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4 injured, one seriously, in head-on collision in White County

A head-on collision on U.S. 129/Cleveland Highway in White County injured a mother and her two children. The wreck also injured the driver of...

Habersham schools see decreasing COVID-19 numbers

Habersham schools student, staff and non-school staff COVID-19 cases have all decreased since last week. Last week, reported COVID-19 cases among Habersham School System's staff...

Positive Rabies Alert issued in White County

White County has recorded its second confirmed case of rabies this year. The county's public safety department issued an alert to residents in the...

Area schools pass SAT state and national averages

Georgia's class of 2021 had the highest SAT scores in the nation, and local public and private schools are surpassing the Georgia state average....

Two more Hall County suspects charged with COVID rental assistance theft

Investigators have charged two more suspects with stealing COVID emergency rental assistance money from Hall County. Felicia Montez Morgan, 36, of Flowery Branch, turned herself...

Georgia U.S. attorney quit after Trump pressure to reject election results, new report confirms

(GA Recorder) — Former President Donald Trump forced a top federal prosecutor in Atlanta to step down because he wouldn’t help Trump overturn his...

Families stuck at home due to Hollywood-area flooding

Beaver Lake Drive has flooded again, and while it has gone down some since residents first became aware of it around 5 a.m. Thursday,...

TJ Maxx set to open in Fall of 2022

The vacated Cornelia K-Mart has become home to two new businesses, Planet Fitness and Bealls Outlet. But more is coming, and within a year,...

Gainesville man charged with second felony count in child sexploitation case

Investigators have filed another felony charge against a Gainesville man accused of sexually exploiting children. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Internet Crimes Against...

GOP lawmakers push back against federal probe into threats against school board members

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Congressional Republicans on Thursday objected to a move by the Justice Department to investigate violent threats made against local school...

Habersham BOE responds to LOST discussions

The Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) for education continues to be a hot topic in Habersham County, first gaining attention when Clarkesville City Manager...

Georgia faith leaders appeal to officials to spare ‘sacred’ Okefenokee from mine

(GA Recorder) — A group of more than 100 faith leaders in Georgia have come out in opposition to a proposal to mine near...