Sonny Perdue officially gets University System chancellor job
(GA Recorder) — Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and two-term Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue Tuesday was officially tapped to be the next leader of...
Motorcyclist killed after crashing into trailer
A motorcycle crash in Athens claimed the life of a 23-year-old man. Police say the man was thrown from his motorcycle after crashing into...
Legislation to ban mail-order abortion pills in Georgia clears state Senate
(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Senate passed a bill Tuesday aimed at preventing Georgia women from accessing abortion pills by mail.
If the bill passes...
Electrical fire forces Clarkesville family from home
An electrical fire forced a Clarkesville family from their mobile home Tuesday night. The fire was called into Habersham 911 shortly after 7 p.m....
Georgia Senate votes to let parents override their child’s school mask mandate
(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Senate signed off Tuesday on Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to allow parents of public school students to opt-out of...
Georgia Senate seeks bigger raises for school nurses, prison guards
Georgia state senators want prison guards and school nurses to get larger raises and want to set aside a big chunk of money to...
New Baldwin water tower to significantly increase city’s water supply
A new water tower will join the City of Baldwin's expanding infrastructure this summer.
The new water tower will replace the old silo-type tower on...
Cleveland residents arrested on drug charges
A drug bust at a local gas station landed two Cleveland residents in jail. Deputies arrested Jeremy Keith May and Samantha Dawn Kinsey on...
More pushback against Sen. Hatchett’s ‘divisive concepts’ bill
The Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee heard more than an hour of public comment on a controversial education bill Monday.
Senate Bill 377, sponsored...
Biden OKs release of 30 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
President Joe Biden on Tuesday authorized the release of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, part of an international boost...
Judge rules Georgia’s new redistricting maps will be used in 2022 elections
A federal judge has ruled that Georgia's new legislative and congressional maps can be used for the 2022 elections but also that they likely...
Woman dies from her injuries following Athens wreck
A woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash Sunday in Athens, police say. Just days later, the Athens-Clarke County Police reports that she...