Attorney Kelly Anne Miles named 2026 Gainesville Woman of Distinction
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - A longtime attorney and community advocate has been named the 2026 Gainesville Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia.
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West Point $50k winner
A Georgia Lottery player won $50,000 in the Dec. 8 Powerball drawing as the jackpot soared to $930 million, the seventh highest in the...
GBI promotes Toccoa native Larry Rudeseal to assistant special agent in charge
CLEVELAND, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has promoted Larry Rudeseal, a Toccoa native and longtime North Georgia law enforcement officer, to assistant...
Former Truett McConnell vice president indicted in case tied to sex abuse probe
CLEVELAND, Ga. -Â A former vice president at Truett McConnell University has been indicted in White County on charges connected to an ongoing sexual abuse...
Cornelia enacts 180-day pause on annexation requests
CORNELIA, Ga. - One week after a major annexation proposal unraveled during a tense, 3.5-hour public hearing, Cornelia officials voted Tuesday to impose an...
Baldwin approves city manager, advances water projects
BALDWIN, Ga. - Baldwin officials approved a new city manager, advanced multiple water and sewer improvements, and closed out two elected officials' terms Tuesday...
Democrat flips northeast Georgia state House seat
(Georgia Recorder) — Democrats appeared to gain a northeast Georgia House seat during an off-year special election Tuesday in the latest sign of their...
Columbus Fire & EMS launches innovative 911 program
Columbus Fire & EMS now offers non-emergency 911 callers the option to connect virtually with a board-certified ER doctor and patient navigator to receive...
District Attorney announces conviction in major drug trafficking case
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Don Kelly announced the conviction of Clarence Warren AKA "squirrel" on 18 felony counts including trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and...
McDonald’s employee killed in late-night shooting in Northeast Georgia; GBI investigating
ELBERTON, Ga. — A late-night shooting inside an Elberton McDonald’s left one employee dead Tuesday, sparking a homicide investigation now led by the Georgia...
Baldwin to finalize new city manager during council meeting
BALDWIN- Â The Baldwin City Council is expected to finalize the appointment of Tiera Morrison as the city's next city manager Tuesday night, marking the...
Cornelia to weigh emergency pause on annexation requests after major proposal collapses
CORNELIA, Ga. - Cornelia city commissioners will hold a special called meeting at noon today to consider an emergency moratorium on new annexation requests....