TFS Soccer Honors Seven Seniors
Pictured left to right: Clare Barry, Laura Ramos Barrau, Carlise Link, Grace Chung, Angela Mensah, Riko Miyazaki and Jenifer Kulow. The Tallulah Falls School varsity girls soccer team recognized seven...
View Article7-Day Forecast: Wet Pattern, Strong Storms Possible Thursday
We’ll be making a dent in the recent “abnormally dry” conditions during the next 7 days. A cold front will approach the region today adding some lift that will help bring more widespread...
View ArticleThe Call of the West
I just finished the journal of our two weeks trip in August 12-26, 2015, which I call my final journey to the Great American West. I kept a journal from start to finish, including photos and items of...
View ArticleNonie Time
The scent of sidewalk chalk and baby formula lingers in my hair as I put away the puzzles one by one making sure all the pieces are found. A quick glance around my room and memories flow of late...
View ArticleClarkesville Community Clean-Up Day May 14th
Community members are invited to help clean up Sam Pitts Park in Clarkesville at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 14 as part of an effort to spruce up the city’s park. Volunteers will remove privet and other...
View ArticleK9s to Get Body Armor
Banks County Sheriff’s Office K9s Kayno, Stryker, & Jack will receive bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9...
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TFS Middle School Track & Field Competes at State
Thirteen members of the TFS track team competed against 84 teams and more than 1,300 athletes at the Georgia Middle School Track & Field State Championship held at Parkview High School April...
View ArticleOlga Jimenez Johnson
Olga Jimenez Johnson, age 60 of Alto, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Born in San Antonio, Texas on April 8, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Jose M. Jimenez and Maria Magdalena Arteaga...
View ArticleWhat Instrument Do You Play?
Ahhh, the symphony. My husband and I attended the Atlanta Symphony last night with his brother and brother’s wife. For me, the spine-tingling performance united operatic soloist voices with a full...
View ArticleSteve Marshall McDuffie
Steve Marshall McDuffie, age 69 of Baldwin, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Born in Habersham County, Georgia on October 02, 1946, Mr. McDuffie was the son of Vera Lynch McDuffie of...
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Candidates Field Questions at Forum
The 2016 Political Forum, sponsored by the Habersham County Farm Bureau and Chamber of Commerce, was held Tuesday evening at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville. Local candidates had the...
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Public’s Help Needed in Suspicious Fire Investigation
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is asking for the public’s help with its investigation into a suspicious fire that destroyed an abandoned house in Cleveland earlier this week. Spokesman Glenn Allen...
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Demorest Woman Injured in Wreck that Killed Four UGA Students
UGA’s student-led news service paid tribute to the four students killed in a wreck Wednesday night in Watkinsville A Demorest woman is out of the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Oconee...
View Article7-Day Forecast: Sun, then Rain
Cornelia managed to pick up no precip the past 2 days, but that should change by the weekend. The past month or so in the forecasting world has been highlighted by significantly less-than-forecast...
View ArticleAre You an Oxymoron?
I’m fine… but I’m really not fine. Those were the words that flowed through my head in response to my friend’s question, “What’s wrong? Are you upset with me?” “I’m fine,” I responded with a smile,...
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Raiders Start Spring Practice, Break in New Field
The Raiders began spring practice in much the same way they usually do, only this time there’s a different feel. Habersham Central is entering a new region in 2016, as outlined in our story about the...
View ArticleMr. V. L. Lovell
Mr. V. L. Lovell, age 96, of Batesville passed away on April 28, 2016 following an extended illness. Mr. Lovell was born on May 14, 1919 in Habersham County, Georgia, to the late Virgil L. Sr. and...
View ArticleTwenty Wineries to Gather in Helen, Ga. for WineFest
HELEN, GEORGIA – Twenty wineries will gather at Habersham Winery in Helen, Ga. for the 24th Annual WineFest. Guests have an opportunity to visit one location to taste North Georgia made wine in one...
View ArticleIt is Good To Be Near God
Psalm 73:28, “But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.” After a series of events, I smiled. It wasn’t working out as I...
View ArticleJean Benfield White
Jean Benfield White, age 91, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away peacefully, Friday, April 29, 2016. Mrs. White was born on October 23, 1924 in Hollywood, Georgia to the late Grady and Connice Heaton...
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