Former Habersham County Commissioner Earl Roberts dies
Funeral services are scheduled Saturday for former Habersham County Commissioner Earl Roberts.
Roberts, who served on the commission for 11 years in the 80s and...
By the numbers: A closer look at Habersham’s pay raises
The Habersham County Commission voted Thursday to approve county employee pay raises and new hires for the recreation department. Combined, the two measures will...
Speaker Ralston’s widow enters race to fill state House seat
The widow of former Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is running to fill his vacant legislative seat.
Sheree Ralston announced Wednesday that she was running...
Hall County’s Marine Rescue Team to use remote vehicles for search and rescue missions
Rescue dives on Lake Lanier will slowly fade out as the county turns to technology to guard the local waterway.
Hall County Fire Rescue announced...
Georgians post record shattering turnout ahead of Dec. 6 Senate runoff
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and...
Georgia GOP chairman, Trump chief advisor dealt setbacks in Fulton election probe
(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Republican Party chairman and a close advisor to former President Donald Trump were dealt setbacks this week in a...
On World AIDS Day, Georgia leads the nation in new HIV cases — and...
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, and Georgia is the No. 1 state in the country for new infections. In 2018, the Centers for Disease...
Georgia Power wants to bill ratepayers for grid upgrade, shareholder gains
(GA Recorder) — A co-founder of an Atlanta organization that mentors underserved youth urged Georgia Power executives and state regulators on Tuesday to consider...
Athens teen charged with murder in woman’s shooting death
Police arrested an Athens teenager Wednesday afternoon for a shooting a month ago that killed a young woman and wounded another teen.
Athens-Clarke police charged...
Van carrying probation work detail crew crashes in White County
A van carrying six probationers headed to a work detail crashed early Wednesday morning in White County. The wreck on State Route 75 Alternate...
Truck driver uninjured when rig overturns
A tractor-trailer driver walked away uninjured after his rig overturned on an I-985 off-ramp in Hall County.
Authorities say 41-year-old Laurent Lalanne of Gainesville was...
Single-lane closure on I-85 northbound bridge south of Commerce
Drivers passing through Jackson County on Interstate 85 Thursday should plan for possible delays.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will close one northbound...