Fulton grand jury recommended charges against Perdue and Loeffler in 2020 election case
(GA Recorder) — A Fulton County special grand jury recommended that prosecutors file criminal charges against former Georgia U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly...
State senator rallies allies in call to punish Fulton DA over election indictments
(GA Recorder) — One group of Georgia state lawmakers is calling for a special legislative session to defund, investigate, impeach, or otherwise punish Fulton...
Cornelia City Commission election canceled
Cornelia voters will not cast ballots for mayor and city commission this year. That's because the incumbents are the only ones who qualified to...
Alleged cocaine, fentanyl trafficker arrested after brief highway chase
An accused drug trafficker arrested following a weekend chase with Habersham County deputies remains behind bars. A county magistrate denied bond for James Sirnel...
Northeast Georgia man charged with feticide in wreck that killed unborn child
A 23-year-old Hartwell man has been arrested and charged in connection with a wreck that killed an unborn child and injured seven people.
The wreck...
Fire outside popular fishing lodge causes minor damage
A popular trout fishing lodge on the Soque River near Batesville sustained minor fire damage Wednesday night. The owner of Brigadoon Lodge reported the...
Royston driver killed in head-on collision
A head-on collision in Franklin County left one person dead and another hospitalized with serious injuries.
Mary Ann Baker of Royston died in the wreck...
Driver accused of drug trafficking after powdery substance found in vehicle
A Franklin, North Carolina, man remains jailed in Habersham County following his Labor Day weekend arrest on drug charges. Deputies charged 25-year-old Avery Garth...
Congress and nonprofit working to put women’s suffrage monument on National Mall
(GA Recorder) — As Congress considers a bill to place a women’s suffrage monument on the National Mall, a nonprofit is working to raise...
Motorcyclist killed in Athens wreck
A fatal wreck Wednesday in Athens claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Police say Kashif Abbas, 50, of Athens, died in the wreck on...
Boil Water Advisory issued for some Baldwin water customers
Baldwin has lifted its boil water advisory for city water customers in the SR 105 and Harmony Church Road areas.
The Baldwin Water Department issued...
Judge rejects co-defendant severance in Fulton election interference case
(GA Recorder) — Two defendants charged in the Fulton County 2020 election interference racketeering case are set to go to trial on Oct. 23...