NGTC students shine at FBLA National Leadership Conference
North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) students brought home top honors from the 2025 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference in...
Mason Whelchel Meaders honored for 50 years of service
Whelchel Meaders was recently recognized for more than 50 years of faithful service as a Mason with Yonah Lodge #382.
In a ceremony held at...
Helen mourns beloved K-9 Officer Henk, public memorial set for June 26
The Helen Police Department is mourning the heartbreaking loss of one of its own—K-9 Officer Henk. Henk passed away Monday morning after suffering heatstroke...
Gainesville lottery player wins $2 million Mega Millions prize
A Gainesville resident is celebrating a life-changing win after hitting a $2 million prize in the June 20 Mega Millions drawing.
The winning ticket, purchased...
Members of US House panel split on solution to high cost of child care
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Republicans and Democrats on a U.S. House Education and Workforce subcommittee agreed at a Tuesday hearing that child care affordability...
GOP leaders in US Senate struggle to lessen pain of Medicaid cuts for rural...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans were scrambling Tuesday to restructure several proposals in the “big, beautiful bill” that don’t meet their chamber’s...
Powell says Fed can wait to reduce interest rates as Trump demands cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest...
Southern hospitality meets heartfelt cause at Demorest benefit barbecue
Forget the typical ballroom fundraiser with tables resembling oversized wedding cakes and stuffy speeches—Sunday night’s Price to Play benefit in Demorest was something entirely...
New school voucher program goes into effect this fall
This fall, thousands of Georgia students will attend a private school or study at home, and state government will help them pay for it.
Republican...
Waymo’s robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnership
Waymo's robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this...
Israel says Iran launches more missiles after ceasefire starts. Iranian military denies that
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — A tentative truce faltered Tuesday when Israel vowed to retaliate after saying Iran launched missiles into its airspace more than...
Trump heads to the NATO summit on the heels of a possible Israel-Iran ceasefire
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S....