Raffensperger outlines efforts to protect seniors, promote small business
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger briefly spoke to approximately 30 business leaders and elected officials during a lunchtime visit with the White County Rotary...
Foreign ownership of U.S. farmland probed at U.S. Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. senators said during a Wednesday hearing that foreign ownership of U.S. farmland is a national security threat that should...
Alleged mail thief faces 18 new criminal counts in Gainesville
A Gainesville man is back in jail this week, charged with 18 criminal counts in a Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigation into stolen mail.
Investigation...
Georgia students again beat national SAT average
For the sixth year in a row, Georgia's public school students have outperformed their peers in the nation's public schools on the SAT. Georgia...
U.S. Senate moves on short-term spending bill in struggle to avoid shutdown days away
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Senate is on track to clear a short-term government funding bill in the days ahead, but it wasn’t...
Active-duty military would work without pay in shutdown, White House warns
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The White House is warning that a partial government shutdown would mean 1.3 million active-duty armed services members must keep...
How a looming government shutdown could hit national parks
(GA Recorder) — National parks and nearby communities could forego millions of dollars per day during a partial government shutdown that could start this...
Shields could face death penalty for Mountain City woman’s murder
Christopher Shields appeared in Macon County Superior Court Monday in waist chains and under a heavy police presence. He left the same way, but...
Driver charged with DUI in Saturday night wreck near Hollywood
A weekend wreck in northern Habersham landed an Elberton driver in jail for DUI. The wreck was reported just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23,...
Northeast Georgia Health System and Anthem announce new two-year extension
Northeast Georgia Health System and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Georgia have extended a new two-year agreement.
The agreement covers the health system’s...
White County Commission places moratorium on short term rentals
The White County Board of Commissioners has been struggling with a flood of zoning applications from homeowners seeking to put their property up for...
Baldwin City Council member Larry Lewallen resigns
Longtime Baldwin City Council member Larry Lewallen has resigned three months ahead of his expected departure from office.
Lewallen served on the city council for...