Elese Crowe Bruno
Elese Crowe Bruno, age 99, of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Mt. Airy, Georgia passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016, in Tampa, Florida. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Whitfield...
View ArticlePiedmont Lions Announce 2016 Soccer Slate
Head Men’s Soccer Coach Jimmy Stephens has released the 2016 schedule highlighted by 10 home contests at Walker Athletic Complex. Fans of the Green and Gold will have the chance to see the Lions in...
View ArticleCornelia ranks in top 50 of ‘Best Cities for K-12 Teachers to Live and Work’
List ranks cities nationwide. Cornelia is one of nine Georgia cities to make GoodCall’s top 100 list this year. For the second year in a row, data analysts from college and careers website GoodCall...
View ArticleLloyd Clark Kinney
Funeral services for Lloyd Clark Kinney, age 52, of Toccoa will be held on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM from the Hillside Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Antioch Baptist...
View ArticleGBI: Suspect killed in officer involved shooting tried to drown trooper
Authorities have released the names of the two suspects involved in a police chase and officer involved shooting Saturday in Gainesville. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the driver of an SUV...
View ArticlePiedmont Releases First Volleyball Schedule Under New Program Leader Jamie...
Piedmont College Head Volleyball Coach Jamie McCormack has released the 2016 schedule, the first under her leadership, with the Lady Lions facing challenging tournament play to open the season....
View ArticleIndependence Day: Resurgence
20 years ago, Independence Day came out. It became a movie event and made a superstar out of Will Smith. Resurgence doesn’t quite measure up to the heights of its predecessor, but I still found it to...
View ArticleDOT to restrict lane closures for 4th of July holiday
GAINESVILE, Ga. – To ease 4th of July holiday weekend traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures on interstate and major state system...
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HCLL All-Star Brackets Released for District
As the summer continues to heat up, so does Habersham County Little League action. Brackets for the Junior League All-Stars and 11/12 Baseball All-Stars, as well as 11/12 Girls Softball All-Stars,...
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Jean Martha Pickens Swain
Jean Martha Pickens Swain, 95, of Baldwin, GA, beloved mother, wife, and grandmother, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 26, 2016. Mrs. Swain was born June 30, 1920, in Chicago, IL, to the late...
View ArticleCharlotte V. Underwood
Charlotte V. Underwood, age 76 of Demorest, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced soon. An online guest register is available and...
View ArticleCline Andrews
Cline Andrews, age 91, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016. Mr. Andrews was born on June 5, 1925 in Banks County, Georgia to the late Thomas A. and Lucy Cash Andrews. He was a...
View ArticleFree State of Jones
Free State of Jones basically tries to be like a Civil War version of Braveheart. That is not a good thing. Instead of giving us a sweeping scale and memorable battle sequences, the movie is...
View ArticleFireworks safety on the Fourth
As the July Fourth holiday approaches, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging residents to use extreme caution to avoid fires and serious injuries when using fireworks this...
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Commissioners Purchase Land and Approve Contracts for Top Administrators
County officials have voted to purchase a 7+ acre tract of land at State Route 17 and Jacobs Way (near Habersham Aquatic Center) in Clarkesville for the possible building of an Administrative Building...
View ArticleFREE concert in Pitts Park Wednesday
Nothing says summer quite like concerts in the park! Enjoy an evening of good family summertime entertainment on Wednesday, June 29th with a FREE community-wide concert at Pitts Park in Clarkesville....
View ArticleJudy Beck Armour
Judy Beck Armour, age 61, of Alto, Georgia, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016. Mrs. Armour was born on December 11, 1954 in Dahlonega, Georgia to the late James and Willene Elliott Rider. She was a...
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Alligator captured in Banks County
It’s a sight you don’t see every day, at least not around here. An alligator spotted and captured in Northeast Georgia. According to Sgt. Carissa McFadden with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office,...
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Demorest to host another Glorious Fourth
In less than one week the United States of America turns 240 years old. In honor of her birthday, Demorest is again holding its Glorious Fourth of July Celebration. The all day event will be held...
View ArticleLady Lions Soccer Schedule Features Ranked Foes to Open 2016
Following a record-setting season that saw a program-best 20-2-1 record including the USA South Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Piedmont College women’s soccer team is looking...
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