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The Indians would not be denied, taking their run all the way to the state finals.

The Indians would not be denied, taking their run all the way to the state finals.

Tallulah Falls baseball team reaches state finals

News Staff
Friday, May 10, 2024
   Tallulah Falls' baseball team continued its magical run Friday, sweeping King's River Christian 8-7 and 8-3 to reach the 1A state championship.
From left, Delaney Shirah leads clogging class in Cornelia with Emma Grace McDuffie, Regan George and AnnaReese George. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

From left, Delaney Shirah leads clogging class in Cornelia with Emma Grace McDuffie, Regan George and AnnaReese George. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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‘Lost art’ of clogging lives on

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
   Delaney Shirah dabbled in ballet and tap dance classes when she was a kid, but they were too slow-paced. She started softball, but then got bored with it. That’s when she found clogging, a percussive style of folk dance that Shirah has stuck with for 10 years.
Clarkesville’s new police chief Danny Clouatre (right) shakes hands with City Manager Keith Dickerson at Monday’s meeting. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Clarkesville’s new police chief Danny Clouatre (right) shakes hands with City Manager Keith Dickerson at Monday’s meeting. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Clarkesville taps Clouatre as police chief

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
   Clarkesville is happy with its police department, and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, as folks often say.    The city honored outgoing chief Brad Barrett for his 22 years of service and named his longtime assistant Danny Clouatre as the department’s new leader.
The clock is ticking on the old courthouse’s stagnation in downtown Clarkesville, as plans to redevelop it are moving forward. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

The clock is ticking on the old courthouse’s stagnation in downtown Clarkesville, as plans to redevelop it are moving forward. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Clarkesville OKs courthouse deal

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
   Clarkesville City Council agreed to sign on to the plans to redevelop the old courthouse in their downtown area with one caveat that will likely be moot.
Tallulah Falls’ Dylan Brooks, Chase Pollock, Diego Gonzalez and Ashton Roache celebrate after the Indians finished off the win Tuesday to advance to the state semifinals. LANG STOREY/Staff

Tallulah Falls’ Dylan Brooks, Chase Pollock, Diego Gonzalez and Ashton Roache celebrate after the Indians finished off the win Tuesday to advance to the state semifinals. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Indians catch lightning in a bottle

Lang Storey
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
   BJ Carver drove in the go-ahead run in the 7th inning to help Tallulah Falls knock off Swainsboro 7-6 to earn a spot in the 1A state Final Four on Tuesday afternoon.    It was the end of a three-day roller-coaster as the teams battled weather delays as well as each other.
Brad Benfield holds his trophy after winning the 2024 American Bass Anglers (ABA) Ray Scott Championship title. SUBMITTED

Brad Benfield holds his trophy after winning the 2024 American Bass Anglers (ABA) Ray Scott Championship title. SUBMITTED

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Benfield makes big splash with pro bass fishing win

Lang Storey
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
   Demorest native Brad Benfield has been fishing competitively since 1994. But he’s never had a 3-day stretch like the one he had in early April.
Tallulah Falls’ 4x400 relay team of Joanna Miller, Julianne Shirley, Molly Mitchell and Dani Prince qualified for the state meet. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

Tallulah Falls’ 4x400 relay team of Joanna Miller, Julianne Shirley, Molly Mitchell and Dani Prince qualified for the state meet. TFS ATHLETICS/Submitted

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TFS track & field team shines at sectional meet

News Staff
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
   The week’s forecast did not look promising but the rain held off at Wolfpack Stadium on the Whitefield Academy campus all day Saturday so that the A-D1 Section B track & field meet could continue as scheduled, except for the 90 minute delay because of multiple protests by the 27 schools...
Photo by Stanislav Ivanitskiy on Unsplash

Photo by Stanislav Ivanitskiy on Unsplash

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ARDEO looking at sanctioned Baldwin store

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
   Minutes before Baldwin City Council was set to hold a hearing on Wednesday for Alto Mountain Grocery’s citation of furnishing alcohol to a minor, the store settled with the city’s legal counsel outside of the courtroom.
TFS' Danny Grant slides in for a run during Saturday's state quarterfinal win. LANG STOREY/Staff

TFS' Danny Grant slides in for a run during Saturday's state quarterfinal win. LANG STOREY/Staff

Tallulah Falls baseball sweeps way into Final Four

News Staff
Saturday, May 4, 2024
   Tallulah Falls' baseball team took Game 1 of a three-game state quarterfinal series 5-0 Saturday over Swainsboro to move within one win of the 1A Final Four.    The Indians completed that journey after storm delays Monday pushed Game 2 into Tuesday.
Habersham County Emergency Services Battalion Chief Dwight McNally (left) and firefighter Kyle Cash help present Jimmy Yon with a commemorative fireman’s axe at the April meeting of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham County Emergency Services Battalion Chief Dwight McNally (left) and firefighter Kyle Cash help present Jimmy Yon with a commemorative fireman’s axe at the April meeting of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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‘We looked after each other’

Matthew Osborne
Friday, May 3, 2024
   Jimmy Yon is far too humble to ask for recognition, but those he has served with made sure he got just a little.    Yon was honored by Habersham County Emergency Services in April for his more than 50 years of fire service in various departments across the county.