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VFW Commander Bill Miles addresses the crowd at a town hall meeting Friday night in Cornelia. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

VFW Commander Bill Miles addresses the crowd at a town hall meeting Friday night in Cornelia. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Miles calls on veterans to make voices heard

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Grant-Reeves VFW Post 7720 Commander Bill Miles commanded 10,000 troops while serving in Iraq. He would love to have those kinds of numbers now.
Outgoing Demorest Police Chief Robin Krockum (seated right) and his wife Meadow talk with Officer Ty Moss at lunch Friday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Outgoing Demorest Police Chief Robin Krockum (seated right) and his wife Meadow talk with Officer Ty Moss at lunch Friday. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Demorest says good bye ... county says hello?

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Demorest gave its retiring police chief Robin Krockum a fine sendoff Friday afternoon, but they don’t plan on sending him too far away.
An agent surveys the scene Sunday night near Habersham Mills Road in Clarkesville. GBI/Submitted

An agent surveys the scene Sunday night near Habersham Mills Road in Clarkesville. GBI/Submitted

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Chase, crash end tragically

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
A Demorest man tragically took his own life after a traffic stop in Clarkesville on Sunday night.    Around 10 p.m. Thursday, Clarkesville Police initiated a traffic stop on Madison Street near Clarkesville First Methodist Church.
After touching home plate, Maverick Chitwood low-fives Raiders catcher Spencer Frady on the way to the dugout in an earlier win over Elbert County. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

After touching home plate, Maverick Chitwood low-fives Raiders catcher Spencer Frady on the way to the dugout in an earlier win over Elbert County. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Raiders shut down Gainesville

Lang Storey
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The Diamond Raiders opened region play with a commanding 5-0 win over Gainesville behind a stellar performance on the mound by Kade Nicholson.    Nicholson pitched a complete game, allowing just 3 hits while striking out 9.
Opinion/Editorial. FILE

Opinion/Editorial. FILE

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Springtime shenanigans

Lang Storey
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Seeing as it’s that time of year, I’ve spent time recently reflecting on some of my favorite spring break memories.    Growing up in Augusta, spring break was always Masters week, which is typically the first week in April.
Habersham Central’s Audrey Hotard has been rewriting the record books in cross country and track during her years as a Raider. FILE

Habersham Central’s Audrey Hotard has been rewriting the record books in cross country and track during her years as a Raider. FILE

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Hotard even breaks her own records

Lang Storey
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
• More Raider sports, page 4B.    The Habersham Central track and field team is not yet halfway through its season, but it’s been a campaign to remember for the Raiders thus far.
Habersham Central's Paisley Cathey takes a corner kick earlier this season. LANG STOREY/Staff

Habersham Central's Paisley Cathey takes a corner kick earlier this season. LANG STOREY/Staff

Lady Raiders soccer battles Gainesville in key region match

News Staff
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Habersham Central's girls soccer team earned a sweep of Gainesville on Tuesday night with a 3-1 win.    The Lady Raiders got two goals from Paisley Cathey and one from Addi Banks.    Read more in the weekend edition of The Northeast Georgian.
teXga Farms Co-owner Caroline Lewallen shows off some of the farm’s end products. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

teXga Farms Co-owner Caroline Lewallen shows off some of the farm’s end products. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Feeling teXga special

Julianne Akers
Friday, March 1, 2024
Clarkesville based beef and pork producer, teXga farms was recognized as number seven on the Bulldog 100 list which celebrates the 100 fastest-growing organizations owned or led by alumni of the University of Georgia.
The old courthouse in Clarkesville is set to be torn down, but there are others who now claim they want to refurbish the building. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

The old courthouse in Clarkesville is set to be torn down, but there are others who now claim they want to refurbish the building. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Committee ponders four courthouse suitors

News Staff
Friday, March 1, 2024
Like it has for more than a decade, the old courthouse in Clarkesville sits and waits for an outcome that moves the city forward into the future.