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Habersham County has plans for a new radio system with eight towers starting in 2025. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Habersham County has plans for a new radio system with eight towers starting in 2025. JOHN DILLS/Staff

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Habersham radio system still two years away

John Dills
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Habersham County’s new public safety radio system is still in the planning stages, as county leaders try to secure tower sites and get things up and running as soon as possible.

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United, NGHS let contract expire

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
After months of contentious negotiations, the contract between Northeast Georgia Medical System and United Healthcare ended Monday with no new deal in sight. That pushes NGHS’ hospitals and physicians out of network for employer-sponsored or individual health plans through United.
Terry Gladden (right) socializes with Councilmember Franklin Brown prior to Gladden’s last city council meeting. EMMA MARTI/Staff

Terry Gladden (right) socializes with Councilmember Franklin Brown prior to Gladden’s last city council meeting. EMMA MARTI/Staff

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Gladden says goodbye after almost 15 years

Emma Marti
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Clarkesville’s City Council meeting Monday brought some welcomed hellos as well as some bittersweet goodbyes. One of those welcomed hellos was the newly renovated community house. The Mary Street Community House had been abandoned for around 15 years before renovations began.

National Day of Prayer is Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Habersham County National Day of Prayer will be celebrated on Thursday, May 4. From 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., throughout the county, people will gather together and pray. For more information, contact 706-499-3824, or visit the “Habersham County, Ga National Day of Prayer” Facebook page.
HCHS Principal Dr. Jonathan Stribling (left) and Dual Enrollment/College Coordinator Dora Lucas (right) stand in front of some of the senior banners. EMMA MARTI/Staff

HCHS Principal Dr. Jonathan Stribling (left) and Dual Enrollment/College Coordinator Dora Lucas (right) stand in front of some of the senior banners. EMMA MARTI/Staff

Seniors celebrated with banners

Emma Marti
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
With a little more than three weeks until Habersham Central’s graduation ceremony, senior banners were being hung on the first day of May. A chilly temperature on the first day of May led teachers and administrators to bundle up for the task. Starting their task at 9 a.m.

Blackberry winter lingers into May

John Dills
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The start of May has brought some questions to the minds of those beginning to get their yearly share of crops into the ground. This year as Habersham County is looking to the warm summer, concern over the temperature of the ground has been a topic of discussion.
Tallulah Falls students Gracie Gunter and Carsyn Griffis gave testimony at Wednesday’s Fields of Faith FCA event. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Tallulah Falls students Gracie Gunter and Carsyn Griffis gave testimony at Wednesday’s Fields of Faith FCA event. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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‘In Christ, there is life’

Matthew Osborne
Friday, April 28, 2023
Several Tallulah Falls students gave their testimonies at Wednesday’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes worship event Wednesday night, and all were sincere and from the heart of these impressive young people.
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Hospital releases top management early

Matthew Osborne
Friday, April 28, 2023
The Hospital Authority of Habersham County voted to release the four highest-paid members of Habersham Medical Center’s management before May 1 with two months to go until the transition to Northeast Georgia Health System.
The wall in Demorest is scheduled to be repaired starting May 9. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

The wall in Demorest is scheduled to be repaired starting May 9. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Demorest wall to be fixed, nearly 3 years later

Matthew Osborne
Friday, April 28, 2023
After almost three years, what’s one more week? The repairs to the wall on Central Avenue in Demorest were set to begin Monday, May 2, but they will be delayed a week due to a desire not to disrupt Piedmont’s graduation ceremony. Piedmont’s spring graduation is set for 1:30 p.m.
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Community Calendar

News Staff
Friday, April 28, 2023
Live in the Alley Fenders Alley located in Cornelia’s downtown entertainment district hosts live community concerts weekly. Live in the Alley will feature Jesse Williams at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 28. Free admission. Thursday, May 4: Mason Parker at 6 p.m. Friday, May 5: Pickup Line at 5 p.m.