HABCO Commission talks Local Option Sales Tax at retreat
The Habersham County Commission discussed the possibility of bringing a Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) to the voters as early as Spring 2025. A...
Driver arrested for vehicular homicide in White County
A Commerce woman is out of jail on bond after being arrested for 2nd-degree vehicular homicide. 26-year-old Kayla Brooke Osburn is charged in last...
Lawmakers again pursue sports betting in Georgia
(GA Recorder) — The ability to legally place a bet in Georgia on an Atlanta Falcons game and other sports competitions is gaining traction...
Proposed monkey breeding facility in Georgia raises concerns over health, waste
A plan to build a nearly $4 million monkey breeding facility has galvanized many residents in a Southwest Georgia community.
Safer Human Medicine is behind...
U.S. Senate Republicans insist they won’t bow to Trump’s demands to quit immigration talks
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Top U.S. Senate negotiators said Thursday that final details on an immigration policy deal remain under debate in the U.S....
City of Clarkesville prepares 50 year time capsule
What will Clarkesville, Georgia, be like in 2074? That is the question many are answering in letters, 600 words or less, to be placed...
Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama
(States Newsroom) — The state of Alabama Thursday executed Kenneth Eugene Smith for the 1988 murder-for-hire of Elizabeth Sennett.
The execution, the first ever carried...
Georgia’s antisemitism bill fast-tracked amid growing war tensions
(GA Recorder) — A bill defining antisemitism in Georgia law is on the desk of Gov. Brian Kemp after passing through the state House...
New South Precinct to open ahead of presidential primary
Voters on the south end of Habersham County will soon have their own precinct again. Renovations to the old Sears building in Cornelia are...
HABCO Commission winter retreat in Cornelia Jan. 26
At their winter retreat in Cornelia, Habersham County commissioners will discuss options to secure a Local Option Sales Tax and try to map out...
Juvenile faces 7 felony counts for property damage
The White County Sheriff’s Office charged a juvenile with seven felony counts connected to property damage south of Cleveland.
Deputies responded to the area of...
Commerce man arrested for assaulting daughter after losing wrestling match
A Commerce man is out of jail on bond after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his daughter after a wrestling match in Hall County.
Deputies...