Author: Chad Dorsett

Due to COVID-19, Habersham Electric Membership Corporation (HEMC) has been suspending disconnects and late fees for members, explains Nicole Dover, Director of Strategy and Communications at HEMC.  “Disconnects for non-payments […]

Rabun County has suffered its first death due to COVID-19.  The Georgia Department of Public Health reports that 13 positive cases of the virus have been confirmed in the county […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and construction partner E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. will close CR 399/Old Wildcat Bridge Road for a bridge replacement project.  CR 399/Old Wildcat Bridge Road […]

More than 1 million Georgians requested absentee ballots, shattering all previous records and demonstrating support for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s shift from in-person voting, “Our goal was to keep […]

After U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) pushed for Georgia farmers and nonprofit hospitals to have access to the same federal relief as other small businesses, the Trump administration is providing […]

The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia (PAC), the overarching judicial branch government agency charged with assisting State of Georgia prosecuting attorneys in their efforts against criminal activity, has joined forces […]

Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office are currently searching for the whereabouts of James Christopher Hughes, 63, of Cleveland, Georgia. Hughes is wanted for one count of […]

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has received and documented 92 percent of the claims filed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the middle of March (week ending March 21, 2020), […]

Fire Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office have determined a fire that occurred on April 29 at a White County apartment complex was intentionally set. The fire […]

Following the shelter in place order issued by the Governor and in recognition of the fact that there are confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in each of the Mountain Judicial […]