HCLL Team of the Week – Slammers
Our latest Habersham County Little League Team of the Week is the Slammers. The Slammers (T-Ball 5/6) are coached by Matt Savage with support from Abby Savage, Todd Irvin, and Ashley Irvin. Despite...
View ArticleRev. Olivia Elizabeth Patrick Christopherson
Rev. Olivia Elizabeth Patrick Christopherson, age 77, of Demorest, Georgia went to her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 following a sudden illness. Rev. Christopherson was born on March 13,...
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Rain doesn’t dampen HCHS graduation plans
Plans are still on go for graduation Friday night at Raider Stadium in Mt. Airy despite this week’s extremely rainy weather.Tomorrow, approximately 442 graduates are scheduled to walk onto Habersham...
View ArticleGraduation forecast
A beautiful night is in store for Habersham County’s largest graduation ceremony ever. In stark contrast to the last week of weather, the forecast for graduation night in Habersham County is a dry...
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Boil Water Notice for Cleveland water customers, Highway 129 South
(Cleveland)- The City of Cleveland has issued a Boil Water Notice due to a water main break at Hwy 129 South, south of Tommy Cowart Road. Andrea Smith Water Distribution Operator for the City of...
View ArticleShella Ann Dyer Guardado
Shella Ann Dyer Guardado, age 46 of Mt. Airy, passed away on May 24, 2017. Born in Toccoa, Georgia on November 15, 1970, she was a daughter of Ralph Dyer, Jr. of Mt. Airy and Ivie Mary Walker Hayes of...
View ArticlePiedmont’s Brady Ballstadt named third team All-South Region by D3baseball.com
Sophomore BRADY BALLSTADT has been named to the 2017 D3baseball.com All-South Region Third Team marking his first time on the listing. The center fielder for the Lions also earned first team...
View ArticleStorm leaves debris, questions in its wake
Wall cloud spotted west of Cleveland, GA on May 24, 2017 during tornado watch. (photo/White County Public Safety) Was Northeast Georgia hit by tornadoes? That’s the question meteorologists are working...
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GBI warns of counterfeit pills
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a public safety alert today, warning Georgians about the dangers of counterfeit pills. Since January 2015, the GBI says the state crime lab has received 454...
View ArticleHabersham County school board launches search for new high school principal
The Habersham County Board of Education formally accepted the resignation of Habersham Central High School Principal Wes McGee Thursday during a called meeting. Now the search begins for his...
View ArticleHCHS Class of 2017 awarded over $5.4M in scholarships
Scholarships were awarded to the Class of 2017 during a special ceremony at Habersham Central as part of graduation week. Habersham Central High School will graduate it’s largest class ever this...
View ArticlePortion of Camp Creek Road to be closed during graduation
Thousands of people are expected to converge on Raider Stadium in Mt. Airy tonight for graduation. Law enforcement will be out in full force directing traffic but if you want to make sure to get a...
View ArticleSecond BLITZ Hall of Fame Class consists of 31 local athletes
The second annual BLITZ Hall of Fame induction named 31 newcomers to the young hall of fame, following 27 others in last year’s inaugural class. BLITZ (established 2009) has covered Northeast Georgia...
View ArticleRogers: Rural Georgia faces big challenges
New council on rural development tasked with finding solutions to rural Georgia’s most pressing issues RURAL GEORGIA…. No one can doubt that Georgia has had some tremendous accomplishments in the last...
View ArticleVFW to host Memorial Day ceremony
A Memorial Day ceremony will be held Monday, May 29th at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) cemetery in Demorest. The event is being hosted by Habersham’s Grant-Reeves VFW Post 7720. Post Commander...
View ArticleHabersham Central graduates largest senior class in school’s history (VIDEO)
People packed into Raider Stadium Friday night in Mt. Airy to cheer on Habersham Central High’s graduating Class of 2017. More than 400 seniors from Central and the Success Academy received their...
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Life in Motion: Endings & New Beginnings
On Friday, May 26, 2017, 442 Habersham County teenagers stepped onto John Larry Black Field at Raider Stadium as high school seniors. An hour-and-a-half later, they stepped off the field into a new...
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Memorial Day Weekend Forecast
Expect scattered storms each day of Memorial Day Weekend, some of which could be severe on Saturday. *SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 6AM SUNDAY FOR: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade,...
View ArticleTruett Baseball Adds Nine to Upcoming Class
Head baseball coach Mike Croley has announced the addition of nine incoming student-athletes to the Truett McConnell baseball program. The nine incoming players are Russell Barton, Austin Bennett,...
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“Mamma Mia” back by popular demand
Movie goers dressed the part for last year’s “Mamma Mia” event at Habersham Community Theater. Pictured (L-R): Nichole Healy, Robin Rowe, Mary Beth Horton, Candace Turner, Jennifer Hill and Jennifer...
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