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Baldwin officials debate paying animal control dues

Baldwin city council members were visibly distraught during the work session held on Tuesday, July 8, when they learned that the amount due to...

New Helen boundary lines approved

An intergovernmental Agreement has been reached between White County and the City of Helen to correct the city’s boundary map. During the July 7 county...

Georgia lags far behind other states in the number of journalists, says new report

(Georgia Recorder) — The decline of local news continues on the national level and here at home in Georgia. A new local journalism report...

Crowd packs Clayton City Council meeting to defend popular wine tasting room

CLAYTON, Ga. — A standing-room-only crowd filled the Clayton City Council chambers Monday night as residents rallied in support of Highroads Tasting Room, which...

White County Sheriff’s Office seizes pills, meth in drug bust

A traffic stop earlier this summer led to a drug bust in White County, according to a press release from the White County Sheriff’s...

Turnout is ‘miserably low’ in the race for utility regulator

ATLANTA (AP) — Every time the door swings open this week at the county courthouse in the tiny south Georgia town of Statenville, six...

Federal judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would rewrite...

Habersham tax digest to be discussed at July 14 Board of Assessors meeting

Habersham's 2025 tax digest will be discussed at the upcoming Board of Tax Assessors meeting on Monday, July 14. The assessors must approve the...

Cornelia police searching for individual moving homeless people into Habersham

The Cornelia Police Department is investigating reports that an individual from outside Habersham County is transporting homeless people into the area and relocating them...

Northeast Georgia man sentenced to 35 years for trafficking fentanyl

ATHENS, Ga. — A Hull man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and other drugs. Dwan Maurice Hewlett, 41,...

US Education Department to revive student loan interest for borrowers in SAVE program

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Interest accrual on the debt of nearly 7.7 million student loan borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education...

Clarkesville Planning Commission approves proposed subdivision on Rocky Branch Road

Clarkesville took a big step toward a new residential development Tuesday, as the city Planning Commission unanimously approved a preliminary proposal to build a...