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    A plaque honoring the heroes and victims of the terrorist attacks rests in the flowers at the flag poles outside the train depot in Cornelia. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)

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    Habersham Central High School senior Oaklee Jackson tries to get a different angle for a photo during a Raider Football game. (Landen Todd/Staff)

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    By Hannah CaudellFor those who religiously attend Raider Football games at Raider Stadium, they’ve likely seen the work of the AVT pathway students on the scoreboard plenty of times.
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    Habersham Central High School athletic trainer Will Bowden (left), Lundon Addison (second from right) and Sydney Lewis, a University of North Georgia athletic training master’s program student, escort Habersham Central football player Creed Jones (center) off the field. (Landen Todd/Staff)

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    By Noah AnsleyLundon Addison’s journey into becoming an athletic trainer began with her athletic trainer at Flowery Branch when she was a water girl.“I became a water girl because a friend of mine asked me to do it with her,” Addison said.
  • Dacie Mash, Parker Homa, Carson Crane, Ethan Wheeler, Emmie Kyle, Zoey Sosbee, Megan Eash and Kaylan Barrett and the rest of the Raider Rowdies prepare to cheer on Habersham Central as they get ready to kick off against Stephens County. (Noah Ansley/Staff)

    Dacie Mash, Parker Homa, Carson Crane, Ethan Wheeler, Emmie Kyle, Zoey Sosbee, Megan Eash and Kaylan Barrett and the rest of the Raider Rowdies prepare to cheer on Habersham Central as they get ready to kick off against Stephens County. (Noah Ansley/Staff)

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    By Noah AnsleyThere’s one group of fans that stand out at every Habersham Central football game.The Raider Rowdies is the student section, and they were ready to support the Habersham Central Raiders as they played their first home game Friday night.
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    Bill Miles, who is now Grant-Reeves VFW Commander, and American Legion Post 84 Commander Jim Morgan perform a bell tolling ceremony for each time a plane hit the United States on 9/11 during last year’s ceremony. (File)

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    The box sits at the Diamond Memorial Fields next to the Habersham Fairgrounds and it operates similar to Little Free Library, but for sports equipment. (Landen Todd/Staff)

    The box sits at the Diamond Memorial Fields next to the Habersham Fairgrounds and it operates similar to Little Free Library, but for sports equipment. (Landen Todd/Staff)

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    Habersham Central senior wide receiver Jay Feltus (11) makes a leaping touchdown grab during the football game between Habersham Central and Monroe Area at the Purple Pit on Friday, Sept. 4. (Landen Todd/Staff)

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    Stephens County Hospital provides healthcare for Toccoa and surrounding North Georgia communities. (Submitted)

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