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FDA authorizes COVID-19 pre-exposure prevention for certain individuals

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for the first injectable monoclonal antibody medication for pre-exposure prevention of COVID-19 for...

Gas leak in Alto closes roads

A gas leak this afternoon temporarily closed several roads in the Alto area. Habersham County Emergency Services responded to an active leak Thursday after a...

State agency drops plan to limit at-home care for dozens of people with disabilities

State agency officials have abandoned a controversial plan that would have limited at-home nursing care for about 200 people with disabilities, potentially upending life...

Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champ Demaryius Thomas dies at 33

Demaryius Thomas, who earned five straight Pro Bowl honors and a Super Bowl ring during a prolific receiving career spent mostly with the Denver...

Judge rejects motions to dismiss lawsuits challenging Georgia voting law

(GA Recorder) — Eight federal lawsuits challenging Georgia’s voting law remain alive after a judge rejected motions to dismiss them Thursday. Civil rights organizations applauded...

Cleveland man convicted of child molestation

A Cleveland man arrested earlier this year on charges of aggravated sexual battery and child molestation has been convicted and sentenced for the crime...

Peer counseling offers help for the helpers

First responders and public safety officials from all over the state have spent the past week at the Habersham County Aquatic Center receiving their...

Fire suppression system ‘does its job’ – keeps NGTC dining hall fire from spreading

Firefighters responded to the North Georgia Technical College campus in Clarkesville on Thursday after a grease fire broke out in the kitchen. Around 12:44 p.m., Habersham...

Cornelia to vote on 2022 budget Dec. 20

The City of Cornelia is set to make the final vote on their 2022 budget later this month at a special called meeting on...

Booster seats to be donated to Head Start for safe holiday travel

The mother that helped donate 140 coats to Head Start in memory of Habersham County Head Start Teacher Tiffany Moss has started another drive...

Despite state’s division, Stacey Abrams has a plan for ‘One Georgia’

Since losing the Georgia governor's race in 2018, Stacey Abrams has become a national figure and Democratic rising star. But she promises her second...

U.S. Senate rejects Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night to block President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private employers, with every...