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K9 sniffs out fentanyl shipment worth over $112,000

A joint federal and local law enforcement operation resulted in the confiscation of more than 550 grams of fentanyl that was mailed to Hall...

Truck overturns, spilling chickens onto highway: Driver ticketed

An overturned chicken truck shut down a section of Athens Highway southeast of Gainesville Friday morning. The wreck blocked the northbound lanes near A.L....

Motorcyclist taken to hospital after wreck near high school

Habersham County EMS transported a motorcyclist to the hospital on Thursday after he wrecked near Habersham Central High School in Mt. Airy. The wreck happened...

More than 130 NGHS volunteers honored at annual luncheon

Patients who visit one of Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s (NGMC) campuses are likely familiar with Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Auxiliary volunteers – always...

Sheriff’s office warns of paving scam

As the saying goes, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is." That's the message the White County Sheriff's Office is...

Buford man faces charges in child molestation case

Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) have arrested a Buford man in a child molestation case. Brandon Lewis Taylor, 33, remains in the...

Biden administration to create new gun violence prevention office

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The White House Thursday announced the formation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention that will help states and local...

Shutdown inches closer as House fails to pass defense bill, lawmakers exit D.C.

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. House Republicans were unable for a third time Thursday to begin debate on the Defense funding bill, throwing another...

‘If we don’t get the aid, we will lose the war’: Zelenskyy asks Congress...

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers to reiterate the need for continued...

Hall County sheriff responds to inmate lawsuit

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch is going on the defensive against claims lodged against him and several of his jailers in a lawsuit brought...

Business with ties to crypto-mining to set up shop in Baldwin

At their September meeting, the Habersham County Development Authority approved an amended property sale agreement to Precision Digital, a Gainesville-based technology company with ties...

Alto lifts boil water advisory

The town of Alto has lifted the boil water advisory it issued earlier this week for some of its water customers. Town Clerk Penny Rogers...