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Man indicted for homicide after Georgia boat crash kills 5

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on homicide by vessel charges after a Memorial Day weekend boat crash that killed...

Georgia jobless rate hits new all-time low of 2.8% in July

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's unemployment rate hit a new record low for the third month in a row, falling to 2.8% in July. The jobless...

Rosalynn Carter marking 95th birthday with butterflies

Rosalynn Carter, the second-oldest U.S. first lady ever, turns 95 Thursday on a birthday that will be marked not just with cards and best...

Giuliani says he ‘satisfied’ obligation with Ga. grand jury

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he had "satisfied his obligation" after facing hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury...

Northeast Georgia food bank seeks partners to help ease childhood hunger

"Hunger affects children in so many ways. Tummy aches and tears were common. Certainly, their attention to learning is hindered." That's how retired Habersham County...

Whitmire named Habersham’s new parks and rec director

Habersham County has hired Brooke Whitmire as its new Parks and Recreation Director. Whitmire has served the past six years as Director of the Banks...

Lunsford withdraws from Clarkesville City Council race

John Lunsford has officially withdrawn from the Clarkesville Post 2 City Council Race, Habersham County Elections Supervisor Laurel Ellison announced Wednesday. Lunsford was in a...

It’s the economy: Kemp, Abrams campaign on competing visions for Georgia’s surplus billions

(GA Recorder) — Georgia has got a lot of extra money right now. If the state’s estimated $5 billion budget surplus were printed out...

State insurance commissioner blasts Allstate’s rate hike

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King on Monday alerted consumers that Allstate Property & Casualty Company has filed an overall statewide automobile...

Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani faced questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta as a target of an investigation into attempts by...

Twenty states, D.C. join in opposing Texas lawsuit on emergency abortion care

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a brief in federal court on Tuesday, challenging Texas’...

Alto man charged with drug trafficking

An Alto man remains jailed on six felony drug counts following his arrest last week in Cornelia. On August 11, police arrested Dustin Lee Thomas,...