*The man accused of stabbing three people near Clarkesville Sunday afternoon has been identified as Ethan Blue Brooks, 27, Mt. Airy. Brooks is charged with three counts of aggravated assault. The victims were attacked during a domestic dispute outside a house on Canterberry Trail off Ga. 197, authorities said. EARLIER STORY. POSTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Habersham Co: Three stabbed, suspect in custody
*East Jackson High School was evacuated Tuesday afternoon following a written bomb threat, according to a message from the school to the students’ parents and guardians. Students and staff were evacuated to the football stadium about 2:00 and were dismissed for the day from there. A sweep of the school using seven K9 teams turned up no sign of a bomb, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
*A North Hall man was killed in a traffic accident in White County Tuesday afternoon. The wreck happened on U.S. 129 near Albert Reid Road, according to the state patrol. The man’s name was not immediately released but troopers say he was a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the three-vehicle crash which occurred about 1:00.