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Public meetings

News Staff
Friday, February 10, 2023
The following public meetings are scheduled from Feb. 10-16. Habersham County Board of Education 6 p.m. regular meeting, Monday, Feb. 13, at the board meeting room, 132 Stanford Mill Road in Clarkesville. Alto Town Council 6 p.m. work session, 7 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at 186 Wade St.
Paris Holcomb and Mario Perdomo went from speaking different languages to pondering spending a life together. SUBMITTED

Paris Holcomb and Mario Perdomo went from speaking different languages to pondering spending a life together. SUBMITTED

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The language of love

Emma Marti
Friday, February 10, 2023
The love story of Paris Holcomb and Mario Perdomo proves that two people do not need to speak the same language to show their affection for one another. Originally from Maracaibo, Venezuela, Perdomo and his family decided to move to the United States to have better opportunities in life.
Piedmont President Marshall Criser (right) shakes hands with Demorest Mayor Jerry Harkness on Tuesday night. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Piedmont President Marshall Criser (right) shakes hands with Demorest Mayor Jerry Harkness on Tuesday night. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Piedmont, Demorest bury hatchet on water suit

Matthew Osborne
Friday, February 10, 2023
Piedmont University and the City of Demorest are ready to begin a new chapter in their partnership. The gateway to that new era of cooperation started Tuesday with the agreement to settle the lawsuit between them over water rates that was filed in November 2020.
Baldwin Mayor Joe Elam gathers his papers just before leaving his post for good Tuesday night. SUBMITTED

Baldwin Mayor Joe Elam gathers his papers just before leaving his post for good Tuesday night. SUBMITTED

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Elam resigns as Baldwin mayor

John Dills
Friday, February 10, 2023
As the City of Baldwin was coming to the end of the work session Tuesday night, Mayor Joe Elam announced his resignation that became effective immediately. Elam served more than 10 years in Baldwin’s government on the council and as mayor.
Officers Jonathan Hughes and Joey Newkirk receiving their National Law Enforcement Life Saving Awards from Chief Jonathan Roberts (middle). EMMA MARTI/Staff

Officers Jonathan Hughes and Joey Newkirk receiving their National Law Enforcement Life Saving Awards from Chief Jonathan Roberts (middle). EMMA MARTI/Staff

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Heroic officers earn national honors

Emma Marti
Friday, February 10, 2023
Two Cornelia Police officers responded to a welfare check Dec. 28 in a local hotel on a 78-year-old woman.
Piedmont Professor Andrea Price has run half marathons in 41 states and hopes to complete them all before her 50th birthday. SUBMITTED

Piedmont Professor Andrea Price has run half marathons in 41 states and hopes to complete them all before her 50th birthday. SUBMITTED

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Running across the states

John Dills
Friday, February 10, 2023
Piedmont University Professor Andrea Price has had a remarkable career in music, alongside a long-term determination to run in all 50 states. Price has been a professor at the university since 2008.
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Good people make our community

News Staff
Friday, February 10, 2023
Habersham County is full of good people. It is a major reason why calling our community home is such a joy and something we should all treasure. People here truly care about one another and want to make a positive difference. In the Wednesday edition, we ran a feature on Bill Raper.

Rescued tree cutter dies from injuries

News Staff
Friday, February 10, 2023
The victim of Monday afternoon’s tree-cutting incident north of Hollywood has died. Habersham County Coroner Kasey McEntire said 74-year-old Leonard Highsmith of Rabun County died late Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
Habersham County Emergency Services personnel check for hot spots after extinguishing a fire at an unoccupied house on Wheeler Road in the Fairview community Wednesday afternoon. ROB MOORE/Habersham County

Habersham County Emergency Services personnel check for hot spots after extinguishing a fire at an unoccupied house on Wheeler Road in the Fairview community Wednesday afternoon. ROB MOORE/Habersham County

State fire investigator called to Habersham County blaze

News Staff
Friday, February 10, 2023
An investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office will assist in determining the cause of the fire that destroyed an unoccupied Habersham County home Wednesday afternoon.
Lyn Cash, left, and Bill Raper look at the 1945-1946 bound edition of the Tri-County Advertiser in the Clarkesville Library. KIMBERLY BROWN/Staff

Lyn Cash, left, and Bill Raper look at the 1945-1946 bound edition of the Tri-County Advertiser in the Clarkesville Library. KIMBERLY BROWN/Staff

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Love of people and history

Kimberly Brown
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
A love of people and history combines to make William H. “Bill” Raper a sought-after resource for researchers and genealogists all over the country. Raper has been so valuable to the community, in November 2017, the genealogy room at the Clarkesville Library was designated as the William H.