Demorest News

A striking new species of lungless salamander has been found living in a small stream in the Appalachian foothills of the US.

Georgia Bulldogs' coach Mark Richt has restructured part of his coaching staff. Brown faces life for wife's murder An Athens man could spend the rest of his life in prison for beating his wife to death with a tree branch last year.

Barbara Brown Taylor was sitting in an Indian restaurant with some of her students, when she noticed they had all bowed their heads.

TaShara Lee, 23, and Jeffro Powell, 22, are getting married Saturday. They're also both looking for a job.

LULA a ' A college professor from Lula won $52,000 playing the lottery. Lottery officials said Robert Wainberg, 55, of Lula, won $1,000 a week for a year from matching five out of six winning numbers plus the Free Ball in the May 27 Win for Life drawing.

Barbara Brown Taylor believes that one can find moments of spiritual inspiration in everyday tasks, such as hanging up clothes or making eye contact with a clerk at the grocery store.

Kelly Holbrooks says she owes her life to the care and dedication of volunteer pilots who spent their time and money to take her for medical treatment.

Pembroke City Council announced the three finalists for the city administrator position at its regular monthly meeting Monday night.

Two buildings in Habersham County - one dating to the 1880s - were recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

DEMOREST a ' Two people died in separate accidents on north Georgia roadways on Friday.

A state lawmaker wants to add first and second grades to the list of those required to pass the CRCT in order to be promoted to the next grade.

State budget cuts have hit Gainesville-based Avita Community Partners, the mental health provider for 13 Northeast Georgia counties.

The Georgia General Assembly has convened for the 2009 session. House clerk Robert Rivers called the session to order just after 10 a.m. before members officially re-elected House Speaker Glenn Richardson, ...

A 70-year-old Demorest woman went to the hospital with serious injuries and three others were hurt Thursday when two cars collided at a traffic light on the Toccoa Bypass.

The current location of the White County Mental Health Center is in the Mauney Building on Helen Highway.

Teens ages 11 to 18 can learn how to make homemade books by folding one sheet of paper.

Louise Jones was known for her quiet, steady manner and an abundance of patience - - qualities that proved useful both for teaching young children and for making the many beautiful quilts she sewed for family ...

Raffle win: Maureen O'Brien won a $500 Kroger grocery gift card from the recent Jeannette Rankin Foundation raffle.

Bennie Scott A memorial service for Bennie Scott will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.