Acting TMU President addresses White County Rotary
As Truett McConnell University in Cleveland moves forward with an independent investigation concerning recent allegations of sexual abuse and a cover-up, TMU’s Acting President...
Atlanta man gets more than 150 years in prison for starving daughter and abusing...
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man accused of killing his 4-year-old daughter by denying her food and water has been sentenced to more than...
Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said in a letter that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening...
Federal officials say prominent Georgia Republican was running $140 million Ponzi scheme
NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials...
US Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding...
Trump emergency tariffs violate Constitution, Democrats argue in court case
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Democratic lawmakers argued in a new legal filing this week that President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs usurped congressional...
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...