New federal mental health parity rule matches Georgia’s moves to strengthen social safety net
Rates of mental illness and substance use disorder have been increasing nationwide since the COVID-19 pandemic, but people have difficulty finding treatment for behavioral...
Military nominees still stalled by Tuberville hold, with U.S. Senate gone until September
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Despite warnings from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that vacant top military positions affect readiness, Congress is heading into August...
Sparks fly at hearing on Georgia Power Plant Vogtle tab
(GA Recorder) — The debate surrounding Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle expansion raged on Thursday during the latest installment of state regulators considering the controversial...
Fire destroys vacant structure northwest of Cleveland
The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant structure in White County. Firefighters responded to the...
Massive defense bill approved by U.S. Senate, but deep partisan divide with House looms
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. senators avoided a heated partisan split as they passed the massive annual defense policy package late Thursday — in...
Plan to build massive dragon sculpture on Georgia mountaintop scrapped
A North Carolina man is backing down from a proposal to build a dragon sculpture, the size of half a football field, on top...
County taxpayers urge ‘belt tightening’ and millage rate cut to no avail
Over the course of the last week, the Habersham Commission got an earful from residents upset by this year's tax increase.
Reassessment raised the tax...
Commission votes 3-2 to adopt annual millage rates
The only tax relief property owners will see this year will be from the Habersham County Board of Education and from the state’s Homestead...
GSP: Fleeing motorcyclist injured in pursuit
A high-speed motorcycle chase in Franklin County abruptly ended when the motorcycle ran into a truck. The Thursday afternoon wreck seriously injured the male...
Local funeral homes warn of phone scam
Nothing is sacred, at least where scammers are concerned. And this latest scam making the rounds is proof of that. The Federal Trade Commission...
New charges for Trump in classified documents case involve video evidence
(GA Recorder) — A federal grand jury added three felony charges against Donald Trump on Thursday in the case alleging the former president took...
Man found dead in community park; Athens police are investigating
Athens-Clarke County Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a popular community park early Thursday morning.
The deceased 34-year-old...