Choose Columbus dispels misinformation about data center
The Director of Choose Columbus, Missy Kendrick appeared during the city council's public agenda Tuesday night to dispel misinformation about the data center coming...
Piedmont museum to host ‘Stalking the Big Cat of Georgia’ screening
DEMOREST, Ga. — The Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art at Piedmont University will host the Habersham County debut of the documentary “Stalking the Big Cat...
Cell phone ban for high schools, school metal detectors, literacy bill move through Georgia...
(Georgia Recorder) - The Georgia House passed a slew of bills Tuesday that could reshape the way public school students learn.
The chamber approved bills...
Soldier Performance Readiness Center to be named after Columbus native
The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning will host a dedication ceremony, renaming the Sand Hill Soldier Performance Readiness Center (SPRC) in honor...
Third arrest made in Opelika daycare fires
Opelika Police Department has arrested 51-year-old Terrence Kareem Johnson, from Tuskegee, AL, on two counts of Second-Degree Arson. This is the third arrest in...
Fire consultant outlines path for more city consolidations after Demorest deal
DEMOREST, Ga. — A fire service consultant told Habersham County commissioners the county’s recent takeover of fire protection in Demorest could serve as a...
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the ‘golden age’ Trump describes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden...
‘We’re winning so much.’ Trump’s State of the Union seeks to calm economic jitters...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared during Tuesday's State of the Union that “we’re winning so much,” saying he'd sparked a jobs and...
Pratt & Whitney announces $200 million expansion in Columbus
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is investing $200 million to expand its operations in Columbus, Georgia....
County leaders reshape zoning to protect rural character
DEMOREST, Ga. — After months of work on a new unified development code, Habersham County commissioners spent much of their annual planning retreat Tuesday...
Commissioners approve construction and demolition Transfer/Recycling Center
CLEVELAND, Ga. - A Special Use Permit for property in the White County Industrial Park has been granted by the White County Board of...
Suspected DUI driver charged with vehicular homicide after bicyclist dies
ATHENS, Ga. — A 37-year-old Athens man has died following a crash Saturday night on Olympic Drive, and the driver of the vehicle involved...