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Habersham Board of Education names new band director

The Habersham County Board of Education has named Jacob Weinstein as their new band director following the announcement of current Band Director Ryan Dukes'...

Funeral set for Habersham teen killed in wreck

Funeral services are scheduled this week for the second of two Habersham County teenagers killed in a car wreck in White County. Family and...

HCSO buys thermal imaging drone to help with search and rescue efforts

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office has upgraded its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) program with a state-of-the-art drone and new onboard flight technology. The drone, a...

Georgia has 7 caregivers for every 100,000 residents. That’s the lowest ratio in the...

Almost 20% of Georgia's population is older than age 60, and about 10% of the state's seniors are living alone, but only one caregiver...

Baldwin to discuss Partnership Habersham membership tonight

The City of Baldwin is set to decide whether or not they will continue their membership with Habersham's economic development program, Partnership Habersham, at...

Electric vehicles are full speed ahead in the Southeast

Despite overall U.S. auto sales increasing just 3% last year, electric vehicle sales in the Southeast jumped 48%. That’s one finding of an update to...

80% of Georgia voters support an insurance plan for paid leave. This bill would...

Many working Georgians do not have a single paid sick day from their employers, but that could change if House Bill 1517 passes. Democratic legislators...

BOE to meet this evening amid ESPLOST discussions

The Habersham County Board of Education is scheduled to meet for their regular monthly meeting on Monday amid the county's discussions of ESPLOST 6,...

Trump’s grip on Georgia GOP to be tested in primary

Hundreds of candidates just cut a check and filed paperwork to be on the ballot in Georgia this year. Six of them are touting the...

Camden officials aim to refuel sputtering rocket launch spaceport plans

(GA Recorder) — The long journey to launch rockets off the Georgia coast is running low on fuel as Spaceport Camden opponents brace for...

Habersham Schools kindergarten registration opens March 14

Kindergarten registration for the 2022-2023 school year begins next week in Habersham County. Children must be 5 years old on or before September 1...

Congress hates changing the clocks just like everyone else

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining an hour...