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Farmers in North and Central Georgia eligible for disaster relief

Farmers in North and Central Georgia can apply for financial assistance to cover crop losses due to the untimely March freezes. Recently, U.S. Department of...

North Main Credit Union members approve merger

North Main Credit Union is merging with Georgia United Credit Union. North Main's members approved the merger on June 29. The regulatory merger took...

Nearly 100,000 low-income Georgians lost Medicaid health coverage last month

(GA Recorder) — More Georgians who went through the Medicaid unwinding process last month lost their coverage than kept it, with nearly 100,000 people...

Higher taxes on the wealthy would bolster Social Security, U.S. Senate Dems argue

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. senators debated Wednesday how best to resolve a funding cliff within Social Security that will lead to a quarter...

Banks County family displaced by fire

A Gillsville family was forced from their home Tuesday when a fire broke out during the night. Shortly after 10 p.m. on July 11, Banks...

Cornelia looking at options for possible downtown park, amphitheater

The Cornelia City Commission is pursuing its options for building a park with an amphitheater downtown. Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward...

Habersham County Commission sets hearings on proposed tax increase

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners late Tuesday announced its intention to increase the 2023 property taxes it will levy this year by 8.76%...

Deputies train on TFS campus

Students may be out of school, but public safety doesn't take a summer break. Habersham County sheriff's deputies recently trained on the Tallulah Falls School...

Planned rock quarries threaten to blast away Georgia countryside

(GA Recorder) — Jon Hale savors his childhood memories of camping, fishing and hunting on his grandfather’s land in rural Talbot County. So, when...

Georgia wildlife officials prepare for deadly deer disease ahead of hunting season

(GA Recorder) — Georgia conservationists are putting hunters on high alert about the possibility of a deadly deer disease crossing the state border after...

Finalization of Clarkesville Community House rental agreement on hold

The Clarkesville Community House is open for business, but a formal rental agreement is still on hold. As construction was wrapping up on the community...

White County K9s now equipped with donated body armor

White County Public Safety K9s Leigha and Mae are better protected in the line of duty now, thanks to a charitable donation from a...