Habersham County: No cold weather shelter amid arctic cold snap
Dangerously cold temperatures are descending on North Georgia, threatening people's health, pets, and property. The extreme cold could result in power outages, leaving vulnerable...
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so...
Winter Storm Watch for Georgia later this week
After several dry winters, Georgians are preparing for their second snowfall of the year. Much of the state is under a Winter Storm Watch...
How to protect your pipes from freezing and bursting
Winter's sub-freezing temperatures can wreak havoc on pipes, and that is no laughing matter.
The pipes that freeze most frequently are those exposed to severe...
Fire destroys mobile home in northwest Hall County
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Fire destroyed a mobile home in northwest Hall County Saturday morning.
Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) units were dispatched at about...
GOP-led Laken Riley Act on track to be first immigration bill signed into law...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate Friday voted to advance a bill that would require the expansion of mass detention for immigrants charged...
First case of commercial bird flu is a ‘serious threat’ to ag industry
(Georgia Recorder) — The bird flu has reached the state’s prized poultry industry, with the first commercial case of bird flu hitting a producer...
Speakers at Georgia Capitol mark King holiday celebration with calls for unity
(Georgia Recorder) — On Friday, Georgia’s top public defender encouraged government officials and the community to continue supporting programs that transform lives during the...
State rep. of Georgia’s newest city appointed chair of major senate committee
Sen. Clint Dixon (R–Mulberry) has been appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones to serve as chairman of the Senate Committee on State and Local...
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people with nonviolent drug convictions
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
Biden...
Income-based housing development delayed in Cornelia
Plans for an income-based housing development on Elrod Street have for now stalled following a decision by Georgia's Department of Community Affairs (DCA), according...
Georgia House leader relents, allows senator arrested Thursday to return for bicameral sessions
(Georgia Recorder) — State Sen. Colton Moore will now be allowed to attend future joint sessions of the Legislature after the north Georgia lawmaker...