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Piedmont University President Marshall Criser and his wife Kimberly are huge supporters of the United Way. This thermometer, one of several in the county, will sit on the school’s campus. CANDICE HOLCOMB/Submitted

Piedmont University President Marshall Criser and his wife Kimberly are huge supporters of the United Way. This thermometer, one of several in the county, will sit on the school’s campus. CANDICE HOLCOMB/Submitted

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United Way set to take county’s temperature with new campaign

Matthew Osborne
Friday, September 22, 2023
Habersham County United Way is moving onward and upward with its biggest goal yet for this year at $600,000.    Donations and fundraising took a dip during the pandemic and has slowly been working its way up.
Habersham EMC linemen Jed Clark (left) and Isaac Wall prepare to depart for Guatemala. NICOLE DOVER/Submitted

Habersham EMC linemen Jed Clark (left) and Isaac Wall prepare to depart for Guatemala. NICOLE DOVER/Submitted

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Habersham EMC linemen set to offer aid in Guatemala

News Staff
Friday, September 22, 2023
Isaac Wall and Jed Clark are two Habersham EMC linemen who are taking their talents global for an amazing cause.    The pair have worked through all conditions to keep the lights on in Northeast Georgia, and now they will take on a new adventure by lighting up villages in Guatemala.
The Big Red Apple Festival will draw thousands of folks from all over the region on Saturday in Cornelia. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

The Big Red Apple Festival will draw thousands of folks from all over the region on Saturday in Cornelia. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Time for another bite of the Big Red Apple

News Staff
Friday, September 22, 2023
Saturday marks the first day of autumn, just in time for the Big Red Apple Festival to pack the streets of downtown Cornelia for its 35th year.    The festival typically draws a crowd of thousands to enjoy activities like hayrides, live music, cornhole and historic tours – just to name a few.
Habersham Central’s Hailee Parham (left) and Karsen Wade pump each other up before the inning begins. LANG STOREY/Staff

Habersham Central’s Hailee Parham (left) and Karsen Wade pump each other up before the inning begins. LANG STOREY/Staff

Five-run rally boosts playoff hopes

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Lady Raiders' softball team entered play Thursday tied with Lanier and Shiloh for the fourth spot in the region. They hosted Shiloh for a crucial doubleheader after press time Thursday that could make or break their postseason chances.
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Big weekend for the community

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Big weekend for community    The Big Red Apple Festival will be hosted by Cornelia this Saturday.    The event continues a month of fellowship and fun that has already seen a wildly successful Chattahoochee Mountain Fair.
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Letters to the Editor. FILE

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Letters to the editor

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Questions and questions   To the editor:    Who is the puppet master who really controls America? Who decides that Joe Biden should stay on vacation as much as possible? Does Joe Biden really have dementia?
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Mt. Airy holds the line on millage rate

Zach Taylor
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The Town of Mt. Airy held firm to its millage rate of the last 38 years at a special-called meeting on Monday.    Mt. Airy has maintained the 3.91 millage rate for its residents for nearly four decades while continuing to see growth in the general fund and being debt-free.
Front of the Habersham Life building in Cornelia, Georgia. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Front of the Habersham Life building in Cornelia, Georgia. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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30 years of help, hope, and healing in Habersham

News Staff
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Habersham Life Family Resource Center has been providing help, hope, and healing for area families for over three decades. Recent restructuring has the ministry reaching further into the lives of clients who need them the most.
Bishop Ernest Burns (right) of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia confers with Elder Leon Bradshaw during a service Sunday to celebrate Burns’ 25th year as pastor. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Bishop Ernest Burns (right) of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia confers with Elder Leon Bradshaw during a service Sunday to celebrate Burns’ 25th year as pastor. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Burns ready to wind down after 25 years at Shady Grove

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Bishop Ernest Burns answered a call from God in 1998 to pastor Shady Grove Baptist Church in Cornelia, and it was a decision he will always cherish.
Sen. Bo Hatchett. FILE

Sen. Bo Hatchett. FILE

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PAC attack on Hatchett takes to the streets

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Georgia Sen. Colton Moore’s multi-platform attack on fellow Republican Sen. Bo Hatchett took another turn over the weekend, when Moore allies knocked on doors and canvassed the county with fliers pushing a narrative that Hatchett is somehow working against him.