US Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding...
Trump emergency tariffs violate Constitution, Democrats argue in court case
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Democratic lawmakers argued in a new legal filing this week that President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs usurped congressional...
Baldwin officials debate paying animal control dues
Baldwin city council members were visibly distraught during the work session held on Tuesday, July 8, when they learned that the amount due to...
New Helen boundary lines approved
An intergovernmental Agreement has been reached between White County and the City of Helen to correct the city’s boundary map.
During the July 7 county...
Georgia lags far behind other states in the number of journalists, says new report
(Georgia Recorder) — The decline of local news continues on the national level and here at home in Georgia. A new local journalism report...
Crowd packs Clayton City Council meeting to defend popular wine tasting room
CLAYTON, Ga. — A standing-room-only crowd filled the Clayton City Council chambers Monday night as residents rallied in support of Highroads Tasting Room, which...
White County Sheriff’s Office seizes pills, meth in drug bust
A traffic stop earlier this summer led to a drug bust in White County, according to a press release from the White County Sheriff’s...
Turnout is ‘miserably low’ in the race for utility regulator
ATLANTA (AP) — Every time the door swings open this week at the county courthouse in the tiny south Georgia town of Statenville, six...
Federal judge to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A federal judge in New Hampshire Thursday issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order that would rewrite...
Habersham tax digest to be discussed at July 14 Board of Assessors meeting
Habersham's 2025 tax digest will be discussed at the upcoming Board of Tax Assessors meeting on Monday, July 14. The assessors must approve the...
Cornelia police searching for individual moving homeless people into Habersham
The Cornelia Police Department is investigating reports that an individual from outside Habersham County is transporting homeless people into the area and relocating them...
Northeast Georgia man sentenced to 35 years for trafficking fentanyl
ATHENS, Ga. — A Hull man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and other drugs.
Dwan Maurice Hewlett, 41,...