Williams begins work as Habersham County risk manager
Tori Williams has started work as Habersham County’s new risk manager. The county announced her hiring in a news release Friday. She succeeds Will...
Rural school districts score funding for career prep
Thirty-one rural school districts in Georgia have received grants to help students gain professional certifications and work experience. The funding is part of an...
Athens police plan March DUI checkpoints after 11% increase in DUI arrests
Police will target drunk drivers at vehicle checkpoints in Athens on March 19. The checkpoints are in response to an 11% increase in DUI...
Rivian taps brakes on plan to build $5B EV plant in rural Georgia
(Georgia Recorder) — The electric vehicle start-up Rivian announced Thursday that it will delay construction on its Georgia plant and instead begin production on...
Biden warns ‘freedom and democracy are under attack’ in fierce State of the Union...
WASHINGTON (Georgia Recorder) — In remarks pivotal to his reelection this fall, President Joe Biden, in his State of the Union address Thursday night,...
Alabama’s Britt blasts Biden on economy, immigration in GOP State of the Union reply
(States Newsroom) — First-term U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama delivered the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday...
U.S. House approves immigration bill linked to Laken Riley’s murder
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Hours before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, the U.S. House Thursday passed the Laken Riley Act, named after...
House panel approves bill to split TikTok from Chinese ownership
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Lawmakers on the powerful U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved a White House-supported bill that would force TikTok...
Missing teen found safe in Kansas
A local teen who went missing two weeks ago has been found safe in Kansas. The Baldwin Police Department says it is now working...
Clarke County Sheriff’s Office clarifies policy on undocumented migrants
The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office is explaining and clarifying its policy towards undocumented migrants in the wake of the murder of former University of...
Biden to push for return of expanded child tax credit in State of the...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Top White House economic officials said that President Joe Biden will announce how his administration is tackling economic issues —...
Biden to announce U.S. will construct a port on Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden is expected to use his State of the Union address Thursday night to announce that the U.S....