Proposed school voucher increase muscled through Georgia House panel, setting up floor vote
(GA Recorder) — A bill to expand Georgia’s school voucher program moved forward in a House subcommittee Monday with a boost from powerful Republicans....
Bookman: Another year, another school voucher bill to funnel public money to private schools
State Sen. Greg Dolezal argued on the floor of the Georgia Senate this month that his school-voucher bill offers students and parents a way...
Biden signs bill declassifying information on the origin of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. director of national intelligence has three months to declassify information on potential links between China’s Wuhan Institute of...
Senate Committee moves forward on electric vehicle regulations
The Georgia Senate is going over the latest bill aimed at regulating electric vehicles in the state. The Georgia House and Senate passed similar...
Banks County may join Mountain Judicial Circuit
State lawmakers are considering legislation that would move Banks County out of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit into the Mountain Judicial Circuit.
The House Judiciary Committee...
Trump files motion seeking to derail investigation into Georgia election interference
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys filed a motion Monday seeking to essentially shut down prosecutors' ability to issue indictments based on a special purpose...
Biden administration details potential cuts in education, food aid and more under GOP plan
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Federal departments and agencies say U.S. House Republicans’ plans to cut federal spending would result in reductions to key programs...
HEMC selects local students to attend youth leadership conference in D.C.
Conner Brookshire of Cornelia and Savannah Tucker of Cleveland have been selected to attend the annual Washington Youth Tour later this year in D.C.
This "once-in-a-lifetime...
Abandoned dog finds hope and a home at Habersham County Animal Shelter
Meet Mutley. Northeast Georgia's answer to the 'demon' dog of Niagra Falls, New York.
"He's an #@$hole, but he's our #@$hole," laughs Habersham County Animal...
GBI asks for public’s help to solve 9-year-old murder case
It's been nine years since Montevious Flentall was found shot to death inside his Pageland Drive home in Toccoa. Still, no one has been...
Chief Appraiser announces April 3 deadline for Habersham Homestead Exemptions
Habersham County homeowners have only a couple of weeks to sign up for a Homestead Exemption for the year if they don’t already have...
Retire your old flags
On Presidents Day in late February, Habersham County officials encouraged the public to evaluate the condition of their American flags, retiring any ripped, faded,...