NGTC announces top student, instructor during award ceremony
Elizabeth Hand from Blairsville, Ga., was named North Georgia Technical College’s 2021 Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL) student at Thursday's Habersham Rotary meeting....
U.S. House approves Dreamers immigration bill over GOP objections
(GA Recorder) | WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed two bills Thursday that would grant legal status to broad groups of immigrants living and...
Georgia vows to continue fight if feds kill state’s Medicaid waiver plan
Georgia officials, as expected, have appealed the new federal position on the state’s Medicaid waiver plan, saying its possible revocation by the Biden administration...
Mass vaccination sites adjust schedules due to severe weather threat
The mass vaccination site at the Habersham County Fairgrounds opened late Monday due to the threat of severe weather, but those with appointments were...
Shooter accused of murder could face hate crime charges in spa killings
(GA Recorder) — The 21-year-old Woodstock man suspected of gunning down eight people who were mostly Asian women is now charged with murder and...
Spa shooter’s motive in question as lawmakers console Asian Americans
(GA Recorder) — Investigators say it is too soon for them to say whether the shootings at metro Atlanta massage parlors that have shocked...
Georgia chief justice appeals to state lawmakers to avert speedy trial ‘crisis’
Outgoing Georgia Chief Justice Harold Melton brought his appeal for legislative help with a backlog of cases straight to lawmakers Tuesday during a speech...
Ga. senate panel hears critics of wide-ranging election bill as vote looms
(GA Recorder) — A Georgia Senate panel focused on changes to election rules is expected to wrap up hearing testimony Wednesday from dozens of...
Kemp suggests metro Atlantans hit the road to get scarce vaccines
(GA Recorder) — Just over a year after Gov. Brian Kemp declared a statewide health emergency, weekly COVID-19 cases and positive tests are in...
Peach State Federal Credit Union launches C.A.R.E.S. Foundation
Peach State Federal Credit Union has launched a foundation to help improve the lives of those living in its service area.
The Peach State FCU...
Kemp OKs vaccinations for court personnel, urges providers not to withhold doses
Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday that judges and other court personnel in Georgia are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
In announcing the move,...
Habersham Commission approves $10.9 million bond to expedite SPLOST projects
At their Mar. 15 meeting, the Habersham County Commission unanimously approved a $10.9 million bond to expedite the completion of the emergency radio system,...