Habersham County News

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says the unemployment rate in metro Gainesville declined to 6.9 percent in April to its lowest level since November 2008 when it was 6.6 percent.

An afternoon thunderstorm brought rain and hail to northern Habersham County Tuesday afternoon.

For the second time in two days a candidate declares for the District 28 State House seat.

Jessica Daniel, who taught at the Habersham Ninth Grade Academy, is under investigation by the Habersham County Board of Education Police Department.

A Banks County man announced he'll throw his hat in the ring for the District 28 State House seat.

Today we look to the northeast to Habersham County where a popular festival is celebrating a milestone.

A manhunt ended early Friday morning with the arrest of a Banks County man found hiding in the crawl space beneath a house on Highway 51 near Lula.

On Wednesday, Martha Zoller got an endorsement from She-Pac. None of the other candidates in the race to represent Georgia's newest U.S. House seat complained.

Habersham County turned out en masse to welcome the county's newest eatery, Chick-fil-A, which opened at 6 a.m. Thursday.

Habersham County's sole finalist for school superintendent notified officials Monday he will not take the position.

Two people were hurt in a three-vehicle wreck at Hayes Corner, the intersection of Georgia Highway 17 and Georgia Highway 105, in Habersham County Monday afternoon.

Five Habersham County teens now face felony charges for damage caused to the county's recreational athletic fields.

A 22-year-old Watkinsville man was arrested Friday for aggravated battery on a 73-year-old Bishop woman.

Two people have been arrested in connection with last week's home invasion on Hollywood Hills Road in Clarkesville.

Habersham County school officials said they're fully cooperating and assisting in an investigation related to allegations made against a former teacher.

Gary Brewer, 48, died Friday, May 4, 2012. He was the son of James and Hazel Dills Brewer of Jackson County.

Small towns in Northeast Georgia have no shortage of ministries, ministers, and churches.

A Clarkesville teen is facing two felony charges for damage caused to the county's recreational athletic fields.

Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell is seeking the public's help in solving a home invasion that occurred early Wednesday.

Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Monday there is no news on Brenda Mashburn, who has been missing for almost two years.