FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – During one of the shortest meetings in years (36 minutes) the Board of Commissioners approved two key issues — the setting of qualifying fees for candidates who plan to run in the 2022 election and the sale of county property to the Georgia Department of Transportation. Qualifying fees were set as […]

PRESS RELEASE MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 8 University of North Georgia women’s basketball team kept its winning streak alive with a 58-38 win over Georgia College on the road Saturday afternoon. North Georgia led wire-to-wire after Abbie Franklin and Josie Earnhardt hit back-to-back threes to give the Nighthawks a 6-0 lead in the first […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — At 10:20 a.m. today (Jan. 16) the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office posted the following road report: Trees and wires down at these locations: * Sawnee Dr/Tribble Gap Rd * Brannon Road/Ronald Reagan * Haw Creek Circle/Redbud Way * Haw Creek Circle/Habersham Gate Dr * Haw Creek Circle/Sassafras Ln * Pilgrim Mill/Magnolia […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A suspected drunk driver was killed in a single-vehicle accident today (Jan. 14) while attempting to flee from a Forsyth County deputy. At approximately 2:12 a.m., Forsyth County deputy observed a vehicle failing to maintain its lane several times on Buford Dam Road. The deputy attempted a stop the driver, 49-year-old Randall […]

WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – The White County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11000 block of Highway 75 North. in reference to a person who was in the Chattahoochee River. First responders were able to get the male, Thomas “Tony” Martin, 64, Cleveland out of the river and began performing CPR. Martin was transported to Northeast […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A major project that has been talked about for at least four years took a concrete step forward Tuesday when the Board of Commissioners directed staff to begin a development of  regional impact (DRI) review for the Coal Mountain Town Center overlay. A DRI is a large-scale development or one that […]

WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – A new 16.97-acre county government complex is on the horizon for White County. The Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Monday to purchase three parcels of land on Hwy. 129 North near Smith’s Soda Shop that will potentially house a new Tax Commissioner’s Office, courthouse, and library. The Tax Commissioners Office is […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County schools will hold virtual learning days for all students on Thursday Jan. 6 and Friday Jan. 7 to help school system’s ability to staff schools and transport students. If it is determined there is adequate staff coverage, schools will resume face-to-face instruction on Monday, Jan. 10. A final decision […]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Assistant Director of Communications Russell Brown said a sewer line blockage was to blame for 19,000 gallons of raw sewage spilling into Daves Creek over the weekend. Brown said the spill, which was located near the intersection of Daves Creek Road and Daves Creek Drive, was the result of a blockage […]

CLEVELAND, Ga. – The City of Cleveland Police Department has issued a Mattie’s Call for 69-year-old Mattie Mizell. Ms. Mizell was last seen in the area of White Street and Wilford Ash Parkway in Cleveland at approximately 1 p.m. Saturday, 1/1/22. If you see Ms. Mizell, please call 911. The clothing she was last wearing […]

  JOINT PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA — Six major health systems that serve metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia have unified to address the public regarding the latest COVID-19 impacts and the result of the rapid spread of the Delta and Omicron variants. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory Healthcare, Grady Health System, Northeast Georgia Health […]

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. – Austin Todd Stryker, 24, of Dahlonega will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the 2019 murder of 21-year-old Hannah Bender. Superior Court Judge Kathleen F. Gosselin handed down the sentence Wednesday, saying,“I cannot in good conscience give you the hope of parole in this case.” she added. Gosselin […]