YEAR IN REVIEW: Jail vote, triple redo election top news of 2019

  • Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell is shown at the Habersham County Detention Center in Clarkesville. Voters decided to not issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $31.7 million for the purpose of financing a new jail in November.
    Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell is shown at the Habersham County Detention Center in Clarkesville. Voters decided to not issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $31.7 million for the purpose of financing a new jail in November.
       In addition to the major healthcare shifts in Habersham County this year, there was plenty of news that impacted locals in 2019, including the failed jail referendum in November. ...

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