Habersham County Commission Vice Chair Bruce Harkness earns certification
Habersham County Commission Vice Chair Bruce Harkness is among 32 elected officials statewide who will be formally recognized this weekend for their civic training....
Georgia issues a few medical cannabis licenses at last, giving patients access ‘very soon’
(GA Recorder) — After years of waiting, thousands of patients on Georgia’s medical cannabis registry may soon be able to receive their medicine legally.
On...
Kemp signs crime crackdown bills into law, including tough new penalties for gangs recruiting...
(GA Recorder) — A bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp at a Lake Lanier resort on Wednesday creates a five-year mandatory prison sentence for...
Funeral set Friday for Veteran Northeast Georgia lawmaker Jeanette Jamieson
Funeral services for long-time Northeast Georgia legislator and municipal leader Jeanette Jamieson are scheduled for this Friday, April 28. Jamieson passed away at her...
Jefferson man wanted for vehicular homicide arrested in Habersham
A man wanted for vehicular homicide in Franklin County was arrested Monday afternoon after he was pulled over for taking pictures of a wreck...
Student ‘okay’ after being hit by bus, school officials say
Hall County School officials say a kindergarten student is "okay" after being hit by the back end of a bus early Wednesday morning.
The incident...
Driver charged in rear-end wreck involving school bus
State troopers charged a Demorest teenager with following too closely after she rear-ended a school bus.
17-year-old Lydia Rogers suffered minor injuries in the wreck...
U.S. House GOP pushes through debt ceiling increase coupled with massive spending cuts
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday struggled but whipped just enough votes to pass their plan to temporarily raise the nation’s...
Biden administration warns U.S. House GOP debt limit bill would slash education
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday said House Republicans’ debt limit proposal would cut vital education programs and harm...
Camden fights on to keep county’s spending on fizzled Georgia coast spaceport project from...
(GA Recorder) — It wasn’t long after SpaceX’s Starship launch off the Texas Gulf Coast turned into a fiery spectacle that news of the...
Hazel Grove Elementary visits Cornelia on field trip
Hazel Grove Elementary first graders visited the City of Cornelia during its field trip on April 20. The City of Cornelia played host to...
Demorest cuts the ribbon on its new city hall
Demorest City Hall has been operating out of the old Demorest Elementary School building for five weeks, but the move is official now. The...