‘A product that’s killing people’: Lawmakers chastise social media giants for harm to kids
(States Newsroom) — Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee castigated executives at leading social media companies Wednesday, calling for more to be done...
Shooting victim found lying in ditch, suspect arrested
A Hart County man is in jail charged with shooting another man found lying in a ditch in his neighborhood.
On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 30,...
2 injured in single-car crash near Sautee
A Clarkesville driver and her passenger were injured in a single-car crash early Wednesday in Habersham County.
23-year-old Janie Alexandria Starr Dean was driving a...
Will Georgia Republicans embrace full Medicaid expansion by another name?
(Georgia Recorder) — Republican state Rep. Donny Lambeth backed expanding Medicaid in North Carolina for nearly a decade before it passed in that state...
U.S. House committee advances impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas to floor
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security early Wednesday voted 18-15 along party lines to send articles of impeachment against...
Georgia GOP senators take new step to eliminate use of QR codes on paper...
(Georgia Recorder) — A Georgia Senate panel moved the state closer to eliminating the use of QR codes for counting votes on paper ballots,...
Cell tower details emerge during Baldwin City Council meeting
Details emerged about a possible cell tower being placed near downtown during the Baldwin City Council meeting Monday night, Jan. 29. It appears that...
White County Commission approves conditional use permit for cell tower
White County Commissioners have given their approval to the first step in a process that should greatly improve the cell phone service along Highway...
White County bumps up pay for volunteer firefighters
The White County Board of Commissioners, in an effort to help retain what volunteer firefighters the county has and possibly entice others to step...
Cleveland Council backs out of ladder truck deal to move in new direction
The Cleveland City Council has agreed to put the brakes on a decision made last month to purchase a new fire ladder truck and...
Georgia Senate panel advances bill to legalize online sports betting
(Georgia Recorder) — A bill aimed at legalizing sports betting in Georgia was approved 8-2 by a state Senate committee on Tuesday.
The Senate Committee...
Bipartisan tributes pour in after death of influential House Rules Chair
(Georgia Recorder) — The mood was somber inside the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday morning as lawmakers mourned the sudden death of House Rules...