Time to spring forward!
It’s that time again. Daylight saving time (DST) starts Sunday. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens reminds you to change the batteries in your smoke alarms when you change...
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7-Day Forecast: Wintry Mix Possible Saturday Night
We’ve got one final day in the 60’s but old man winter comes roaring back in full force tomorrow. We are entering into a very, very difficult forecasting period across all of the Southeast US. A...
View ArticleGeorgia casino bill dead, cannabis law expanded
The House reconvened last week to begin our eighth week of the 2017 legislative session, and on Friday, March 3 we reached legislative day 28, also known as “Crossover Day.” Each year, Crossover Day...
View ArticlePass It On – Community Resources
With the closing of the Habersham Soup Kitchen in Clarkesville (read about it here: Habersham Soup Kitchen in Clarkesville closes its doors ) many of our readers have expressed interest in helping to...
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I am a patriot
I am a patriot and always have been. I barely remember the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 but that world war fueled my love for our country. I did not know then I would someday pass Pearl...
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TFS dedicates baseball complex
Saturday, March 4 was a milestone day for the Tallulah Falls School baseball program as a large, enthusiastic crowd witnessed the dedication of the recently-completed Higgins Baseball Complex. A brief...
View ArticleRabun County girls seek state title Saturday
March 11 is a huge day for Rabun County girls basketball, as the Lady Wildcats take the court against Laney for the GHSA Class 2A State Championship at Georgia Tech. Throughout the season, it was...
View ArticlePiedmont lecture focuses on German refugee response
Professor offers unique perspective on immigrant issue Dr. Christoph Singer, a professor of English Studies, Literature and Culture at the University of Paderborn, Germany, will present a talk titled...
View ArticleUGA woodwind ensemble to play Piedmont College concert
The Georgia Woodwind Quintet, a resident faculty ensemble at the University of Georgia, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in the Chapel at Piedmont College in Demorest....
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Pass It On every day by being courteous
Whatever happened to common courtesy? With all that is going on in our country surrounding the election of a new president, we have seen levels of division like never before. Everyone has an opinion...
View ArticleNadine Alexander Childs
Nadine Alexander Childs, age 82 of Clarkesville, Georgia passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later. An online guest register...
View ArticlePower restored to hundreds in Clarkesville
Georgia Power officials say an equipment failure caused an outage this morning that left hundreds of Clarkesville homeowners and church goers in the dark. The lights went out around 8:30 a.m. The...
View ArticlePolice warn of GA Power Scam
Helen Police are warning about a scam targeting Georgia Power customers. According to an HPD scam alert, the scam starts with a person contacting you and advising that they’re with GA Power. They then...
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“Lord of the Rings” on big screen at Movies on Main March 18th
Hear ye, all hobbit lovers! Clarkesville Main Street and the Habersham Community Theater (HCT) will kick off the 2017 Movies on Main series with the epic sci-fi fantasy flick, The Lord of the Rings:...
View ArticleRecap: 2016-17 Lady Lions Capture USA South Championship
The 2017 USA South Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament concluded on Saturday, February 25 as Piedmont College captured the championship for the first time in program history. The USA...
View ArticleThomas Christopher Quackenbush
Thomas Christopher Quackenbush, age 55, of Clarkesville passed away March 9, 2017. Born in Patterson, New Jersey, Mr. Quackenbush was the son of Robert and Barbara Comeau Quackenbush. He was a truck...
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Tallulah Falls introduces golf teams
Tallulah Falls introduces its varsity, junior varsity and middle school golf teams. Shown, from left, are coach Allen Campbell, Samuel Dunlap, Avery Roland, Levi Lovelace and Ray Sheng. The Tallulah...
View ArticleWhite County home damaged by Sunday fire
(Cleveland)- A White County home was damaged by fire Sunday. Ana Newberry, White County Fire Department spokeswoman said the residential fire was reported at 10:45 AM. Stations 6, 2, and 5 from White...
View ArticleNGTC Blairsville campus offers 2 new programs for Fall 2017
North Georgia Technical College announces a new Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program that will begin fall semester 2017 at the Blairsville NGTC Campus. Current nursing students interested in...
View ArticleMyrtle Martin
Myrtle Martin, age 86, of Alto, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 13, 2017. Mrs. Martin was born on June 4, 1930, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Grady and Cleo Smith Raines. She...
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