By Hannah Caudell For the first time in six years, Alto’s town council voted 3-2 to raise the millage rate to 6.2 mills to accommodate the deficit anticipated in the Fiscal Year 2026 bu ...

By Ty Tagami Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service Judges in two federal lawsuits Friday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to continue funding its food assistance program during the ...

By Hannah Caudell As the United States government continues to shutter its doors, the nation’s largest anti-hunger program is at stake: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, be ...

By Samantha Sinclair Saturday was the first day two locations were open for early voting and it was the busiest day for early voting so far with 199 people casting ballots in Habersham Co ...

By Landen Todd The Habersham Central High School flag football team dropped 33-0 to a really good Eagles team and bounced back 6-0 against the Wildcats at a packed Hilliard A. Wilbanks Mi ...

By Hannah CaudellTorch Christian Academy Teacher Katie Forde tells the story of Moses striking the rock in the Bible’s Exodus chapter to her second grade students. The academy currently has 10 ...

By Samantha SinclairBy Samantha Sinclair New housing developments will remain on hold in Habersham County through February, at the latest. After holding a public hearing in which no one spoke in favor ...

By Samantha Sinclair The Demorest Fire Department’s days are officially numbered. The Habersham County Board of Commissioners approved the intergovernmental agreement with the ...

John Smith, a Baldwin resident on the Banks County side of the city, spoke before four council members to oppose the millage rate during one of Baldwin’s public hearings on Thursday. He believes ...

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By Zach TaylorMultiple sidewalks can now be seen from above in the Anderson Park and Kinetic Amphitheater site. The brick building that backs up to the property will be the new winery for Sweet Acre ...

In October, we wear pink. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to build awareness and educate about the disease. Starting today, we are helping spread awarenes ...