Two candidates qualify to run for open Alto council seat
Two candidates qualified to run in the upcoming special election for the Alto City Council.
Former Alto mayor P.J. Huggins and John Smith are vying...
14 EMT Students graduate White County Fire Services
Fourteen students graduated from the White County Office of Public Safety’s Fire Services Division. It is their second class of Emergency Medical Technicians.
The ceremony,...
1M Georgians drive state’s No. 3 rank for student debt
(GA Recorder) — The holidays aren’t cheap, and neither is a college degree. And for the first time since the pandemic, more than 1...
Pilot killed in plane crash at Lake Lanier Islands
A plane crash inside the Lake Lanier Islands Resort Thursday evening claimed the life of a Georgia man. The Hall County Sheriff's Office has...
Driver charged in Hwy. 441 wreck that sent 2 to hospital
A Habersham County man has been charged in connection with a three-vehicle wreck that sent him and another driver to the hospital on Thursday....
Organizers ‘blown away’ by attendance at inaugural Blind Awareness Day event
It's easy to take your eyesight for granted when it's good, but when you're visually impaired, navigating the world is a challenge. A recent...
Gas prices dropping ahead of holiday travel
(GA Recorder) — Whether you’re going over the river and through the woods for Christmas at grandmother’s house or pulling up to a New...
Gilbert Barrett to serve as NGTC Board chair
The North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) Board of Directors recently inducted Gilbert Barrett of Demorest as its new chair. Barrett has served on the...
Judge reviewing Georgia political maps pledges to render decision on lawfulness ‘very quickly’
(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s new congressional and legislative maps got their day in court Wednesday in front of federal Judge Steve Jones, who threw...
Piedmont University opens Georgia’s first Forensic Academy
For years, forensic science students and faculty at Piedmont University have worked with law enforcement on criminal investigations. Now, the Demorest-based school is home...
Georgia plans ‘strategic surge’ to check Medicaid eligibility after 150k children lose coverage
(GA Recorder) — Georgia will boost spending to get state workers help with handling the massive job of checking the eligibility of all 2.8...
Athens police charge 2 suspects with murdering homeless man
Police have charged two Athens men with malice murder in the death of a homeless man.
Andre Carthens, 46, and Antion Parks, aka "Blue," 31,...