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Habersham Central's Brannon Gaines goes to the hole against Gainesville. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central's Brannon Gaines goes to the hole against Gainesville. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Raider boys, girls battle in regional hoops semifinals

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, February 16, 2023
   Gainesville’s girls were not going to let Kyia Barrett beat them. Fortunately for Habersham Central, the rest of the Lady Raiders did.    Habersham’s girls rode a shutdown second-half defense and a balanced attack to a 49-32 win over the Lady Elephants to reach the Region 8-6A championship game.

Litter closes Baldwin road

John Dills
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The City of Baldwin and the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) have agreed to close the connecting road between Sunrise Ridge and the U.S. Highway 441 bypass. The road, with no formal name, was closed on Thursday due to illegal dumping.
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Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Estate planning seminar This Faithfully Stewarding Your Estate seminar will be held in the Family Life Center of Clarkesville Baptist Church at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19.
Demorest Interim City Manager Mark Musselwhite shows off the work that has been done to get the old Demorest Elementary School building ready to be the new city hall in the coming weeks. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Demorest Interim City Manager Mark Musselwhite shows off the work that has been done to get the old Demorest Elementary School building ready to be the new city hall in the coming weeks. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Old becomes new in Demorest

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Not even moving from Georgia Street to Alabama Street can dampen the enthusiasm for Demorest’s new city hall.

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Tallulah Falls nets $697K from speeders

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Tallulah Falls has collected almost $700,000 in fines from its speed cameras since beginning to issue tickets Sept. 7, 2022. The cameras are positioned at the school zone on Highway 15 near Tallulah Falls School.
Students celebrate the Hall and Rabun graduations in the summer of 2022. MOUNTAIN EDUCATION CHARTER SCHOOL/Submitted

Students celebrate the Hall and Rabun graduations in the summer of 2022. MOUNTAIN EDUCATION CHARTER SCHOOL/Submitted

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New bill has things looking up at Mountain Ed Charter

Emma Marti
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Last year, Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS) was reportedly in danger of losing its ability to stay viable in the future because of Senate Bill 153, which underwent changes in the House that stood to curtail state funding for the school dramatically.

Hise tapped as county’s new chief magistrate

News Staff
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
After 16 months, Habersham County has a full-time chief magistrate judge once again in the person of Clarkesville attorney Tricia Hise. Superior Court Judges Russell W. Smith, B. Chan Caudell and William R.
Habersham Central's Brighton Paul gets locked in on defense against Jackson County on Friday night. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Central's Brighton Paul gets locked in on defense against Jackson County on Friday night. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Raider boys play for their season against Gainesville

News Staff
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
   Bryce Pittman was in another dimension Tuesday night, as the Raiders put in late work to knock off Gainesville 76-68 in a wire-to-wire win that put them in the regional semifinals and the state playoffs.