State & National News

Secretary of State Brian Kemp running for governor in 2018

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp today announced he's running for governor in 2018. The Athens Republican threw his hat into the ring after...

Collins’ response to President’s Joint Session Address

Says election and speech were about forgotten Americans (WASHINGTON) - —Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) attended President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress on February 28...

Collins votes to block abortion funding

(WASHINGTON— D.C.) - Congressman Doug Collins today voted in favor of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure...

Third and final presidential debate tonight

The third and final U.S. Presidential Debate takes place tonight at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Watch NBC's live stream of the...

GOP Convention Update with Anna Swick

Anna Swick, a 2009 graduate of Habersham Central High School who now works in Washington, D.C. is volunteering at the convention. She'll be sharing...

Collins Comments on New House Speaker

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Ninth District Congressman Doug Collins reacted to the election of Representative Paul Ryan as the new Speaker of the House on...

Collins Votes Against Short Term Spending Bill

(Washington) - Congress on Wednesday avoided a government shutdown by passing a bill that keeps the government running through mid-December. An attempt by some conservative...

Gov. Deal orders review of Planned Parenthood in Georgia

Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal today ordered a review of Planned Parenthood clinics operating in Savannah, Atlanta and Augusta. According to a release, “Gov. Nathan Deal...

Governor: Georgia will recognize gay marriage

The US Supreme Court ruled today that all states must recognize same-sex marriages. The justices, in a 5-4 decision, held that "The Fourteenth Amendment requires...

Governor wants redesign of Confederate license plates

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal says he wants a redesign of Georgia’s state-issued Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates. The current design includes a Confederate battle flag...

Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson has Parkinson’s

Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson says he is suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. Isakson made the announcement at his Capitol Hill office this morning. Despite the...

Rep. Terry Rogers’ Georgia Business Act signed

Habersham County State Representative Terry Rogers’ House Bill 259 is now law. Dubbed the “Georgia Business Act” the new rules allow state agencies to skip...