Gainesville man faces 200 new criminal counts in child porn case
Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigators are charging a Gainesville man with 200 additional criminal counts in an ongoing investigation into possession of child pornography.
Investigators...
Henderson Receives ‘Lifetime Service’ Award
The Georgia Municipal Association awarded outgoing Cornelia City Clerk Janie Henderson its Lifetime Service Award for her 39-year municipal career. Henderson accepted the award during...
Habersham BOE explores stop-arm cameras for all buses
Of the 110 buses in the Habersham County School System fleet, 10 are equipped with stop-arm cameras, and only seven are operational. The board...
White County Development Authority receives ARC grant
(Cleveland) — This week, the White County Development Authority received word that they have been approved for a $70,000 Appalachian Regional Commission Grant that...
Senate tackles pending laws on college athletes’ rights
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — There was little disagreement among senators Wednesday over whether a national law is needed to standardize what soon will be a...
Georgia Supreme Court in-person cases resume
(GA Recorder) — Wednesday’s return of in-person hearings before the Georgia Supreme Court featured back and forth exchanges with justices and attorneys separated by...
Demorest fire chief resigns; interim chief appointed
At a last-minute called meeting on June 8, the City of Demorest appointed an interim fire chief to replace Ken Ranalli, who resigned effective...
Plant Vogtle monitors predict more nuclear plant expansion delays
(GA Recorder) — Plant Vogtle’s first new nuclear reactor may not start producing energy for Georgia consumers until at least next June, which would...
Georgia at bottom of two health rankings
For years, in rankings of health indicators by state, Georgia typically landed in the high 30s to low 40s.
But never at the bottom.
The Peach...
Escapee returned to Habersham
A state prisoner who escaped from custody after leaving her job in Baldwin nearly two years ago is back behind bars in Habersham. Cheryl...
Two alleged meth traffickers arrested in Northeast Georgia
A two-month-long drug investigation led to the recent arrests of two Northeast Georgia men. Drug agents arrested Ted Steven Williams, age 57, of Royston,...
Habersham commission considers hiring interim manager
The Habersham County Board of Commissioners met in called session today to discuss the possible hiring of an interim county manager.
Now Habersham has learned...