revealed narcotics ready for distribution, according to information from Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker. Shoemaker, in an email, stated that on Sunday, Cleveland Police conducted a traffic stop on a 2011 Nissan Titan for speeding 61 in a...

Three-time Piedmont University College of Education graduate Courtney Peck will start a new position with Hall County Schools this fall, one that will allow her to help shape the educational experiences of middle school students throughout the district. “My goal is to make sure all students are able to see...

Gainesville was hoping to secure $10 million in grant funding to help with affordable housing in the city. It applied for a grant in October but recently learned the city will not receive that federal funding. “It doesn’t keep us from doing what we already planned on with what we...

Downtown Flowery Branch may be getting a new Mexican restaurant. Details are scarce, but Flowery Branch City Council is set to vote Thursday, May 17, on a lease for El Sabor Costeno Taqueria in the new retail-apartment building at 5519 Main St. El Sabor would be the first tenant in...

(Cleveland)- A Gainesville man was arrested on Sunday after a traffic stop revealed narcotics ready for distribution, according to information from Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker. Shoemaker in an email stated that on Sunday, Cleveland Police conducted a traffic stop on a 2011 Nissan Titan for speeding, 61 in a...

The City of Lula experienced a water main break at the intersection of Toombs Street and Oconee Street Tuesday afternoon. Consequently, there is a Boil Water Advisory in effect for any area/locations east of Athens Street (railroad crossing) and Athens (east) and/or any location experiencing “low water pressure” and the following locations until further notice:

Four Cylinder powered racers took center stage on Saturday night at Georgia’s historic Toccoa Raceway, as the 3/8-mile clay speedway hosted “4 Cylinder Frenzy.”. Trent Blackwell topped the deep South Eastern Hornets Association field, besting 18 other drivers to take the victory, while Austin Brown won the Southeastern Mod4 Mini Association feature.

A closer look at the Mill Creek Football program, with great facilities, two elite recruits, and a winning culture.

Three elected FoCo officials talk about the past year at the Legislative Recap on May 16(Image by Justine Lookenott) (Forsyth County, GA) Three elected officials representing Forsyth County gave an overview of the past year’s legislative efforts and victories at a Legislative Recap event on May 16.

The Buford Board of Education held a meeting Monday, May 16, and recognized the Buford High School state championship Literary Team. This included the region runner-up boys quartet of Dylan Appling, Mauricio Garduno-Rea, Kaden Roberts, Geo Nam and alternate Trevor Puckett. The team’s region champions included Amelia Barnard for rhetorical...