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Early voting continues in Georgia PSC primary

(Georgia Recorder) — For the first time since 2020, Georgia voters have a chance to decide who will represent them on the Public Service...

Clarkesville adjusts property tax structure to align with surrounding municipalities

The Clarkesville City Council has voted to change how the city calculates taxes. Taxpayers will now pay more on a smaller percentage of their...

Gov. Kemp: Special tax refund checks begin issuing this week

On Monday, Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Revenue announced that the state will begin issuing one-time, special tax refunds this week....

Rubio in talks for return of wrongly deported man, in flip for Trump administration

WASHINGTON (Georgia Recorder) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is personally working to facilitate the return of a man wrongly deported to a...

Man rescued after falling into 75-foot well in North Habersham

Emergency crews from multiple counties pulled off a dramatic and successful rescue Sunday evening after a man fell into a 75-foot well in northern...

Homeland Security’s list of ‘sanctuary cities’ pulled down after sheriffs object

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the weekend took down a public list of cities and jurisdictions that the...

Man found dead in Gainesville roadway

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A quiet Gainesville neighborhood was shaken early Sunday morning after a 31-year-old man was found dead in the middle of the...

Section of Underwood Street to be blocked due to construction in Cleveland

Crews will start installing the infrastructure for the new Cleveland Fire Station this week and it might interrupt your driving route. Beginning Tuesday, June 3,...

John Kennedy, Georgia’s top Senate Republican, joins race for lieutenant governor

ATLANTA (AP) — John Kennedy, the top-ranking Republican in Georgia's state Senate, on Monday joined a growing field of GOP candidates seeking to become...

Royston murder suspect captured in South Carolina

HART COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities have arrested the woman wanted for allegedly shooting and killing another woman in Royston over the weekend. Police took...

Racial history brought to light as ‘Mockingbird’ play opens in Clarkesville

This week, To Kill a Mockingbird, the stage play based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1960 novel by Harper Lee, is going onstage at Habersham...

Georgia Power’s plan to support potential data center surge with fossil fuel energy faces...

(Georgia Recorder) — The state’s largest electric utility says it needs to significantly increase its energy capacity to accommodate a potential wave of data...