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Foul play suspected in UGA campus death, classes canceled

Foul play is suspected in the death of the missing woman whose body was found in a wooded area near Lake Herrick at approximately...

Georgia Senate panel OKs bill to erase personal information of judges from public records

(Georgia Recorder) — A state Senate Committee Wednesday advanced a bill endorsed by Georgia’s top judiciary and law enforcement agencies that would restrict public...

GDOT has ongoing projects on SR 365, caution advised for commuters

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has begun work on two concurrent projects along SR 365, potentially disrupting travel for commuters over the coming months....

GOP lawmakers ready to ease limits on hospital construction, set aside Medicaid expansion for...

(Georgia Recorder) — A long-awaited health care proposal from House leaders would ease health care business regulations in some cases, but the measure is...

GBI identifies man found hanging at High Shoals Falls

Authorities have identified the man found hanging from a tree at High Shoals Falls as 29-year-old Trevonte Jamal Shubert-Helton of Sautee Nacoochee. A hiker at...

Funeral set Tuesday for state trooper killed in line of duty

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 27, for Georgia State Patrol Trooper First Class Chase Redner. The 31-year-old was killed in the line...

Good Samaritan injured in Hart County accident

A good Samaritan was seriously injured Wednesday night while trying to help a pickup truck driver near Hartwell. According to state troopers, a Chevy Avalanche...

Habersham County has two new deputy voter registrars

Two new deputy registrars will handle the voter registration duties in Clarkesville now that the Habersham County Elections and Voter Registration Office is in...

GOP bills aim to limit school sex ed, remove books and install chaplains

(Georgia Recorder) — Sex. That’s what students in Georgia could be hearing less about if a raft of legislation moving through state Senate committees...

Grass fire disrupts traffic on GA 365 North in Cornelia

A grass fire on an embankment along GA 365 North disrupted traffic in Cornelia Wednesday afternoon. At 4:10 p.m., firefighters from Habersham County, Cornelia, and...

Bookman: Threats of violence poisoning American politics, damaging democracy

In emotional court testimony last week, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis recounted the racist vandalism and repeated threats of violence that targeted her...

Habersham County landfill has small brush fire

The Habersham County landfill had a small brush fire just before lunch Wednesday morning. According to a press release issued by Habersham County PIO...