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Lisa Smith is given the Robert S. Stubbs Guardian of Ethics Award by Habersham Rotary Club President Bradley Cook. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Special

Lisa Smith is given the Robert S. Stubbs Guardian of Ethics Award by Habersham Rotary Club President Bradley Cook. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Special

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Husband-wife team earns annual Rotary Club awards

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, June 14, 2024
   The Habersham County Rotary Club honored two longtime members on Thursday.    Phillip Smith, the president and owner of Cornelia-based Compass Pest Management, was presented with the W. Lee Arrendale Vocational Excellence Award.
Photo by Mackenzie Marco on Unsplash

Photo by Mackenzie Marco on Unsplash

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Funny money infiltrating Northeast Georgia

News Staff
Friday, June 14, 2024
   Counterfeit money is making its way around Northeast Georgia after multiple sightings in the last week.    On June 4, deputies were called to Dollar General in Mt. Airy regarding a man who passed $480 worth of counterfeit $20 bills there, according to a Habersham County Sheriff’s report.
DJ Pass lets it fly during a Wednesday afternoon 7-on-7 game at UGA’s Indoor Athletic Facility. LANG STOREY/Staff

DJ Pass lets it fly during a Wednesday afternoon 7-on-7 game at UGA’s Indoor Athletic Facility. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Raiders eye passing precision

Lang Storey
Friday, June 14, 2024
   The “break” in summer break seems to get shorter and shorter each summer for high school athletes. But that’s just the name of the game this day in age. Sports are more competitive and there are far more activities, camps and tournaments for teams to participate in.
Opinion/Editorial. FILE

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Big hat, no cattle

Lang Storey
Friday, June 14, 2024
   My grandfather had an ever-growing list of sayings and phrases he used to apply to various situations in life. In fact, not long after he passed a few years back, our family put together a running list of ones we could remember.
Baldwin Councilwoman Alice Venter speaks at Monday's meeting as Councilwoman Kerri Davis (left) and Mayor Stephanie Almagno listen.

Baldwin Councilwoman Alice Venter speaks at Monday's meeting as Councilwoman Kerri Davis (left) and Mayor Stephanie Almagno listen.

Baldwin approves budget, CAO salary increase

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
   The City of Baldwin approved its budget for fiscal year 2025 which included a salary increase for Chief Administrative Officer Emily Woodmaster.     The budget was approved 3-2 with council members Joseph Satterfield and Maarten Venter voting no.
Georgia’s Slate Alford, Tre Phelps and Paul Toetz celebrate during Sunday’s Game 2 win. KARI HODGES/UGAAA

Georgia’s Slate Alford, Tre Phelps and Paul Toetz celebrate during Sunday’s Game 2 win. KARI HODGES/UGAAA

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Georgia falls one game short of Omaha

Lang Storey
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
   When the University of Georgia baseball team lost 3 straight games leading up to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, experts around the college baseball world jumped ship on picking the Bulldogs to make much of a postseason run.    And when N.C.
LB Kafsky and the rest of Tallulah Falls’ returning athletes for 2024-25 will face some new challengers in the GIAA.

LB Kafsky and the rest of Tallulah Falls’ returning athletes for 2024-25 will face some new challengers in the GIAA.

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Tallulah Falls athletics set for move to GIAA

Lang Storey
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
   Tallulah Falls is joining the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA) beginning with the 2024-26 cycle, the school announced earlier this year.
Blue belt Abril Rodriguez mid-jump before kicking in half a board held by third degree black belt Billy McCoy in the lobby of Habersham Hills Cinema on Tuesday morning.

Blue belt Abril Rodriguez mid-jump before kicking in half a board held by third degree black belt Billy McCoy in the lobby of Habersham Hills Cinema on Tuesday morning.

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Hapkido students show off their talents

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
   As children and adults gathered Tuesday morning for a screening of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” at Habersham Hills Cinema, real life kicks and jumps were happening in the lobby as students from Georgia Hapkido Academy showed off their moves.