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Life in Motion: Big Red is back

After months spent looking like a faded version of itself, Cornelia's Big Red Apple is back! The iconic local landmark, which celebrates the city's apple-growing...

Calls for transparency during Georgia redistricting a common refrain

When lawmakers from the Georgia committees tasked with the once-a-decade redrawing of congressional and legislative district lines came to Columbus Wednesday, Martha Saunders made...

Owensby graduates as Fellow of Appalachian Leadership Institute

CORNELIA – Cornelia Community Development Director Jessie Owensby was one of 38 fellows who graduated from the Appalachian Leadership Institute this month. The Institute...

Three Mt. Airy residents arrested after drug trafficking investigation

Authorities arrested and charged three Mt. Airy residents this week following a 17-month-long drug trafficking investigation. Johnny Ray Jordan, 42, Thomas Blair Carter, 55, and...

Former Habersham County Probate Judge Ann Adams dies

The Habersham community is mourning the loss of one of its former longtime public servants. Ann Adams, who served as probate judge for sixteen...

CDC says the vaccinated should wear masks indoors in areas with high infection rates

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Federal health officials on Tuesday urged Americans in areas of the country with the highest surges in COVID-19 infections to once...

Pit Vipers slide into Top 5 finish in Indiana

The Tallulah Falls School Pit Vipers traveled to Bloomington, Indiana, for the B-Town Hot Summer Nights Barbeque and Music Festival, a Kansas City Barbecue...

7 arrested in North Georgia drug busts

Drug agents arrested seven people and seized thousands of dollars worth of methamphetamine and multiple firearms in a series of drug busts this week...

Coroner: Baldwin man died of accidental drowning

The State Medical Examiner's Office released the autopsy results Wednesday on a man whose body was recovered Monday from the Cornelia Water Reservoir. Divers found...

Habersham schools will not require masks despite CDC recommendations

Yesterday evening, the Center for Disease Control announced that all students enrolled in K-12 schools should continue to wear masks in the classroom, regardless...

Demorest considering alcohol ordinance amendments

The Demorest City Council is looking over amendments to their alcohol ordinance, as well as considering making the downtown Demorest area on Georgia Street...

Three people injured in Highway 17 accident

Georgia State Troopers charged a Sautee man for following too closely after an accident on Highway 17 that injured him and two others. According to...