Deal: Budget prioritizes cybersecurity, education, public safety
(Atlanta) – Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday released his budget recommendations to the General Assembly for the amended current and upcoming fiscal years. The proposed budgets would bolster resources for...
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One Book Habersham kicks off today
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View ArticleEdward Blackshear Brown Jr.
Celebration of Life services for Edward Blackshear Brown Jr., 71, of Turnerville, will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20 at Clarkesville First United Methodist Church, Clarkesville, with the Rev. Brian...
View ArticleFairview Elementary evacuated due to possible gas leak
School will go on as scheduled Friday after concerns over a possible gas leak at Fairview Elementary School in Demorest resulted in a forced evacuation this morning. Habersham County Superintendent of...
View ArticleRalph Hazen Hall
Ralph Hazen Hall, age 95 of Baldwin, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017. Born on October 1, 1921 in Westphalia, Kansas, Mr. Hall was the son of the late Austin H. and Mabel Viola Hall. He graduated...
View ArticleStella Wilson Hardman
Stella Wilson Hardman passed away on January 12, 2017 in Matthews, North Carolina, after residing at Weddington Park Assisted Living in Matthews, North Carolina. She was born on March 20, 1927. Stella...
View ArticleTacky Prom postponed due to Community House flooding
The Tacky Prom that was scheduled for next month in Cornelia has been postponed due to flooding inside the Cornelia Community House. Cornelia’s Community Development Manager Jessie Owensby made the...
View ArticleQ&A with HABCO Commission Chair Victor Anderson
After two years as Habersham County Commission Vice-Chair, Victor Anderson is now leading the five-member panel. As the newly-elected Chair, Anderson says he’s “humbled and honored” that his fellow...
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TFS coaches select Indians of the Week
Tallulah Falls School coaches have named four Indians of the Week for the week of Jan. 2-7. VARSITY BOY Senior Jason Lin of Taiwan has been selected by varsity girls basketball coach Tom Tilley an a...
View ArticleLurlene Tench Meeks
Lurlene Tench Meeks, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017. Those wishing to express online condolences to the family may do so by visiting...
View ArticleReady for Habersham Little League? Registration is Now Open!
Registration for the Spring 2017 Habersham Little League season is underway, as previously reported. Open to residents of Banks, Habersham and White Counties, players ages four to sixteen are eligible...
View ArticleNobody hurt as train jumps tracks in Stephens County
Authorities said nobody was hurt after a train derailment in Stephens County on Thursday. It occurred on Thursday afternoon on tracks along Wolf Pit Road. According to Stephens County Volunteer Fire...
View ArticleHistoric Cornelia Community House floods
“Heartbroken.” That’s how Cornelia Community Development Manager Jessie Owensby describes her reaction to the recent flooding of the historic Cornelia Community House. According to City Manager Dee...
View ArticleWorld Series umpire Hudson to speak at Piedmont College
Major League Baseball umpire Marvin Hudson, who helped call the 2016 World Series, will be the guest speaker at the Piedmont College P-Club Luncheon and Hall of Fame Induction ceremony Feb. 11 in...
View ArticleSen. John Wilkinson re-appointed as Chair of Senate Agriculture Committee
(ATLANTA) – Sen. John Wilkinson (R – Toccoa) was recently re-appointed to serve as chair of the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee and as a member on several influential committees for...
View ArticleNHMS Top Cats for December
Pictured (L-R, front to back): Tristen Gibby, Grayson Means, Kiana Chastain, Jasmine Shook, Kayla Summers, Dr. Emery Warnock (staff), Hayden Ross, Aiden Hawkins, Joey Terrell Jr., Hannah Cantrell and...
View ArticleHabersham Central Suffers Dacula Sweep Friday Night
It was a hard-fought 43-40 loss for the Lady Raiders Friday night, as they moved to 0-2 in region play. The girls were 12-3 coming into the season’s second half, but have now fallen in two straight...
View ArticleVera Lynch McDuffie
Vera Lynch McDuffie, age 88 of Baldwin, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 14, 2017. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 from the Chapel of...
View ArticleRobert L. “Bob” Townsend
Robert L. “Bob” Townsend, age 76 of Demorest, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017. Born in Gainesville, Georgia on June 07, 1940, he was a son of the late Sidney Lanier Townsend &...
View ArticleDorothy Pearl Wayne
Dorothy Pearl Wayne, age 93, of Demorest, Georgia formerly of Deland, Florida, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 13, 2017. Mrs. Wayne was born on November 17, 1923 in Deland, Florida to the...
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