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Keri Smith named principal of Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary

Hall County School Superintendent Will Schofield has announced his intent to recommend Keri Smith as principal of the new Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary School....

With debt default looming, U.S. House jets off for holiday break

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. House members walked down the steps of the Capitol building Thursday morning to head back to their districts for...

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Biden wetlands regulation, ruling for Idaho couple

(GA Recorder) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a major environmental decision on Thursday, overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of wetlands that fall...

Fentanyl-related drugs permanently made criminal under bill passed by U.S. House

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Lawmakers in the U.S. House passed bipartisan legislation Thursday in an effort to curb staggering overdose deaths from illegal fentanyl...

Driver remains at large following Wednesday wreck at Lee Arrendale State Prison

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office has completed its report on the pre-dawn crash Wednesday involving a car and a Georgia Department of Corrections pickup...

Commissioners to hold public hearing on White County Code amendments

The White County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on two proposed changes to the county code. The hearing will be held...

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School graduates 100 from Class of 2023

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School hosted its 120th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21, celebrating one of the School’s largest and most accomplished graduating classes. Rabun Gap...

Columbus named a top Memorial Day weekend destination by Southern Living

The secret’s out, Columbus. Southern Living Magazine included Columbus, Georgia, in this year’s top 20 places to visit for Memorial Day. The magazine listed three...

No serious injuries in rear-end wreck on Hwy. 197

Two drivers walked away from a wreck that shut down a portion of Highway 197 for nearly two hours Thursday afternoon. According to the Georgia...

Cornelia kicks of its Summer Nights Festival tonight

Cornelia is making final preparations for its second annual “Catch Me In Cornelia” Summer Nights Festival. The festival is actually a series of four...

Georgia’s peaches knocked out by a 1-2 punch of climate trends and bad weather

Fans of Georgia peaches may have a tough time finding them this summer as a mix of long-term climate trends and a spate of...

Firefighters extinguish small stove fire at lakeside restaurant

  A small stove fire briefly threatened a lakeside restaurant in Gainesville. The fire broke out early Thursday inside Skogies on Marina Drive off of Dawsonville...