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South Korean officials question U.S. investments after Georgia battery plant immigration raid

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s foreign minister departed for the U.S. on Monday to finalize steps for the return of several hundred...

Post Office branch in Five Points to close

After more than half a century, the post office at ADD Drug in Five Points is closing. The U.S. Postal Service notified the branch...

Habersham County planning small business forum

The Habersham County Finance Department is preparing to host a forum designed to help local small businesses connect with county government and learn more...

A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump’s order

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Sunday removed a peace vigil that had stood outside the White House for more than four decades...

Two tickets split $1.787B Powerball jackpot

After months without a winner, two people struck it lucky - and rich - in Saturday night's Powerball drawing. Winning tickets sold in Missouri...

South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will...

What to know about a large-scale immigration raid at a Georgia manufacturing plant

Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South...

Protesters in D.C. flood the streets demanding an end to Trump’s military deployment

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Thousands marched in Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s continued deployment of National Guard troops and the increased...

Drawing set for Powerball jackpot that has ballooned to $1.8 billion

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball drawing will be held Saturday for what would be second highest lottery jackpot on record: an estimated...

Alto cancels November election after incumbent withdraws

Habersham County Elections Supervisor Laurel Ellison announced the cancellation on September 5, following the withdrawal of Councilmember P.J. Huggins. A former mayor of Alto, Huggins...

Georgia to send over 300 National Guard troops to Washington

(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia is sending 300 soldiers and 16 support staff from the Georgia National Guard to Washington, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. The...

White County breaks ground on new fire station

White County officials and community members gathered this week to break ground on Fire Station 9, a new facility designed to expand the fire...