Cornelia searching for new Ward One commissioner following Dodd’s passing
Two weeks after the passing of City of Cornelia Commissioner Wesley Dodd, the Ward One Commissioner position is now open for applications.
Following Dodd's sudden...
School-aged children at center of latest COVID-19 surge in state
About 60 percent of current COVID-19 outbreaks in Georgia are occurring in K-12 schools across the state, public health officials said Tuesday.
That’s seven times...
Enotah Judicial Circuit suspends jury trials, grand jury proceedings due to COVID
Judges this week temporarily suspended jury trials and grand jury proceedings in Lumpkin, Towns, Union and White counties due to COVID-19.
Enotah Judicial Circuit Court...
BOE awards student and staff attendance trophies to Habersham principals
For the first time in over a year, the Habersham County Board of Education awarded attendance trophies to the elementary and secondary schools with...
Baldwin rolls back millage, plans to find new revenue streams
After much deliberation between members of the Baldwin City Council, the council unanimously voted to roll back the millage rate to 6.793 mils in...
Public health official urges vigilance as delta wave shows signs of easing
(GA Recorder) — A top state public health official says the fourth wave of the pandemic – brought on by the more easily transmissible...
Justice Department opens investigation into Georgia prison conditions
Months after the Southern Center for Human Rights accused Arrendale State Prison of inhumane treatment, the United States Department of Justice has announced that...
Alto stolen vehicle fire ruled arson
Investigators are asking for the public's help to find an arsonist who set a stolen vehicle on fire in Alto.
Someone stole the work truck...
Hall County Schools COVID-19 cases decrease by nearly half
Since Hall County instated their temporary mask mandate, which has now been lifted for all but one school, COVID-19 cases have decreased by nearly...
Professors start week of campus protests against statewide classroom mask ban
(GA Recorder) —College professors across Georgia took up signs and bullhorns Monday to protest statewide policies barring university leadership from requiring COVID-19 safety precautions...
Habersham BOE pays tribute to teacher and parapro who died of COVID-19
After the Habersham County School System reported lowering COVID-19 cases throughout the system on Friday, the Board of Education extended sympathies to the friends,...
Billions in federal rental aid remains stalled in Georgia, other slow-moving states
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Make it simpler to apply for rental assistance money. Allow landlords to apply on behalf of unresponsive tenants. And consolidate two...