Demorest, GA

A Hull man charged of killing a Gainesville man in 2020 in Athens has been acquitted of murder by a Clarke County Superior Court jury. The jury of eight women and four men found Joseph D. Baughns, 31, not guilty of seven counts, including malice and felony murder and aggravated assault, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.. He was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Thousands turned out to downtown Clarkesville Saturday for the 60th-annual Mountain Laurel Festival, and organizers said it was one of the largest yet. The event drew to more than 100 vendors, with new vendor space this year being added off the west side of the square. The parade was a...

The Cornelia Police Department has released dashcam video showing the moment an officer rear-ended a stopped vehicle on GA 105/Cannon Bridge Road in Demorest. Two teens were in the SUV that was hit. No serious injuries were reported, but the crash disabled both vehicles. The rear-end wreck occurred around 5:30...

Join Friends of Gainesville Parks and Greenways for a day of fun, family, and festivities!. Longwood Park: 20 Pearl Nix Pkwy, Gainesville GA 30501. Engine 209 Park: 878 Grove St, Gainesville GA 30501.

A Northeast Georgia rescuer calls the mission to save a teenage girl wedged in the rocks of a White County waterfall “a miracle worth sharing.” The girl got trapped about a third of the way down Raven Cliff Falls when she fell approximately fifty feet from the top while trying to snap a photo on May 20.

Two men are in custody after a high-speed chase that ended in Clarkesville Thursday. Tallulah Falls Police Chief Tonya Elrod attempted to stop a black BMW 325i for traveling 75 in a 45-mph zone on Ga. 15/U.S. 441 in the Rabun County portion of that town. The car failed to...

For Left Nut Brewing Co. founder Pap Datta, the eyebrow-raising moniker of his 6-year-old business connotes “what you’re willing to give up to do something you really love.”. It’s served the brewery well, Datta said, but the time has come to retire the name in favor of one...

Jeramy Ray Chastain, 32, of Dahlonega has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in the 2020 malice murder of Alecia Stover in southern Habersham County. Superior Court Judge Russell W. Smith imposed the sentence Wednesday, not quite a week after Chastain was found guilty in a jury trial, according to District Attorney George Christian.

Unicoi State Park and Lodge in Helen, GA is an adventure lodge with activities for both experts and those new to archery! Everything you need is supplied and the teachers are amazing!

Visitors to Saturday’s Mountain Laurel Festival in Clarkesville can keep the party going after the festival ends by heading south to Cornelia. On May 21, Cornelia’s Hospitality & Tourism Board will host a free, live country music concert featuring Neal McCoy. The concert is scheduled from 5-10 p.m. with opening acts, the Joe Higgins Band, Fred Anderson, and Mason Parker.

Four-thousand people are expected to descend on Clarkesville this weekend for the city’s 60th annual Mountain Laurel Festival. On Saturday, May 21, the event runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in historic downtown Clarkesville. The day’s events include a parade, arts & crafts, music, cars, and food. Also, there will be a plant sale from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Mauldin House garden located at 458 Jefferson Street. And, at 3:45 p.m., Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County will host its 11th annual VFL Duck Race on the Soque River at Pitts Park, just off the Clarkesville Square.

Former Heisman Trophy winner and candidate for US Senate Herschel Walker (R-GA) speaks to supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally at the Banks County Dragway on March 26, 2022 in Commerce, Georgia. This event is a part of Trump's Save America Tour around the United States. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

The new Dawsonville Highway/Ga. 53 westbound bridge over Lake Lanier opened Friday, May 20, with the demolition of the old bridge expected to start later this month. Even as traffic is shifted to the new structure, work will continue around the bridge. “Continued construction activities in completing the project include...

A Cleveland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbing a Gainesville bank in 2017 after serving more than three years for bank robbery in Florida, according to court documents. John-Ray Alexander Brown, 31, pleaded guilty April 6 to armed robbery, aggravated assault, theft by taking and possession...

DAHLONEGA —Despite losing the first game of the day, the No. 18 University of North Georgia softball team showed their resiliency, grinding out a 4-1 extra innings win over Lincoln Memorial to punch their ticket to Denver and the 2022 NCAA Division II Softball Championship to begin next week.

The funeral procession for former Gainesville Police Chief Frank Hooper is expected to cause traffic delays in Gainesville Thursday, May 19. Hooper, 64, died Monday, May 16, and served the Gainesville Police Department for 32 years. The funeral procession will go past the police headquarters on Queen City Parkway and...

No one was injured, but a garage at a Gainesville home was damaged by fire Friday morning. According to a press release from the Gainesville Fire Department, crews responded at about 7:30 a.m. to the home in the 100 block of Thompson Place. Crews found light smoke showing from the...

John Jessup is always chasing that next milestone. He’ll certainly have that opportunity Saturday at Georgia Tech. After running a new personal-best time of 1 minute, 54.7 seconds in the 800-meter run and earning second at the recent Class 7A state championship meet, the rising Gainesville High senior will take part in the Wingfoot Night of Champions against all eight GHSA state champions in Atlanta.

GAINESVILLE –– AARP released its annual livability index this week; the information ranks every city in the country in seven categories. "Gainesville is in that top half of the country but just barely in the top half," Dr. Rodney Harrell, AARP Vice President for Family, Home, and Community, said. "Like most places, that means there are things that could be improved on."

A missing woman last seen in Gainesville has authorities asking for the public’s help in finding her. Bryce Elaine Winters, 27 of Gainesville, was last seen Wednesday morning getting into a white Toyota Corolla at J&J Foods on Jesse Jewell Parkway. She is described as a white female, 5’3” tall and 130 lbs. The Gainesville Police Department says she was last wearing a gray shirt, black cargo shorts and blue shoes. “Investigators would like to ensure the proper welfare of Winters, as they are concerned with her mental state,” says the department.