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Members of U.S. House GOP describe threats sparked by votes against Jim Jordan for...

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon said his wife slept with a gun for protection after she received threatening phone calls...

Georgia Congressman Ferguson flipped support for House speaker, citing threats from Jordan allies

(GA Recorder) — A Georgia GOP congressman who backed Ohio U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker in the first round of voting but not...

Federal court denies request to dismiss challenge to Georgia’s political maps

(GA Recorder) — Another challenge to Georgia’s political maps is set to go to trial after the state was unable to persuade a three-judge...

No serious injuries in two-vehicle wreck north of Cleveland

No serious injuries were reported following a two-vehicle accident Wednesday north of Cleveland. Around 12:20 p.m. on October 18, a trooper from the Georgia State...

U.S. House stalled again after rejecting Jim Jordan as speaker a second time

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, in his second bid for U.S. House speaker on Wednesday, failed to win enough support from...

North Hall convenience store robbed at gunpoint, suspect remains at large

Hall County sheriff's investigators are searching for a suspect who robbed the Texaco Food Mart on Thompson Bridge Road in Murrayville. The store clerk told...

Biden in Tel Aviv pledges U.S. support for Israel, humanitarian aid for Gaza

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden assured Israel that the U.S. will replenish defense stockpiles and also announced new humanitarian aid for Palestinians...

Jefferson woman arrested in Hall County entering auto cases 

Surveillance images posted to social media led to the arrest of an entering auto suspect in Hall County. Crystal Lynn Cantrell, 37, of Jefferson, was...

Work underway on GA 365 at Mt. Zion Road RCUT

Contractors began installing the Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection (RCUT) at GA 365 and Mt. Zion Road in Alto this week. The intersection design will...

Georgia students still struggle to catch up on reading skills three years after pandemic...

(GA Recorder) — Three school years after classrooms shut their doors in March 2020 following the initial outbreak of COVID-19, Georgia students remain behind...

Gaming interests ready new legalized gambling push in Georgia in ’24

(GA Recorder) — A powerful sports betting and gambling company is intensifying its efforts to win legalized sports betting, casinos and horse racing in...

Exonerated man killed by deputy

A sheriff's deputy in Southeast Georgia's Camden County shot and killed a Black man from metro Atlanta who was released after being wrongfully sentenced...