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Georgia releases latest COVID data as nation marks 1 million deaths

COVID-19 infections in Georgia are slowly increasing, but transmission rates still remain low. Data released by the Georgia Department of Health on May 11...

Gainesville man charged with trafficking cocaine and meth

Agents with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office wrapped up a month-long investigation this week with the arrest of a Gainesville man on cocaine and...

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths lead record surge in drug deaths

Drug overdoses continue to increase in Georgia, but the COVID-19 pandemic saw a meteoric rise in deaths, according to the Georgia Department of Public...

Abortion bill fails, Senate Democrats vow more action

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Efforts to secure the nationwide right to an abortion stalled for a second time Wednesday when U.S. Senate Democrats failed...

Sound Off: NH readers share views on abortion

Should Roe v. Wade be overturned? That was the question we asked our readers after the draft Supreme Court decision was leaked to Politico...

GSP: Fleeing driver wrecks on Cool Springs Road

A Gainesville man sustained minor injuries when he wrecked on Cool Springs Road during a police chase Tuesday night. State troopers say 30-year-old Eulon Carter...

Cleveland PD receives bulletproof vests

All Cleveland Police Department officers now have new bulletproof vests thanks in part to a donation from the Northeast Georgia Mountains Lodge of the...

Arrendale: Board of Trustees has ‘complete confidence’ in Mellichamp

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Piedmont University has thrown his full support, and that of the board, behind the university's president...

Man taken to hospital after being gored by bull

Firefighters stepped in to rescue a man after a bull impaled him. The incident occurred just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 8700 block...

Habersham Sheriff’s Office puts priority on Crisis Intervention Training

This month is Mental Health Awareness Month. But, for the Habersham County Sheriff's Office, every month has mental health awareness built into their response teams. According...

University system ends era of free-speech zones on Georgia’s college campuses

(GA Recorder) — When Georgia college students return to their campuses in the fall, they could be in for more spirited intellectual debate than...

Arrest made in Hart County double homicide

An arrest was made Tuesday in connection with the shooting deaths of two people in Hart County. According to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old...