Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report 3/14/19 – 3/20/19 3/14 4 Medical Calls 1 Assist Other 3/15 2 Medical Calls 1 Smoke Investigation 1 Assist Other 1 Cancelled En Route 3/16 3 Medical calls 1 Motor Vehicle Accident 1 Canceled En Route 3/17 3 Motor Vehicle Accident 2 Medical Calls […]
Read More »Chatuge Regional Hospital awarded five-star quality rating
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Chatuge Regional Hospital was awarded national recognition for an overall five-star rating in quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Chatuge Regional Hospital was one of five hospitals in the state of Georgia to receive a five-star quality rating, and the sole critical access hospital to receive the recognition. […]
Read More »Boating accident claims Dawsonville man’s life on Lake Chatuge
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – A boating accident on Lake Chatuge claimed the life of a Dawsonville man Saturday, March 16. Danny Duff, 59, was involved in a two boat collision at approximately 7:15 a.m. shortly after launch. Towns County authorities reported that the boats involved in the accident were transported to Towns County Fire and Rescue […]
Read More »Zell Miller Foundation announces Forum on Leadership
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The Zell Miller Foundation raised $1.2 million in pledges and receipts in the past year upon receiving tax-exempt status. In January 2018, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved a three-year, $3 million capacity building campaign to fully fund a three-year strategic plan to bring the Foundation to a long-term sustainable future. […]
Read More »Towns County Fire and Rescue Activity Report
Towns County Fire Rescue 2/27/19-3/6/19 2/27/19 3 Medical Calls 1 Canceled En Route 1 Motor Vehicle Wreck 2/28/19 1 Canceled En Route 3 Medical Calls 1 Motor Vehicle Wreck 3/1/19 4 Medical calls 1 Landing Zone 3/2/19 3 Medical Calls 2 Motor Vehicle wreck 3 Landing Zones 2 Canceled En Route […]
Read More »Towns County Republican Party prepares for 2020, registers precinct delegates
HIAWASSEE. Ga. – Towns County Republican Party held their “mass” county convention at the civic center Saturday, March 9. Hiawassee, Macedonia, and Young Harris precincts were represented. A total of 13 delegates registered. A maximum of 105 delegates were allowed. Former Towns County Secretary Scott Ledford led the meeting. “We are here, essentially, to start […]
Read More »Man killed in Clay County crash involved in Towns County accident evening prior
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Hiawassee resident Terry Silvers, 52, was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Clay County, NC, Saturday evening, Feb. 23, after the northbound truck that he was driving entered into the southbound lane of NC-69, colliding with another vehicle. The driver and passenger of the oncoming vehicle sustained non-life threatening injuries. Silvers […]
Read More »Man suffers head injury while trimming trees, east of Hiawassee
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – A man, believed to be in his 40s, suffered a serious head injury earlier this afternoon, Tuesday, Feb. 26, after falling from a 15-foot ladder while trimming trees. The accident occurred on Taylor Road, east of Hiawassee. FYN obtained information from Towns County Fire Chief Harold Copeland at the Towns County Courthouse […]
Read More »Hiawassee traffic stop results in two drug arrests
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Two suspects were arrested after Hiawasse Police Department stopped a white Chevrolet pickup on Highway 76, Wednesday, Feb. 20, within the city limits. The traffic stop led Hiawassee Police Department to request the assistance of a Towns County Sheriff’s Office investigator. Upon completion of the initial investigation, a quantity of illegal drugs […]
Read More »Historian sheds light on Cherokee location names
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Towns County historian and newly-elected vice president of the historical society, Jerry Taylor, dispensed a presentation on the correlation between the names of local areas and their Cherokee origins on Monday, Jan. 14. “They are gone like the buffalo and the elk which once roamed the mountain valleys…,” Taylor began. Hiawassee, derived […]
Read More »VFW hosts second annual public service awards
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Commander Bart Rodgers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Garrett-Owenby Post 7807, and Committee Chairman – Junior Vice Commander Mike Cosgro hosted a second annual awards banquet to honor students, teachers, and public servants, consisting of law enforcement, firefighters, and paramedics that serve the community of Towns County. The banquet was […]
Read More »Hiawassee man arrested for attempted break-in
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Towns County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded in reference to an attempted break-in at a residence on Jack Creek Road in Hiawassee on Dec. 30, 2018. The victim provided deputies with a photo of the male subject from a security camera at the residence, and the incident was turned over to Towns County […]
Read More »Commissioner Bradshaw announces pay increase for county employees
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Towns County Sole Commissioner Cliff Bradshaw announced on Friday, Dec. 21, that a .50 cent pay increase is in store for county employees, to be reflected on paychecks in January, 2019. The pronouncement was delivered during a public budget hearing held at the Towns County Courthouse. County staff has not seen an […]
Read More »Hiawassee traffic stop takes more methamphetamine off streets
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – A traffic stop conducted by Hiawassee Police Department led to yet another drug arrest during the afternoon hours of Saturday, Dec. 8, near the intersection of Main Street and Bell Creek Road. Amanda Aveline Wheeler, 39, of Hiawassee, was arrested and charged with the following offenses: 16-13-30 DRUGS- METHAMPHETAMINE POSSESSION OF 16-13-30 […]
Read More »South Florida Police Agency partners with Hiawassee Police Department for “Shop with a Hero”
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – The Sunny Isles Beach Police Department and its city have teamed up with Chief Paul Smith and the Hiawassee Police Department, to augment the annual Shop with a Hero program, for deserving children in need. In a recent meeting with Chief Smith and Mayor Ordiales, recently retired Police Chief Fred Maas offered […]
Read More »Five-Year Strategic Plan for Hiawassee’s Future Revealed
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – After many months of detailed research, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government revealed a five-year strategic plan for Hiawassee’s future on Tuesday, Dec. 4, during a Town Hall meeting. The procedure of envisioned development was the result of numerous studies conducted between the institute and local leaders, business owners, and residents. The City […]
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