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CDC panel abandons, for now, more controversial vaccine proposals but casts doubt on safety

ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) —  A key vaccine advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indefinitely postponed a controversial change to...

Coroner identifies driver killed in Hollywood wreck

Authorities have released the name of the driver killed in a wreck on GA 15/US 441 South in northern Habersham County. According to County...

Demorest Council approves water sampling expansion, joins opioid settlement

DEMOREST, Ga. — The Demorest City Council held a special called meeting Thursday night to approve additional sampling stations for its water supply.  Contractor Fletcher...

Who qualifies for ‘no tax on tips’ and what counts as a tip? Here...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is moving closer to making President Donald Trump's “ no tax on tips ” promise a reality. But...

Policy requiring Georgia college professors to put their class syllabus online begins to take...

(Georgia Recorder) — Have you ever wondered what college students are studying these days? Under a University System of Georgia policy rolling out this...

White County firefighters train in life-saving swiftwater rescues

CLEVELAND, Ga. — White County Fire Services has taken a major step toward improving public safety in Northeast Georgia. The department hosted a week-long...

Hartwell man arrested after early morning pursuit

HARTWELL, Ga. — A Hart County deputy’s early morning traffic stop turned into a pursuit through city streets on Wednesday, September 17. Around 3:05 a.m.,...

Hyundai says it will spend $2.7 billion expanding part of the Georgia complex raided...

ATLANTA (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday confirmed it is going forward with previously announced plans to expand its Georgia plant, just weeks...

Train catches fire in Commerce, shuts down SK Boulevard

COMMERCE, Ga. — Firefighters and police officers in Commerce were called to the scene of a train fire near the intersection of SK Boulevard...

Federal watchdog report on Georgia’s Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal watchdog reported Thursday that Georgia’s program requiring able-bodied adults to document low-paying work to get Medicaid has spent much...

CDC vaccine panel votes to limit use of a childhood vaccine as COVID, hepatitis...

ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A key vaccine advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its recommendations around certain...

Flowery Branch man faces 500 new charges in child sex exploitation case

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A Flowery Branch man already in custody for child exploitation is now facing hundreds of additional charges after investigators said...