Planned PEThood to provide free veterinary care next weekend
Planned PEThood will return to Habersham County next weekend to provide needed veterinary services to people in the county who otherwise could not afford...
Advance directives for mental health could give those in crisis more options
Georgians with a mental health diagnosis could soon have more control over their care when their decision-making is compromised.
The Georgia Psychiatric Advance Directive Act...
3 injured in GA 365 wreck
The Georgia State Patrol has charged an Alto woman with failure to yield in a wreck that injured three people on Friday, including an...
Northeast Georgia victim advocacy groups could face funding shortages
Northeast Georgia's victim advocacy groups are facing possible future funding shortages if they don't receive funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) from...
NGTC awards three high school student Welding SkillsUSA winners
North Georgia Technical College’s Welding program recently awarded three area high school student SkillsUSA region winners with various welding supplies generously donated by local...
From 1,000 to 64: potential jurors winnowed down ahead of Arbery murder hate crimes...
The initial round of jury selection finished Friday in the federal hate crimes case against the three white men who chased down and murdered...
Jefferson traffic stop leads to drug trafficking arrest
Police arrested a Pendergrass man and charged him with 11 counts after a traffic stop Thursday in Jefferson. According to the Appalachian Regional Drug...
Habersham animal shelter receives free pet vaccines, grant
The staff at Habersham County Animal Care and Control (HCACC) have been hard at work, providing care and love to Habersham's neediest animals in...
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Nahmias to leave bench this summer
(GA Recorder) — Chief Justice David Nahmias announced his resignation Friday after 12 years on the state’s highest court and less than a year...
Camden judge halts spaceport land purchase until county voters get say March 8
(GA Recorder) — A South Georgia judge issued an injunction Thursday blocking Camden County from purchasing land for a coastal spaceport until after a...
Georgia lawmakers pass amended budget with teacher bonuses, state workers payraise
(GA Recorder) — House lawmakers have signed off on the state’s updated $29.9 billion midyear spending plan as state revenues continue to climb.
The budget...
COVID vaccine for kids under 5 delayed until at least April
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A COVID-19 vaccine for young children will be delayed by at least two months as Pfizer and BioNTech gather more...