WWII veteran and ‘Toccoa Original’ dies at age 101
Funeral services were held this week for a World War II veteran well known throughout Northeast Georgia.
James "Pee Wee" Martin died Sept. 11.
He was...
Habersham’s first-ever Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Saturday at BRAF
Visitors to this weekend's Big Red Apple Festival in Cornelia can enjoy a first-of-its-kind event. The Habersham County Historical Society in conjunction with the...
Faith leaders urge minimum wage hike, expanded child tax credit as Congress nears recess
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Faith leaders pressed Congress to pass voting rights legislation, a $15 minimum wage and a permanent expansion of the child...
Piedmont University faculty vote no confidence in board of trustees executive committee
Piedmont University faculty are taking their dissatisfaction with the school's administration to the next level. They're seeking to oust the executive committee of Piedmont's...
CPSC warns consumers of faulty carbon monoxide detectors
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns consumers about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from using HECOPRO digital display carbon monoxide (CO)...
Pay study says Habersham behind some of its neighbors; county looks to raise pay
After spending months blaming poor job retention and recruitment rates on low salaries, the Habersham County Commission now has some data to back up...
Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.
A...
Clarke County Sheriff’s Office promotes new chief deputy
The Clarke County Sheriff's Office has promoted a second chief deputy. Sheriff John Williams on Thursday announced the promotion of Major Frank Woods to the...
Cornelia announces road closures ahead of Big Red Apple Festival
On Saturday, thousands of people are expected to gather in downtown Cornelia for the annual Big Red Apple Festival. The festival runs from 10...
U.S. House passes bill reforming Electoral Count Act to stop Jan. 6 repeat
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. House passed on Wednesday a bill updating a 19th-century law in an attempt to prevent the subversion of...
GDC identifies inmate who died at Lee Arrendale State Prison, stays mum on investigation
The Georgia Department of Corrections has confirmed the identity of the Lee Arrendale State Prison inmate who died earlier this month while in custody....
U.S. government failed to properly count deaths of people in prisons and jails, Senate...
WASHINGTON (Georgia Recorder) — The Department of Justice did not properly count nearly 1,000 deaths of incarcerated people in jails and prisons, according to...