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One of the deputies noticed a 69-year-old woman slumped back in her passenger seat.

HIAWASSEE, Ga. - The Hiawassee Police Department says a serial burglar responsible for the theft of dozens of guns is now behind bars thanks to a multi-law enforcement agency effort. "You got to have all the puzzle pieces and the information sharing, the networking, all of that stuff just helped...

A police drug dog sniffed out the methamphetamine in White County.

Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking multiple rounds of possible strong to severe storms that will move through north Georgia over the next two days.

A 60-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly starting a fire at a north Georgia apartment.

Dangerous winds damaged homes and picked up a metal carport, throwing it into a tree 50 yards away, which caused the tree to pull down power lines Thursday morning in White County.

Habersham County Emergency Services and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office responded at 12:20 Thursday afternoon to a single-vehicle wreck with entrapment near Tom Arrendale Interchange on Ga. 365 / U.S. 441. The passenger vehicle involved left the roadway at the end of the Ga. 365 onramp, resulting in the entrapment of two of the vehicle’s occupants. Extrication was completed at 12:52pm. Habersham County Emergency Services Med 21 transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville. Habersham County Emergency Services Engine 9, Med 9, Med 21, Engine 14, Battalion 1, Captain 1, and 811 responded. The roadway was cleared at 2:09pm. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating.

Rabun County School System has an opportunity via grant funds from the Georgia Department of Education to create a School Based Health Center. The School Based Health Center would have medical providers such as doctors, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, and licensed clinical social workers who will be available to see and treat students and staff during the school day. The School Based Health Center would be for urgent/immediate care and would not replace the primary care physician and would potentially be located at the Rabun County Board of Education. Rabun County Schools hope in starting a School Based Health Center at the Board of Education will be to have immediate care for any student or staff member in need and to provide quality and convenient health services for the students and staff of Rabun County Schools. All students, siblings under the age of 5, and all Rabun County Schools staff members would be eligible to use the clinic and payment will work similarly to any other urgent care/immediate care clinic. Rabun County Schools hope is to keep students and staff healthy and minimize the amount of time students have to miss school and parents/guardians have to miss work. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey to assist in obtaining more information to understand the needs of our community, students, and staff. You can find the survey here: SBHC Survey (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScj5hAWbnZKuo5fhnL_PWvGrIYyOV_CDh0Y4TtKPhsRNEjwhw/viewform)

Rabun County Schools are proud to announce that Nicole Ramey, Board of Education Bookkeeper, and Jennifer Nix, Rabun County Elementary School Bookkeeper, recently obtained their School Financial Account Personnel Certificate from The Carl Vinson Insitute of Government at the University of Georgia. This professional learning program is designed for K-12 school based support personnel who are responsible for the day to day operation of school accounting and funds, budgets, purchasing, payroll processing, and ensuring a school’s financial procedures are in line with local board policies, and state and federal laws. All bookkeepers at the school and district levels have completed this program. Rabun County Schools are grateful for the hard work of bookkeepers to make the school system successful.

Rabun County Schools are currently operating on a normal schedule for Thursday, May 9, 2024. Rabun County Schools are closely monitoring the weather in collaboration with local authorities and the Greenville Weather Service. The safety of students and staff remains Rabun County Schools foremost concern, and it has safety protocols in place if needed. Any updates or changes to the regular school day will be communicated promptly through Remind and social media channels. Rabun County Schools thanks you for your understanding and cooperation.

The Board of Elections and Registration of Rabun County reports these Absentee Voting Totals for the election on May 21, 2024, as of May 9, 2024. Number of Persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued by mail total: 311. Republican: 241. Democrat: 63. Non Partison: 1. UOCAVA Rep.: 5.

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office reports that a cow struck a vehicle on Warwoman Road. On May 1, 2024, at 6pm, the driver of a 1994 Jeep Wrangler said that while she was driving down the road, a cow ran into her vehicle. She said the owner was trying to get the cow in the correct field but the cow bolted when it saw pavement. No one was injured in the collision.