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Sid Porter poses for a photo at Vintage Sound Studio in Clarkesville. (Noah Ansley/Staff)

Sid Porter poses for a photo at Vintage Sound Studio in Clarkesville. (Noah Ansley/Staff)

Reflecting on love

By Noah AnsleySid Porter wants the whole world to know he loves his wife.
Signage displays the news that Petsense in Cornelia is closing. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)

Signage displays the news that Petsense in Cornelia is closing. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)

Cornelia pet store set to close

By Samantha SinclairAfter less than two years in operation, Petsense in Cornelia is closing.Tractor Supply Company President and CEO Hal Lawton announced in the company’s second quarter earnings conference call on July 23 that it planned to close about 75 Petsense stores as part of the company’s...
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Local church to host Back-to-School giveaway

By Hannah CaudellThe folks at First Presbyterian of Clarkesville will help families prepare for the back-to-school season this Saturday.The church, in collaboration with a few local nonprofits, will be welcoming students from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25 to host the second-annual...
Walls are going up at the new Habersham County Animal Care and Control facility under construction on Old Athens Highway next to South Habersham Middle School. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)

Walls are going up at the new Habersham County Animal Care and Control facility under construction on Old Athens Highway next to South Habersham Middle School. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)

No kill? No way

By Samantha SinclairThe new animal control facility is starting to take shape, but there are some misconceptions about it.Walls are going up on the structure on Old Athens Highway, and the Habersham County Board of Commissioners approved a contract for veterinary services to be provided three days...
Station 5’s Brandon Whitney, Keith Borton, Kayden Harper, Tyler Downs and Kyle Cash continue working as station renovations near completion. (Noah Ansley/Staff)

Station 5’s Brandon Whitney, Keith Borton, Kayden Harper, Tyler Downs and Kyle Cash continue working as station renovations near completion. (Noah Ansley/Staff)

Under construction

By Noah AnsleyThe final touches on renovations at the fire station in Demorest are almost complete.“A couple of more weeks of organizing and straightening things up,” said Jeffrey Adams, Director of Emergency Services, on the timeline of Station 5.The former chief’s office in the station has been...
A dining room and kitchen is shown in one of the presidential penthouses, which are now long-term rentals at the Apple Mountain Golf Club and Resort, recently purchased by BQA 4 LLC. (Submitted)

A dining room and kitchen is shown in one of the presidential penthouses, which are now long-term rentals at the Apple Mountain Golf Club and Resort, recently purchased by BQA 4 LLC. (Submitted)

Apple Mountain becoming apartments

By Hannah CaudellThe Apple Mountain Golf Club and Resort in Clarkesville has new owners.The club was once owned by Silverleaf Resorts LLC and overseen by Holiday Inn Club Vacations according to public tax records. That company bought much of the property for at least $3.525 million in 1998.
Noah Ansley

Noah Ansley

Ansley joins The Northeast Georgian

Noah Ansley is joining The Northeast Georgian team as its newest reporter. He will serve as a general news reporter.“I am very excited to have Noah join our team,” Editor Samantha Sinclair said.
Under the previous zoning, data centers were allowed in Medium Intensity and High Intensity zones — marked dark blue and red on the 1992 map — and subdivisions with unlimited one-acre lots were allowed in Light Intensity zoning district, or all light blue areas. The newly-approved zoning map limits data centers to General Industrial zoning districts, marked in grey, and creates a minimum lot size of three acres in Agricultural zoning district, marked by green on the map. (Submitted)

Under the previous zoning, data centers were allowed in Medium Intensity and High Intensity zones — marked dark blue and red on the 1992 map — and subdivisions with unlimited one-acre lots were allowed in Light Intensity zoning district, or all light blue areas. The newly-approved zoning map limits data centers to General Industrial zoning districts, marked in grey, and creates a minimum lot size of three acres in Agricultural zoning district, marked by green on the map. (Submitted)

County OKs new zoning, land use rules

By Samantha SinclairMike Beecham said he hoped it would be the last time he’d have to present the Unified Development Ordinance to the county commissioners as he reached the podium Monday night.
Fertilizer is spread over Gilbert Barrett’s field on Monday. Fertilizer costs had been rising due to multiple factors, including the U.S.-Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

Fertilizer is spread over Gilbert Barrett’s field on Monday. Fertilizer costs had been rising due to multiple factors, including the U.S.-Iran conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

Input costs up for local farmers

By Hannah CaudellLocal farmers face a double whammy when it comes to the rise of fuel and fertilizer costs.Farming input costs, like many products facing inflation, have been on the rise, but the recent U.S.-Iran conflict, particularly at the Strait of Hormuz, has created another stressor for...
From left, Riley Hembree and A.J. Walker (back row) smile for a photo with Cendall Pitts and her niece, Hadley Powers (front row), one of the mega supreme title holders of the Miss Rowdy Pageant. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

From left, Riley Hembree and A.J. Walker (back row) smile for a photo with Cendall Pitts and her niece, Hadley Powers (front row), one of the mega supreme title holders of the Miss Rowdy Pageant. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

Extended family reunited

By Hannah CaudellRiley Hembree and A.J. Walker live about a thousand miles away from each other, but the two were able to reunite for the Miss Rowdy Beauty Pageant that happened over the weekend.Hembree, a local high school student with Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a pediatric sarcoma affecting the...