Federal Reserve raises interest rates to highest point in over 20 years
The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter point. It's the eleventh rate hike in 17 months as part of...
Cleveland mayor announces plans to run for re-election
Cleveland Mayor Josh Turner announced Tuesday he intends to run for re-election when his current term expires. Turner was elected to the post in...
HABCO commissioners to hold final millage rate hearings Wednesday
Habersham County property owners will get their final say Wednesday on a pending tax increase. County commissioners will hold two public hearings on the...
Missing motorcyclist found dead after crashing on mountain in Towns County
Funeral services are scheduled Friday for a Commerce man killed in a motorcycle crash last week in Towns County. Michael Patrick Brock was found...
One driver injured, another arrested after wreck on GA 15
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon at GA 15/US 441 and Antioch Church Road.
That crash sent one driver...
Teamsters-UPS reach ‘game-changing’ labor deal to avert strike
(GA Recorder) — Atlanta-based UPS and its workers, represented by the Teamsters, reached a tentative deal on Tuesday to prevent an Aug. 1 strike...
Decrying attempts to ‘bury history,’ Biden designates Emmett Till national monument
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — On what would have been the 82nd birthday of Emmett Till, a Black boy kidnapped and murdered by two white...
Reward offered in Stephens County camper fire
A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information on a recent camper fire in Stephens County that officials believe was intentionally...
K9s Zena and Zeus join SROs at LCCA, East Hall High School
When school begins in Hall County on Friday, August 4, the students at Lanier College Career Academy (LCCA) and East Hall High School (EHHS)...
Motrocyclist injured in single-vehicle wreck on Hwy. 17
A motorcyclist is recovering from injuries he sustained Tuesday morning in a wreck on Highway 17 in Clarkesville.
60-year-old Toby Swinford sustained minor injuries when...
Officials discuss Highway 365 concerns during virtual meeting
Habersham County officials, legislators, and Georgia Department of Transportation district staff met Friday to discuss renewed calls for enhanced safety measures along Highway 365.
State...
Sheriff thanks community for support shown to deputy who lost his wife and children...
Two days after the funeral for a deputy's wife and young children, Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch Monday expressed his gratitude to the public...