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House Dems urge probe of 11th Circuit judge for hiring clerk with ‘racist’ history

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Democratic leaders of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee are urging the chief justice of the Supreme Court to investigate decisions...

Rabun County Veterans Day ceremony honors local vets

  On a cold, rainy day, Northeast Georgian veterans, their families and community members gathered to honor veterans that dedicated their lives to serving the...

American Legion holds Veterans Day celebration in Cleveland

The ceremony was shorter than normal due to a threat of showers but members of the Roy Head Post 16 of the American Legion...

Gainesville man charged with aggravated battery after allegedly shooting woman with pellet gun

Hall County Sheriff’s Office investigators have charged a Gainesville man with aggravated battery under the Family Violence Act in connection with a shooting this...

Georgia House GOP approves legislative map to preserve majority for years

ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — The Georgia House approved new borders for their districts on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday, 99 to 79. If the maps...

Northeast Georgia’s 50-year-old honor guard holds onto disappearing tradition

The Grant-Reeves Veteran Honor Guard has served Habersham and other Northeast Georgia counties for over 50 years. The guard has embraced the traditions of...

Northeast Georgians to honor veterans at regional Veterans Day events

Veterans Day is on Thursday, Nov. 11, and Northeast Georgia cities, schools and organizations have events in place to honor and celebrate the service...

Oakwood teen accused of possessing, distributing child pornography

State and local investigators arrested and charged an Oakwood teenager with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Allen Joel Ledesma possessed and...

Georgia House, Senate approve their redistricting maps. What’s next?

Georgia's state legislative maps are one step closer to reality after the House and Senate passed their redistricting plans this week. But the maps...

Habersham cities planning for E-911 radio purchases, maintenance fees

With a new E-911 radio system funded by SPLOST and the American Rescue Plan coming to Habersham County, the county's municipalities are working to...

Plans move forward for Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins in Clarkesville

The Clarkesville Planning and Zoning Commission is moving forward with new designs for the building that will become Clarkesville's very own Dunkin' Donuts— and...

Region COVID-19 numbers decreasing, public health encourages vaccination

New data from the District 2 Department of Public Health shows that COVID-19 cases are decreasing across the region, but as we enter the...