Clarkesville passes ordinance to allow two liquor stores to open
After months of discussion, the City of Clarkesville has passed its alcohol sales ordinance that will allow two liquor stores to open in the...
Habersham commission votes to create airport manager position amid public discourse
The Habersham County Board of Commissioners met in special called session Monday night to discuss creating a county airport manager position after the resignation...
In Arbery death federal trial, possible jurors question hate crimes
Several potential jurors in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said in court Tuesday that they...
McConnell rebukes RNC for saying Jan. 6 attack was ‘legitimate political discourse’
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Republican National Committee erred in censuring two House GOP lawmakers for joining...
Weekly COVID-19 update
Here’s the latest COVID-19 data for the 13 North Georgia counties served by District Two Public Health including Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall,...
Legislative Update: education, healthcare, and rural development
Editor’s Note: The following legislative update is from Rep. Victor Anderson (R-Cornelia) who represents the 10th State House District of Georgia. The District includes...
A suicide epidemic is killing Georgia’s first responders; help from lawmakers is slow in...
Former Habersham County Emergency Services Director Chad Black can think of four public safety officers in the past several months who died by suicide...
Cleveland Council considers online curbside alcohol delivery
The City of Cleveland is considering changing the city's alcohol ordinance to allow online curbside pickup sales of beer and wine. Cleveland City Administrator Tom...
Kemp loses funding court fight to Perdue; Vernon Jones quits governor’s race
(GA Recorder) — A federal judge handed former Sen. David Perdue a win Monday in a courtroom battle over fundraising in his Republican primary campaign...
NGTC names McFarland as 2022 EAGLE winner
North Georgia Technical College has named Kelly McFarland of Toccoa as its 2022 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education award winner. As EAGLE winner,...
Man arrested for allegedly groping female employees at Walmart
A Toccoa man faces nine counts of sexual battery after police say he went through the Walmart in Cornelia stalking and groping female employees....
Habersham County scrambling to find new airport management
After the resignation of Habersham County Airport Fixed Based Operator, Blue Sky Aviation, at the beginning of the month, the county and airport commission...