HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — A Commerce woman was killed last week when her car ran off the road and struck a tree in Habersham County, authorities confirmed. The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, along Georgia Highway 15 near Hollywood Hills Road. According to the Georgia State Patrol, the vehicle left the […]

GEORGIA – August to October marks the height of natural disaster season in the United States, and with it comes a warning from consumer protection groups: be on the lookout for scammers posing as contractors offering too-good-to-be-true repair services. According to recent advisories, fraudulent contractors often descend on communities impacted by hurricanes, floods, and other […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Paul Jason York, age 46, of Cornelia, GA, with 10 counts of first-degree forgery, 2 counts of unauthorized practice of law, 4 counts of identity fraud, and 2 counts of theft by deception. On February 18, 2025, the GBI was requested by the Mountain Judicial […]

PRESS RELEASE – A Demorest man was arrested Wednesday on drug and weapons charges. Billy Ray Henson, 46, is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and two counts of possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony. Seized during the arrest were a half ounce of methamphetamine and […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Habersham County, Georgia. The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on June 11, 2025. One deputy was injured in the incident. Jonathan William Harris, age 34, of Sautee, GA, is wanted in connection to this incident. Preliminary […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga.  – A Habersham County Grand Jury recently indicted Corey Cantrell, age 28, of Gainesville, GA, on Aggravated Involuntary Manslaughter for Sale of Fentanyl and Possession of a controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl in connection to the fentanyl overdose death of Sidney Cantrell. On January 19, 2025, the GBI Appalachian RDEO […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – Two Northeast Georgia residents were arrested on drug charges Wednesday night outside Cornelia. Jeremy Keith May, 34, of Demorest, was charged with trafficking methamphetamine. He also faces multiple outstanding out-of-county arrest warrants. Also arrested was Meagan Brooke Hutcheson, 25, of Cleveland, who also was charged with trafficking methamphetamine. The arrests occurred […]

PRESS RELEASE – A South Carolina man was arrested following an investigation conducted by the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO). Samuel Devahn Jones, age 30, was charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Crime, and Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon. On January 29, 2025, the […]

GEORGIA – FYN became aware of an arrest made this morning at the Georgia State Capitol thanks to a new program called The Georgia Hour with BKP on VoiceofRuralAmerica.com. Georgia State Senator Colton Moore was seen being shoved to the ground and arrested as he tried to defy a ban that would keep him from […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – David Dale, 75, of Gainesville, Georgia, was charged with improper backing after his car was struck by a Norfolk Southern train on Jan. 6. The collision occurred around 12:20 p.m., according to The Georgia State Patrol. Dale’s vehicle was traveling south on S. Main Street and began to cross a set […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – At the request of the Cornelia Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer involved shooting in Cornelia, Georgia. One man was shot and injured. No officers were injured in this incident. Preliminary information indicates that the Cornelia Police Department responded to a 911 call from a citizen on Irvin Street […]

The race in Georgia has been called! Georgia has turned red! News outlets have called the race in Georgia as a tight race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris. Trump was able to flip the state after Biden previously won the state in 2020. Final numbers are still too early to know, but […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — GBI agents and Habersham County Sheriff’s Office investigators have located the remains of a woman believed to be 25-year-old Minelys Zoe Rodriguez-Ramirez, of Cornelia. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources assisted in the recovery. Angel DeJesus Rivera-Sanchez, age 24, also of Cornelia, will be charged with murder in connection to Rodriguez-Ramirez’s […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga.– On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, the GBI arrested and charged former Habersham County School Resource Officer David Matthew Jackels, age 47, of Cornelia, Georgia, with Violation of Oath of Office by a Public Officer and False Statements. On February 29, 2024, Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell requested the GBI to conduct an […]

ATLANTA – As Hurricane Helene approaches Georgia, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging Georgians to take several precautions before the storm. “Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane and continue into Georgia with devastating wind speeds,” said Commissioner King. “Because these damaging winds […]

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Clarkesville, Georgia.  The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and the Clarkesville Police Department requested that the GBI conduct an independent investigation on September 7, 2024.  One man identified as Aaron Allen Patterson, age 41, of Clarkesville, Georgia, was shot and taken to a […]