Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this...
Government shutdown looms Oct. 1 as Congress struggles with stopgap spending plan
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill Tuesday that’s intended to avoid a shutdown when the...
US Senate Dems push GOP for extension of expiring health care subsidies
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A trio of Senate Democrats urged Republican lawmakers at a Tuesday press conference to extend and make permanent the enhanced...
Georgia higher ed board approves $50K Sonny Perdue pay bump
(Georgia Recorder) — University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue is getting a raise.
The Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $50,000...
Lula Council votes to annex and rezone land for Ryals Brothers industrial project
LULA, Ga. — Lula’s City Council voted September 15 to annex and rezone more than 34 acres off Julian Baugh Road, allowing a local...
Habersham commissioners approve emergency moratorium on new housing developments
In a surprise move Monday, the Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted to place an emergency moratorium on new housing developments across the county.
The...
Judge grants continuance in Rodriguez-Ramirez murder case
The defense attorney for Angel de Jesus Rivera-Sanchez, the man accused of murdering a Habersham County woman last October, sought a continuance in the...
Motorcyclist injured in Hwy. 17 crash
STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. — A 25-year-old Toccoa man was taken to the hospital after a fiery motorcycle crash Monday afternoon on Highway 17 in...
Ex-GOP lieutenant governor enters race for Georgia governor with anti-Trump message
(Georgia Recorder) — Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is running for Georgia governor as a Democrat.
Duncan announced his campaign Tuesday with a video...
It’s ‘do or die’ for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on...
ATLANTA (AP) — It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United States, but Rivian Automotive leaders say...
Habersham County property tax bills to be mailed October 15
Habersham County property tax bills are expected to hit mailboxes in October. The county announced on Tuesday that the bills are expected to be...
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of...