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Friday last day to request absentee ballot for June 21 runoff

Some Habersham County voters will return to the polls this month to help decide who will be the Democratic party's nominee in several key...

U.S. House Ag panel mulls safety net changes in farm bill amid soaring costs

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) —   Members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee are considering how to help farmers struggling with rising costs for fertilizer, fuel, seeds and...

Jan. 6 panel says Trump, far-right groups responsible for insurrection

(States Newsroom) — A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol alleged...

Sutton Tire celebrates 75 years in business

At a time when businesses frequently come and go, it's rare to find one that's been operating for three-quarters of a century. But come...

Democrats in runoff for Georgia Labor Commissioner ding GOP incumbent

(GA Recorder) — When everything is going well, few Georgians keep track of the goings-on at the state labor department. Things haven’t been going...

How to watch the House Jan. 6 committee public hearing tonight

Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will go public with its findings...

Residents burned out of their home in Cornelia

The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a late-night fire in Cornelia that destroyed a mobile home. At 9:49 p.m. on June 8, Habersham E-911...

Fourth grade survivor of Uvalde shooting tells Congress: ‘I don’t want it to happen...

Content Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions related to gun violence.  WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A fourth-grader who survived the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting where...

U.S. House passes ‘red flag’ gun law sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath

U.S. House lawmakers passed a bill that would implement federal “red flag” laws under mounting pressure to respond to the country’s seemingly never-ending string...

Bipartisan U.S. Senate bill aiding veterans exposed to burn pits edges toward passage

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Senate is set to approve a sweeping bill in the coming days steered by the bipartisan duo of...

Piedmont president responds to provost’s resignation; names Nimmo interim academic chief

Piedmont University President Dr. James Mellichamp on Wednesday tapped the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Steve Nimmo, to serve as interim...

LeFevre named White County Fire Chief

There's a new man in charge at the White County Fire Department. The county hired Mike LeFevre to succeed Seth Weaver who stepped down...