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Georgia State Park and Historic Site employees honored at Rangers Conference

Several Georgia State Park and Historic Site employees were honored recently during a Rangers Conference held at Unicoi State Park. Around 140 assistant managers, interpretive...

School voucher push stumbling to finish with little time left to recover

(GA Recorder) — The latest plan to expand school vouchers in Georgia was dealt a blow Thursday when the House failed to hold a...

Kemp signs Georgia law banning most gender-affirming care for minors

(GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a controversial bill into law banning doctors from providing surgical or hormone treatments to transgender people...

Members of Congress blast TikTok CEO as bipartisan support for U.S. ban looks possible

(GA Recorder) — A U.S. House panel grilled TikTok’s CEO for more than five hours Thursday over the social media giant’s ties to China...

Missing Athens woman found dead in woods

Athens-Clarke County police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area on the northwest side of town. Tuesday...

Buford man arrested when hundreds of child porn images discovered on his cell phone

A trip to a mobile phone repair shop ended with a Buford man's arrest after a worker discovered child pornography on his cell phone,...

Car hauler overturns on Appalachian Parkway

A transport driver escaped injury when a car hauler loaded with vehicles overturned on the Appalachian Parkway Thursday morning. Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker said...

Animal control services may soon be restored in the city of Baldwin

Habersham County may soon start providing animal control services again in the city of Baldwin. At its next meeting, the Baldwin City Council will consider...

Senior Center spaghetti lunch fundraiser March 24th

The Habersham County Senior Center will have a spaghetti lunch fundraiser this Friday, March 24th, at 11:30 a.m. This event will be hosted by...

Drone used to check on Yonah Mountain incident

White County Public Safety used their drone Monday night to check on reports of someone flashing a light from atop Yonah Mountain. White County Deputy...

Georgia lawmakers poised to create oversight panel with power to remove local prosecutors

(GA Recorder) — Momentum continues to build in the Georgia Legislature for a proposed law that could allow state officials to remove district attorneys...

Georgia Senate makes last-minute cuts to higher education as battle brews over hospital regulations

The Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending plan Tuesday that cuts more than $100 million from the state’s higher education budget amidst a...