Fire damages home in Murrayville
Hall County fire officials say they don't yet know what ignited a fire inside a small house in Murrayville Saturday afternoon.
Around 3:30 p.m., Hall...
Tallulah Falls mourns loss of beloved community leader Melvin Smith
Tallulah Falls is mourning the loss of a dedicated community leader. Melvin Smith was a founding member of the Tallulah Falls Volunteer Fire Department....
Early morning fire destroys Hall County mobile home
The Hall County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of an early morning residential fire. The fire broke out Saturday in the 3700...
NGMC Gainesville now a Level I trauma center
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville was recently verified as a Level I trauma center. This makes NGMC Gainesville one of five state-designated Level...
Firefighters respond to report of fire at medical building in Demorest
A medical office across from the hospital in Demorest was evacuated Friday after a report of a possible fire. Around 10:35 a.m. on February...
House fire spreads to nearby home, woods in Sautee
High winds complicated firefighters' efforts to stop the spread of a house fire that threatened nearby homes and woods in Sautee. It took firefighters...
Proposal to raise Georgia’s cigarette tax faces opposition
(GA Recorder) — Georgia smokers and vapers could be paying more for their nicotine habit under a pair of bills working their way through...
Georgia Senate passes bill to strip judges of most cash bail discretion
(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would ramp up the number of criminal charges that require bail to...
Woman injured, man killed in domestic shooting
A woman suffered a minor injury, and a man shot and killed himself during a domestic altercation behind a Buford warehouse Wednesday afternoon, officials...
Minor injuries reported in Wednesday night accident in Cleveland
A two-vehicle accident in downtown Cleveland Wednesday night resulted in minor injuries.
The crash occurred around 7 p.m. in front of Regions Bank on West...
Tallulah Falls School Senior William ‘Trey’ Greene Named Habersham County STAR Student
Tallulah Falls School senior William ‘Trey’ Greene of Demorest has been named Habersham County Star Student. The prestigious award was presented at the February...
Bipartisan group predicts U.S. debt default as soon as summer, depending on tax receipts
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A bipartisan think tank expects that the United States will default on its debt in the summer or early fall...