State superintendent expects students back in class, teacher raises in 2022
(GA Recorder) — Despite some large Georgia school systems implementing an online start to the semester this week, the state’s public educational system is...
Judge calls sentencing for Arbery’s killers an ‘exercise in accountability’
The three white men who murdered unarmed Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery nearly two years ago outside Brunswick were each sentenced on Friday to life...
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
BRUNSWICK, GA — Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Friday to life in prison, with a judge denying any...
Level Grove roadwork should be completed by end of February
What started as a 3-4 week sidewalk project on Level Grove Road in mid-July turned into a 6-month-long construction undertaking after the contractor working...
Clarkesville to hold election in May for vacant council seat
The City of Clarkesville's Post 5 seat has been left vacant ever since the sudden passing of Clarkesville Councilman Steven Ward, who died Dec....
Athens police investigating shooting that sent man to hospital
Around midnight on Friday, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department responded to reports of a shooting on Elkview Drive in Athens, where a 28-year-old man...
Omicron is leading Georgia’s highest-ever case count of COVID-19 infection among children
Many parents hoped end-of-year holidays and vacations would lead to a better sense of peace, if not normalcy, with respect to the ongoing pandemic.
Instead,...
State running ‘hotel’ for some vulnerable Covid patients in metro area
As the latest Covid surge intensifies, state Public Health officials are running an “isolation hotel’’ for virus patients who are homeless or in living...
Cleveland woman missing since New Year’s Day found dead
The search for a Cleveland, Georgia, woman missing since New Year's Day ended tragically on Thursday when searchers found the body of Mattie Mizell. White...
Jan. 6 memorial held for former Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson
One year after an attack on democracy at the U.S. Capitol, a bipartisan group of friends, family and former colleagues remembered the long, impactful...
Ga. congressional Dems urge feds to end Kemp’s plan to skirt healthcare.gov
(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s congressional Democrats are asking the Biden administration to abandon the governor’s plan to bypass healthcare.gov, calling the move “callous and...
Habersham public schools on a 3-hour delay Friday
Due the threat of black ice Friday morning, January 7, Habersham County public schools will operate on a 3-hour delay. The following message is...