Habersham Schools finalizing plans for staff COVID vaccinations
The Habersham County School System is finalizing plans to administer the COVID vaccine to teachers and staff next week.
Director of Nursing Crystal Holcomb says...
Georgia House approves bill that would turn porch piracy into a felony
(GA Recorder) - State lawmakers want to make it a felony to swipe a package from someone’s porch.
Porch piracy is nothing new, but proponents...
Coroner: Man found dead in Helen died of natural causes
The White County Coroner says a man found dead over the weekend in Helen died of natural causes.
Officers discovered the body of 62-year-old Michael...
GEMA/HS to open five more mass vaccination sites March 17
Governor Brian Kemp announced today the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency is opening five more COVID-19 mass vaccination sites throughout the state...
State Senate committee passes bill to exclude transgender girls from sports
(GA Recorder) - A bill that proposes to bar transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams in Georgia high schools passed the state...
White County sets March 11 as teacher, staff vaccination date – no school for...
White County's public schools will be closed to students on Thursday, March 11, so that teachers and staff can get their COVID vaccinations. The...
Burglary investigation ends in drug bust
A burglary investigation in Jackson County ended in a drug bust.
Officials say they found burglary suspect Bobby Seagraves on March 2 in Nicholson at...
Ninth District Opportunity to offer home cooling assistance
As spring and summer approach, Ninth District Opportunity is preparing to offer home cooling help for the elderly and medically homebound. Households in the district...
Senate panel set to vet bill that makes highway-blocking protests a felony
Critics of a Georgia Senate bill that ratchets up penalties for crimes committed during protests say it tramples First Amendment rights and could encourage...
Lawmaker’s horse racing play adds HOPE Scholarship boost as carrot
(GA Recorder) - Savannah Republican Rep. Ron Stephens is betting on the promise of an infusion of money into the HOPE Scholarship to help...
Public Health measure, in diminished form, clears Senate panel
A state Senate committee passed a much pared-down version of legislation that would have restructured the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH).
Senate Bill 256...
No fireworks in Demorest this Fourth of July; names added to new park commission
This Fourth of July in Demorest will be a quiet one, with the council unanimously voting at their Mar. 2 meeting to get their...