Georgia Department of Transportation exploring high-speed rail between Atlanta and Savannah
By the middle of the next decade, Georgians may be able to travel between Atlanta and Savannah by high-speed rail, avoiding traffic and expensive...
‘Extreme and toxic’: Democrats in Congress mount opposition to GOP tax cut package
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Democrats Tuesday criticized House Republicans for their efforts to pass “one big, beautiful” bill to extend Trump-era tax cuts that...
Amid protests and Democratic pushback, U.S. House GOP launches work on Medicaid cuts
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. House committee tasked with overhauling energy policy and Medicaid to achieve $880 billion in spending cuts on Tuesday...
Kandy Kane Learning Center evacuated due to fire alarm
Kandy Kane Learning Center in Clarkesville was evacuated Tuesday, May 13, due to an activated fire alarm, according to public safety officials.
Crews from Habersham...
Cleveland City Council aims to improve housing options with rezoning
Following two rezoning requests approved by the Cleveland City Council, more housing possibilities could soon be available. The council held two rezoning public hearings...
GTC commends employees, firefighters after Habersham Hills Cinemas fire
Georgia Theater Company (GTC) is expressing gratitude and praise for its employees and local emergency responders following a fire that broke out late Friday,...
Undocumented immigrant wanted for ‘mass murder’ arrested in Banks County
Federal authorities, with the support of the Banks County deputies, recently apprehended a man wanted in connection with a mass murder in Mexico, the...
3 people killed in fiery crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on north Georgia interstate
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others injured in a fiery wreck involving multiple vehicles and semi-trailers on the interstate...
More than six months after Election Day, Allison Riggs is sworn into the NC...
(North Carolina Newsline) — North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in Tuesday after a six-month wait, bringing to an end a...
Demorest approves expenditures for infrastructure, facility upgrades
In a called meeting on Monday, May 12, the Demorest City Council unanimously approved several key expenditures aimed at improving city infrastructure and addressing...
Collins to Piedmont grads: Pursue your passion, stay curious
As President Trump and Cabinet members made graduation rounds nationwide, Gainesville native and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins returned to North Georgia to address...
U.S. House GOP mandates Medicaid work requirements in giant bill slashing spending
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. House Republicans plan to debate and approve the three final pieces of their “big, beautiful bill” in committee this...