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North Georgia Technical College was recently recognized in Community College Week Magazine as one of the fastest growing two-year colleges from the latest national data available from fall 2013 to fall 2014. NGTC made the list at number 13 for fastest growing colleges with enrollments between 2,000-3,000 students. Community College Week’s December issue released its annual special report highlighting the […]

The new year ushers in changes to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Savannah District fee structure for recreation day use at boat launches and swimming beaches managed by USACE. Fees for Corps recreation area annual passes to these facilities will also change. The Corps of Engineers conducted a review of its fee structure early in 2015 and determined […]

In Rabun County, an elderly man is dead – the victim of a house fire. It happened late Saturday night at a singlewide trailer in the Lakemont Community. According tot he State Fire Marshal’s office, the victim was an elderly man about 78 years old.  No word on what started the fire and investigators are working to determine a cause. […]

Officials with the Lake Hartwell Project Office now say the spillways at Lake Hartwell will likely not have to be opened. The Corps announced last week all three dam spillways at Thurmond, Russell and Hartwell Lakes would be opened, but Thursday, Hartwell Lake office Chief Ranger Zach Harkness said Lake Thurmond is still too high to open the spillways further […]

A suspect that led Banks County and Maysville authorities on a high-speed chase and search two weeks ago is now behind bars in Gwinnett County after allegedly being involved in a similar incident there this week. 29-year old Richard Michael Hammett was captured by Gwinnett Police Thursday after allegedly stealing a car there. The Banks County Sheriff’s office said Hammett […]