Georgia lawmakers, environmentalists blast tax break plan to expand crypto-mining in state
(Georgia Recorder) — A proposal designed to boost the already thriving Bitcoin-mining industry in Georgia has crashed into concerns over the noise created by...
Nikki Haley calls out Biden and Trump as bumbling, ‘grumpy old men’
NEWBERRY, SC (South Carolina Daily Gazette) — Nikki Haley once again made jabs at the current and former presidents’ ages while campaigning in her...
Georgia Senate Republicans say probe of Fulton DA will be free of bias
(Georgia Recorder) — The chairman of a Georgia Senate panel pledged on Friday that his committee will be on a fact-finding mission during its...
Yonah Preserve to host major mountain biking event in October
The Georgia Cycling Association has announced that the fourth race in its Northside Hospital Race Series will be held at Yonah Preserve. The 1,000-acre...
Son of a biscuit! House backs cornbread as state’s official bread
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia lawmakers have cooked up the most corn-troversial bill of the session: a proposal that would crown cornbread as the official...
Fight over food ends in bus stop shooting, Athens police say
A dispute over food led to a shooting that put one person in the hospital and another in jail, an Athens-Clarke County police press...
Space heater may be to blame for Banks County fire
An outbuilding that was used as a residence burned to the ground Friday in Banks County. The blaze broke out shortly after 2:30 p.m....
2-state drug investigation nets 6 arrests, $340,000 of meth in Athens
A drug investigation in Athens led to the recent arrests of six people from Georgia and South Carolina. All of them are charged with...
Five big takeaways from the special counsel’s report on Biden and classified documents
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Special Counsel Robert Hur’s nearly 400-page report on the classified documents that President Joe Biden kept after leaving office includes...
$100,000 reward offered in Jackson County cold case
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information in the 2013 disappearance of a Jackson County man whose case remains unsolved.
Joshua "Josh" Adams was...
Hoyt Street Bridge is gone forever
In November 2022, Cornelia City Commissioner Don Bagwell said, “Once the bridge is gone, it’s gone forever.” Well, that day has come. Hoyt Street...
North Carolina man arrested in Rabun County on drug trafficking charges
A North Carolina man remains behind bars in Rabun County following his arrest earlier this week on drug trafficking charges.
Deputies arrested Alexander Farland, 30,...