Can you hear us? Verizon customers speak up on outage
A widespread Verizon outage left customers across the nation without service on Saturday, with many phones showing only SOS signals. Verizon blamed the disruption...
Rep. Anderson: Fractured election board may need legislative fix
At a contentious hearing in Clarkesville this week, lawmakers acknowledged what many in the packed room already sensed — the State Election Board is...
Sen. Dixon condemns swatting hoaxes at Georgia universities
The senator who authored Georgia's swatting law is condemning the wave of swatting hoaxes that targeted multiple Georgia universities Friday night. Senator Clint Dixon...
Motorcyclist injured in wreck north of Clarkesville
A 20-year-old man was injured in a motorcycle wreck Friday evening north of Clarkesville.
According to the Georgia State Patrol, Aden Nichols was driving a...
False shooter threats at Georgia colleges linked to swatting trend
Several Georgia colleges became the latest targets of a nationwide swatting trend Friday night, with false reports of armed shooters prompting lockdowns and emergency...
White County Chamber honors business leaders, unveils 5-year plan at annual meeting
More than 220 business and community leaders gathered on Aug. 28 for the White County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.
Kelly Wilkins, vice president of...
Georgia Democrats hope an anti-Trump mood could propel state Senate candidate to upset win...
The winds of change might be blowing through Georgia.
At least, that’s what Democrats are hoping for as both parties gear up for a competitive...
Appeals court upholds ruling rejecting sweeping Trump tariffs
(States Newsroom) — The economy-wide tariffs President Donald Trump placed on nearly every U.S. trading partner are illegal, a federal appeals court said Friday.
The...
Inside Georgia’s Election Board crisis: Clashes, conflicts, and calls for reform
A packed room of politicos, lawyers, election directors, and legislators erupted in cheers and jeers when the idea of hand-marked paper ballots surfaced. In...
Katrina in North Georgia: 20 years later
20 years ago today Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Louisiana/Mississippi border. The storm did extreme damage to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf...
Driver killed in wrong-way crash on Athens Highway
A Jefferson man was killed Thursday afternoon when his car crashed head-on into a pickup truck on Athens Highway southeast of Gainesville.
The crash happened...
Early morning fire tears through home in Hall County
Hall County firefighters battled a blaze early Friday morning that gutted a house in Flowery Branch.
At approximately 4 a.m., firefighters responded to reports of...