Georgia aims to prevent price gouging on gas
Gov. Nathan Deal today issued an executive order reiterating state law O.C.G.A. § 38-3-51, which prohibits price gouging. “Due to a leak in a critical fuel pipeline in Alabama, which is currently...
View ArticleLois Johnson Shortt
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home announces the death of Lois Johnson Shortt, age 90 of Cornelia, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and...
View ArticleNow NASCAR: Eventful Chicagoland
The 2016 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup kicked off yesterday in the windy city, and there is no shortage of story-lines heading out of the race weekend. The weekend started with rain cancelling...
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Absentee voting begins Sept. 20th
Absentee voting begins tomorrow in Habersham County. If you’re unable to get to the polls, you may apply for a paper ballot Sept. 20-Nov. 4, 2016. “Voters who are disabled, 65 or older, working or...
View ArticleNo More Tears in Heaven
My husband’s grandparents blessed us with a beautiful piece of property that our family calls, “The Bottoms.” Located down a dirt road in northern Banks County, the land, with its beautiful bottom...
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Mondays with Mom: Bean
Mom has been wrestling a lot in her dreams lately. She argues and fusses, mostly at her brother, Bean. That wasn’t his real name. I didn’t learn his real name, Prior, until I was an adult. I have only...
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Glow in the Park 5k coming to Clarkesville
Ready. Set. Glow! The Clarkesville Junior Main Street Board announces the inaugural Glow in the Park: Clarkesville Glow Run 5k for Saturday, October 8th in Sam Pitts Park. The start and end of the...
View ArticleThe building blocks of life
SHMS 7th grader Dylan Rice uses a microscope to identify different types of cells. (PHOTO/SHMS) They’re called the building blocks of life and students at South Habersham Middle School are learning...
View ArticleTruett’s Peavy Wins Georgia Mountain Invitational; Men Finish Second
TMU’s Luke Peavy shot a 1-over-par 73 on Tuesday, holding off all other men’s competitors to finish the Georgia Mountain Invitational at 144 to win the tournament by four strokes. The Truett McConnell...
View ArticleWhat Are You Running From?
God isn’t scared of what scares us. I love those words. It makes me realize the power of my Father and yours. He’ll take care of it – whatever it is. I was recently at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo with...
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TFS varsity, middles school cross country teams improve times at Eagle Invite
Tallulah Falls School’s varsity and middle school cross country programs found success at the recent Eagle Invitational on September 10, with many runners improving their individual times. Another...
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John Phillip Sims
John Phillip Sims, age 79, of Cornelia, Georgia, went to be with The Lord on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Sims was born on December 7, 1936 in Helen, Georgia. He is preceded in...
View ArticleOla Mae Demore
Ola Mae Demore, age 92 of Clarkesville, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 am, Friday September 23, 2016 at Fairfield Baptist Church with Rev. Guy Lee...
View ArticleFRESH & LOCAL at the Clarkesville Farmers Market, September 24
Chances are that you’ll be heading to the epicenter of deliciousness this Saturday afternoon for Clarkesville’s “Taste of Clarkesville” event in the afternoon. Sounds like a good plan. An even better...
View ArticleHomecoming celebration for McKenzie Coan set for Friday
Paralympic champion McKenzie Coan will be honored with a homecoming celebration on Friday (September 23) in the Paul Anderson Park in Toccoa. Coan earned three gold medals in swimming competition (50...
View ArticleClassic Cruise In Returns to Downtown Clarkesville
The Downtown Clarkesville Cruise-In returns this month in conjunction with the 7th Annual A taste of Clarkesville on Saturday, September 24th on the historic downtown square. The event, typically...
View ArticleExtra law enforcement at White County schools Thursday
(Cleveland)- There was an increased law enforcement presence at all White County Schools Thursday morning. White County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeff Wilson said by email, school officials were...
View ArticleTallulah Falls Middle School Soccer Finding Success
Tallulah Falls’ coed soccer and volleyball teams have enjoyed success recently, with the soccer team taking down Cherokee last week, and the volleyball team sweeping West Jackson. Middle school coed...
View ArticlePiedmont Wraps Up Track Nationals Taking Home Six National Championships
The accolades continue to pour in for the Piedmont College cycling team with three more National Championships on the final day of Track Nationals at the Giordana Velodrome. The Lions wrapped up...
View ArticleI Got Back Up Again
In order for greatness to emerge, there must be periods of not-so-greatness. The words are written on a strip across the top of my computer to remind me that not only is failure inevitable, it is a...
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