Controlled burn planned today at Smithgall Woods; no road closures expected
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will conduct a controlled burn today at Smithgall Woods in White County, according to...
Habersham Commission elects Harkness as chair, approves rural event center
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners elected new leadership Tuesday night and approved a conditional use request for a rural event...
Outrage over surge of data centers in Georgia inspires wave of bipartisan bills
(Georgia Recorder) - A surge in data center development has turned Georgia into a national hotspot while raising fresh concerns about the state’s energy...
Julie Paysen to step down as Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber president after 11 years
TOCCOA, Ga. — Julie Paysen will resign as president of the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce effective June 30, ending an 11-year tenure marked...
Georgia AG race: Brian Strickland says law-and-order focus, consumer protection drive his campaign
ATLANTA, Ga. — Republican state Sen. Brian Strickland says his legal background, years chairing the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee, and a hands-on approach to...
Police: Accelerant used at two daycare fires in Opelika
The Opelika Fire Department (OFD) and the Opelika Police Department (OPD) are currently investigating two separate fires that occurred on January 13 and January...
Of Pools and Plum Trees: Mapping Cornelia’s Black Neighborhoods
People of all ages and races gathered inside the Regional African American Museum for an intergenerational memory-mapping workshop that turned Martin Luther King Jr....
Trump threats against Greenland, UK, Norway escalate in advance of major economic forum
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s pledges to provoke a sweeping tariff fightwith Europe to get his way in taking control of...
Stephens County man arrested on meth trafficking charges following welfare check
EASTANOLLEE, Ga. — A Stephens County man is behind bars after deputies discovered a trafficking amount of methamphetamine and packaged marijuana during a welfare...
New report outlines role of Medicaid in Georgia
(GPB News) - Georgia Health Initiative’s research focuses on helping a variety of people, nonprofit organizations and community stakeholders better understand the role Medicaid...
Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel...
Indiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in CFP...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books Monday...