Hamilton Keener

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White County Fire Services fights two unrelated fires in Cleveland

1 week ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

By Hamilton Keener Anchor / Reporter Posted 7:30PM on Thursday, April 17, 2025 White County Fire Services fought a house fire and a brush fire Thursday afternoon.
Flowery Branch man arrested on felony child cruelty charges

1 week ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

A Flowery Branch man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly injured two boys during an argument at a home on Green Oak Ridge. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said an Oakwood Police Officer detained Vinson S. Pierre, 20, after he drove one of the injured boys to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton. Deputies met with the nine-year-old victim and learned he received stitches for a cut to his head. During the investigation, deputies discovered that Pierre also injured an 8-year-old boy.
Flowery Branch man arrested on felony child cruelty charges

1 week ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

A Flowery Branch man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly injured two boys during an argument at a home on Green Oak Ridge. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said an Oakwood Police Officer detained Vinson S. Pierre, 20, after he drove one of the injured boys to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton. Deputies met with the nine-year-old victim and learned he received stitches for a cut to his head. During the investigation, deputies discovered that Pierre also injured an 8-year-old boy.
Fire damages home on Highland Drive in Clarkesville

1 week ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

By Hamilton Keener Anchor / Reporter Posted 4:15PM on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 A fire damaged a home on Highland Drive off the Orchard Road in Clarkesville on Tuesday morning.
Brenau University purchases Featherbone Communiversity building in Gainesville

1 week ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

Brenau University recently purchased Featherbone Communiversity at 1001 Chestnut St. SE in Gainesville. A press release from the university said it had rented part of the property to serve as its East Campus since moving the nursing program there in 2007.
Dawson County Sheriff’s deputy arrested by GBI for distribution of a schedule II controlled substance

1 week ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

By Hamilton Keener Anchor / Reporter Posted 6:00PM on Friday, April 11, 2025 The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a Dawson County Sheriff’s deputy on charges of Distribution of a Schedule II Controlled Substance and of Violation of Oath of a Public Officer. The GBI said it began investigating Ethan Blake Taffar, 34, of Dawsonville, on Mar. 25, following a report of potential misconduct by Taffar. During the investigation, GBI agents found evidence of Taffar providing a schedule II...
Hall County authorities looking for missing Flowery Branch man last seen on April 2

2 weeks ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office has asked the public for help locating Walter Earl Lavender, 67, of Flowery Branch. HCSO officials said Lavender was last seen at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 2, leaving his home in the 6600 block of Quincy Drive. Lavender is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 220 pounds and has brown eyes and gray hair. A family member last spoke to Lavender on the phone on Apr. 5, and he has not returned home.
Gainesville radio station 97.5 Glory FM still broadcasting after radio tower falls in Murrayville

2 weeks ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

By Hamilton Keener Anchor / Reporter Posted 8:00PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Mike Wofford, president and CEO of 97.5-FM Glory Radio Station in Gainesville, said they are still broadcasting online after their radio tower went down in Murrayville. Wofford said the tower went down on Wednesday morning after one of the tower's guy wires was accidentally cut during lawn care. No one was injured in the incident. Glory is currently off the air on their radio stations, but there are still several...
One person killed on Wednesday after three-vehicle crash in Hart County

2 weeks ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

A three-vehicle wreck on Wednesday morning resulted in one death on GA 77 near Stephen Johnson Road in Hart County. The Georgia State Patrol said a 1995 Ford Ranger, a 2023 Dodge Ram 1500 and a 2021 GMC Yukon XL were all driving north on GA 77 just before 9:24 a.m. The Dodge and GMC were stopped in a construction zone. According to the investigation, the Ford was following too closely and hit the back of the Dodge, which then pushed the Dodge into the GMC.
Gainesville woman arrested for unauthorized use of family members' debit card

2 weeks ago | accesswdun.com | Hamilton Keener

By Hamilton Keener Anchor / Reporter Posted 3:30PM on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 A Gainesville woman was recently arrested for allegedly using a family member’s debit card several times without authorization.