Cornelia police earn state recertification through 2028
CORNELIA, Ga.- The Cornelia Police Department has once again been recognized as a State Certified Law Enforcement Agency, extending its status through August 2028...
Georgia lottery officials face lawmakers’ questions on slowdown, spending
(Georgia Recorder) — The head of the Georgia Lottery painted a rosy picture of the lottery’s contribution to education at a Georgia House committee...
Athens-Clarke County Commission pauses new data centers
The Athens-Clarke County Commission put a pause on new data centers Tuesday night.
The moratorium passed Tuesday night will put a pause on new data...
Feds indict two after meth allegedly found hidden in blackberry shipments
ATLANTA — Two men have been federally charged after investigators allegedly uncovered nearly 1,600 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside refrigerated blackberry shipments during coordinated...
Lawmakers to hear from Navy admiral who ordered attack that killed boat strike survivors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged...
Cornelia’s Red Apple Corridor annexation collapses after 3.5-hour public hearing
CORNELIA, GA — A proposed 216-acre annexation and rezoning along the Highway 365 corridor — the largest growth proposal Cornelia has considered in years...
US Senate panel seeks speedy bipartisan deal on health insurance subsidies
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate committee that oversees health care started coalescing around an approach to lower costs for Americans during a...
White County Board of Education ready for next step in superintendent selection
CLEVELAND, Ga. - The work by the White County Board of Education to find the next superintendent of schools is continuing. The search began...
Habersham Schools defy national trends with full driver staffing, focus on rural route safety
HABERSHAM COUNTY, GA — As school districts across the country scramble to cover routes amidst a persistent bus driver shortage, the Habersham County Schools...
Is vaping the new ‘drug bust’? How Habersham Schools are bucking the national trend
HABERSHAM COUNTY, GA — Across the nation, school hallways have become the frontline of a new addiction crisis. What began as a "safe" alternative...
Lawmakers press for Epstein files briefing, as Dems release photos of his private island
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi for a briefing this week to review the...
Despite ICE raids and changing immigration rules, Fieldale Farms steers clear of trouble
The number of undocumented immigrants working in the U.S. meatpacking industry is some 23 percent, according to one accounting.
But not a single one of...