Forest Service lifts burn ban
The U.S. Forest Service has lifted its week-long burn ban for the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.
The ban was issued on March 27 in response to...
Georgia Rivian factory development continues as auto industry prepares for tariff impacts
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — Progress on building Georgia’s Rivian factory near Social Circle, which was paused last year, has a new timeline for completion....
Judge orders return of Maryland father deported by mistake to El Salvador prison
GREENBELT, Md. (States Newsroom) — A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to return a national from El Salvador by April...
Big Ridge Fire still 88% contained as forecast calls for more rain
Wildland firefighters could soon wrap up their Big Ridge Fire operations in Rabun County. As of early Friday, April 4, the fire remained at...
Carswell sworn-in as Mountain Judicial Circuit’s first female superior court judge
The Mountain Judicial Circuit has welcomed a historic appointment: the selection of the Honorable Judge B. Nichole Carswell for the superior court, filling the...
White County Fire promotes Terry Sosebee to deputy chief
White County Fire Services has promoted Terry Sosebee to the rank of Deputy Chief. Officials say the 30-year veteran of the department has played...
Georgia governor signs ‘religious freedom’ bill, vowing the state still is ‘no place for...
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off the final day of the 2025 legislative session by signing Senate Bill 36, also...
Delayed PSC races heat up as candidates take aim at Georgia Power rate hikes,...
(Georgia Recorder) — Several candidates are vying to defeat a pair of incumbent Republican Georgia Public Service commissioners in an election that challengers say...
Dawson County Sheriff’s Office needs help locating missing person
The Dawson County Sheriff's Office needs the public's assistance in locating a missing person in Dawsonville, Georgia.
Albert “AJ” Stinnett, a 29 year old male,...
Child care tax credits still pending as curtain falls on 2025 legislative session
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — The rising cost of child care and workforce shortages have hit Georgia families and providers hard in the aftermath of...
Habersham County Sheriff Robin Krockum talks evaluations, changes after three months in office
Since taking office in January, Habersham County Sheriff Robin Krockum has continued to evaluate the state of his office.
“In the first three months of...
Dressed for success: Athens inmates celebrate achievements in special ceremony
More than 30 people watched as over a dozen inmates from Athens-Clarke County entered a vacant cell block at the county jail on Wednesday,...