Final decision issued on Foothills Landscape Project
The U.S. Forest Service has published the final Decision Notice for their Foothills Landscape Project. The project is designed to maintain and restore healthy...
Man airlifted to hospital after fall from scaffolding
Air paramedics transported a seriously injured man to the hospital after he fell approximately 15 feet from scaffolding Thursday in Turnerville. At 3:20 p.m.,...
Kemp signs off on laws he says will keep ‘woke politics’ out of public...
FORSYTH COUNTY (GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp cemented much of his planned education policy Thursday, signing a raft of bills aimed at keeping...
Toccoa wreck sends 4 to hospital
Two young children, ages 3 and 1, were among four people injured in a two-vehicle wreck Friday in Toccoa.
The children were passengers in a...
EPA issues waiver for sales of 15% ethanol blend during summer driving season
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The EPA issued a fuel waiver Friday afternoon to allow for a heightened ethanol gasoline blend to be sold at service stations...
U.S. to lend and lease military supplies to Ukraine under bill cleared by Congress
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to use the framework of a World War II-era program to allow the federal...
Firefighters respond to report of elderly woman trapped inside burning home
There were some extremely tense moments for firefighters in Rabun County on Wednesday while responding to a house fire with a report of a...
Flowery Branch standoff ends peacefully, man arrested for threatening officers
A lengthy standoff between an armed resident and law enforcement ended peacefully early Thursday morning in Hall County.
In a joint effort between the Flowery...
Are child abuse crimes on the rise in Habersham County?
Recent reports on child abuse in Habersham County seem to indicate that crime against children is on the rise. According to Deputy Kevin Angell,...
Biden asks Congress for $33 billion for Ukraine aid, pleads again for COVID funds
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve $33 billion more in funding to help Ukraine fight off a...
Georgia aims to keep more kids out of foster care with new specialist teams...
Georgia plans to launch a new program this summer intended to prevent children from entering the foster care system.
The $1.5 million pilot program would...
Year-long investigation leads to drug trafficking arrest
A Northeast Georgia woman is in jail, charged with trafficking and distributing methamphetamine.
45-year-old Angela Burke of Nicholson was arrested on April 20 following a...