Report urges lawmakers to develop new approaches to dealing with opioid crisis
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis, including the rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach, argues a massive...
Campground Road to temporarily close next week
White County Public Works is planning to close a portion of Campground Road next week. Crews will be replacing a failed stormwater culvert on the...
Georgia House OKs bill to limit transgender care for minors as GOP prevails in...
(GA Recorder) — Republican House lawmakers have approved a controversial measure limiting the care doctors can provide transgender patients under the age of 18.
The...
Opening Day canceled due to expected bad weather
Opening Day has turned into Picture Day in Habersham County. The parks and recreation department has canceled its opening day festivities for this Saturday...
Firearm safety bill gets rare hearing in GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature
(GA Recorder) — A Georgia House subcommittee heard testimony on a bill aimed at punishing gun owners who negligently allow firearms to fall into...
Judge sentences Toccoa man to 60 years for shootings
A Toccoa man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison plus 10 years probation for shooting three people. Judge Chan Caudell handed down the...
Alto man arrested after allegedly torching car
A 51-year-old Alto man remains jailed for arson after allegedly setting fire to his car.
Deputies arrested John Michael McConnell on March 10 in south...
One person dead, 5 injured in Athens wreck
Athens-Clarke County police are investigating an apparent wrong-way crash that killed one person and injured five others Wednesday night.
On March 15, at approximately 9:27 p.m.,...
Controlled burns continue across northern Georgia
If you see smoke in the skies above Northeast Georgia today, don't be alarmed. Forest service personnel are conducting controlled burns across the region.
Just...
Georgia DAs debate need for prosecutor oversight
(GA Recorder) — Georgia district attorneys faced off Wednesday over a proposed state-appointed commission that could remove prosecutors from office for abuse of power...
Lula man charged with attempted murder in Gainesville road rage incident
A 26-year-old Lula man faces attempted murder and other charges following a road rage incident Wednesday morning in Gainesville.
Police say Steven Dallas Cooper and...
Cleveland holds first public hearing on package store regulations
The City of Cleveland held the first of two public hearings on the adoption of regulations governing the retail sales of distilled spirits in...