State health officials scramble after feds pause governor’s Medicaid plan
The head of the state agency that oversees Georgia’s Medicaid program told state lawmakers Tuesday that his agency is exploring all options after the...
Governor Kemp announces overhaul of citizen’s arrest law
Gov. Brian Kemp is putting his shoulder behind a repeal of Georgia’s Civil War-era citizen’s arrest law, a totem used by local prosecutors last...
Families fear ‘heartbreaking’ cuts in disability programs
Matt Gaffney had trouble living in a group home for people with disabilities like himself.
He’s nonverbal and suffers from multiple conditions: severe autism, bipolar...
Habersham Commission denies development plans, increases county employee pay
At their Feb. 15 meeting, the Habersham County Commission voted to deny two development plans in Clarkesville: a Verizon telecom tower and Flyhawk Farm...
Kemp signs budget with school spending increase, staff bonuses
Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a spending plan that carries the state through June, restoring hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools,...
Local public health offices to open late Tuesday due to weather
Due to possible inclement weather and black ice conditions on Tuesday, February 16, all District 2 Health Departments, Environmental Health Offices, Children with Special...
Missing Habersham County woman found dead
It was a sad end to a desperate search for a Habersham County woman missing nearly four days. Mylessa Zimmerman was found dead Monday...
Habersham Schools on 3-hour weather delay Tuesday
Habersham County will delay opening schools by three hours on Tuesday due to the threat of black ice. The school system announced its decision after...
Kemp issues new Executive Order on COVID-19 guidance
Governor Brian Kemp today signed Executive Order 02.15.21.01, providing additional and revised guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19.
The Order modifies...
Piedmont College to break ground on 60,000 square-foot dorm
Piedmont College will break ground this month on a new residence hall to accommodate the growing number of students living on-campus.
Mystic Hall, named after...
Senate acquits Trump in his second impeachment; 7 GOPs vote to convict
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted on Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly Jan. 6 insurrectionist...
Feds appear set to halt Georgia’s upcoming Medicaid waiver rules
Georgia’s move to add some low-income adults to Medicaid appears threatened as the Biden administration moves to eliminate work requirements for coverage under the...