More countries confirm invites to Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza. $1 billion buys...
At least six more countries said Sunday the United States has invited them to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” a new...
Reshaping history teaches no lessons
This year, we will celebrate the founding of our nation, and it promises to be great fun! Flags will be flying, bands will be...
Casa Bariachi eyes late January reopening after expanded renovations
CORNELIA, Ga. — Renovations are continuing at Casa Bariachi following a fire in late October, with the restaurant’s owner now targeting the last week...
Thousands march in Greenland against Trump’s threatened takeover
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday....
Burger King HVAC malfunction triggers fire response in Cornelia
CORNELIA, Ga. — There were a few tense moments Saturday morning at Burger King in Cornelia when the manager reported smoke coming from the...
Tear gas floods a Minneapolis family’s SUV after they get caught between protesters and...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis couple says that after inadvertently getting caught between protesters and immigration officers this week, an officer rolled a tear...
Loomis: ‘no comment’ after cash spills in Columbus
A local spokesman for Loomis in Columbus had no comment after a Loomis truck spilled cash money on Gateway Road Thursday night. The incident...
US Education Department delays plan to garnish wages of student borrowers in default
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Department of Education, for now, is backtracking on plans to garnish wages and seize tax refunds of student...
Brushstrokes of Change: Making new history while preserving the old
On a small hill in one of Cornelia’s historically Black neighborhoods, Miss Sally’s Cafe stands as a marker of memory and the enduring importance...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day events from Atlanta to Athens
Atlanta
MLK, Jr. Beloved Community Awards
Saturday, January 17, 2026 – 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Atlanta – 265 Peachtree Street NE
Presented by The King Center
A ticketed awards...
NASA’s new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in...
Two arrested for trafficking methamphetamine in Stephens County
Earlier this month, investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff's Office received tips that Adam Douglas Greeson, 37, of Toccoa, was distributing methamphetamine.
According to a...