Dahlonega (that’s Duh-LON-uh-guh for those unfamiliar with local pronunciation) exists in that sweet spot where history, natural beauty, and small-town charm create something greater than the sum of ...

The Barrow County community has demonstrated resilience in the face of tragedy. Family advocate and local parent Sara Schneider has been a steadfast presence at court hearings, supporting the victims' ...

Here’s the update on whether key bills progressed or sputtered by Crossover Day, the deadline for House and Senate bills to ...

Last September, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office was bombarded with alerts of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder ...

ATLANTA – Georgia Republicans managed to push three school safety measures through the GOP-led Senate just before the Crossover Day deadline to keep bills alive in this year’s legislative session.

Three Senate bills on school safety will go before state House, one that would try teens as adults for threatening violence ...

At Tuesday night’s Barrow County School Board meeting, school safety was once again a key topic.

The Georgia House passed a school-safety bill creating a student threat database, adding mental health counselors, and ...

Right now, Apalachee High School teachers are allowed 90 minutes a week to leave campus for counseling, according to Barrow ...

The bill aims to improve communication between schools about at-risk students and provide mental health resources.

Since the controversy began, it has pitted a politically connected railroad against longtime property owners, some whose families have ties to their land dating to slavery.

Bodycam footage caught the moment a Barrow County deputy's courage and quick thinking saved the life of a baby trapped inside a burning building.