Live Local NEGA

Your insider guide to the best restaurants, shops, activities, services, and more across Northeast Georgia — curated by someone who calls it home.

Connect with the heartbeat of Northeast Georgia through interactive community tools built exclusively for our mountain and foothill communities. Serving Habersham, Hall, Towns, Stephens, Lumpkin, White, Rabun, and Banks counties, NEGA Connect moves beyond static search engines to provide a native iOS utility for residents and newcomers alike. Newcomer Onboarding Wizard: New to the area? Launch our native onboarding setup to automatically build a personalized "First Week Checklist." Instantly connect with vetted local emergency services, utility setups, and neighborhood-trusted trade professionals custom-tailored to your specific county. Direct Vendor Notice Board: Get real-time updates from independent local micro-vendors who don’t have web platforms. See today's market menus, sudden schedule changes for local food trucks, or emergency availability for local plumbers right from your dynamic home feed.Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life. NEGA Connect utilizes native iOS CoreLocation to safely provide regional emergency alerts.