Columbus Lions fan wins $8K after field goal kick
A Columbus Lions football fan is waking up $8,000 dollars richer after nailing a field goal kick inside the Columbus Civic Center Sunday evening....
Thousands flock to Clarkesville for 64th annual Mountain Laurel Festival
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — Downtown Clarkesville welcomed thousands of visitors Saturday for the 64th Annual Mountain Laurel Festival, filling the town square with arts and...
Affordability is more than a political buzzword for many Georgia voters
(Georgia Recorder) — Everything is more expensive these days, and Georgia voters across the state say the cost of living is shaping how they...
Tuesday is primary election day in Georgia
Georgia’s primary election is May 19. Candidates are holding events across the state to make their final pitches and energize voters to turn out...
Habersham County commissioners to consider self-storage proposal Monday
CLARKESVILLE — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Habersham County Courthouse Jury Assembly Room,...
US House members scrutinize ‘big, beautiful’ law’s loan limits for nursing degrees
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose...
Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An effort to reshape South Carolina's congressional districts will get its first full airing Monday in the state House, as...
Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia is due in court for trial, accused of ignoring...
China agrees to boost trade for US ag products such as beef and poultry...
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate...
Wrong-way driver collides with disabled vehicle on GA 365
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a weekend crash involving a wrong-way driver on GA 365 South.
It happened around 1:12...
Traffic stop in Toccoa leads to drug, firearm arrest
TOCCOA, Ga. — A traffic stop early Thursday morning in Toccoa led to the arrest of a 33-year-old man on multiple drug and firearm...
3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies...
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies...