The story
A county report on 911 call volume shows totals rising from 119,052 calls (59,031 emergency, 60,021 non-emergency) to 546,397 calls (222,024 emergency, 324,373 non-emergency) between 2006 and 2024.
At the Habersham County Board of Commissioners' May 18, 2026 meeting, commissioners were told the county had been awarded a $2.5 million Congressional Directed Spending grant intended to support construction of the county's future 911 Emergency Operations Facility.