Local

New church looking to grow

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
A new church in Clarkesville is hoping to make an impact in the local community. Latter Rains Congregational Holiness Church began offering services in June of this year.

Alto Police Chief earns new certification

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Alto Police Chief Josh Ivey has graduated from Northwestern University Center for Public Safety. Ivey graduated from the School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) at Northwestern University.
Brad Coppedge (left) was sworn into his Post 2 seat on Clarkesville City Council by Mayor Barrie Aycock. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Brad Coppedge (left) was sworn into his Post 2 seat on Clarkesville City Council by Mayor Barrie Aycock. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Clarkesville gets its new councilman

John Dills
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Clarkesville Mayor Barrie Aycock, swore Brad Coppedge into his newly elected position as City Council Member on Monday. Coppedge was sworn in at the beginning of the council work session after his Post 2 election.
Kenneth Schubring Sr., seated, is shown with his children, Betsy Schubring Crossley of Brentwood, Tennessee, William Schubring of Commerce and Kenneth Schubring Jr. of Clarkesville during an Honor Flight tour of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2015. SUBMITTED

Kenneth Schubring Sr., seated, is shown with his children, Betsy Schubring Crossley of Brentwood, Tennessee, William Schubring of Commerce and Kenneth Schubring Jr. of Clarkesville during an Honor Flight tour of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2015. SUBMITTED

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Remembering Pearl Harbor

Kimberly Brown
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Today, the anniversary of the day Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese on Dec. 7, 1941, one Northeast Georgia man remembers it clearly, because he lived through it. Kenneth Karl Schubring Sr.
Habersham County Emergency Service employees (from left) Jeff Brown, Jason Davey, Chief Jeff Adams, Jason Garrett, Brad Davidson, Ronnie Davis, Bryan Nix, Randi Seabolt, Mark Gerrin, Jeff Parker, Mack Palmer, Jamie Tyler, Royce Eller and Bill Ramsey stand up in solidarity at Thursday’s special called meeting of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham County Emergency Service employees (from left) Jeff Brown, Jason Davey, Chief Jeff Adams, Jason Garrett, Brad Davidson, Ronnie Davis, Bryan Nix, Randi Seabolt, Mark Gerrin, Jeff Parker, Mack Palmer, Jamie Tyler, Royce Eller and Bill Ramsey stand up in solidarity at Thursday’s special called meeting of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Exclusive Subscriber Content

County passes pay raises, rec boosts

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
After tabling the ratification of the county pay study on Nov. 21, three of Habersham County’s commissioners came face-to-face with ostensibly their entire workforce at a special called meeting Thursday.
Criser

Criser

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Piedmont names its new president

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Piedmont University’s six-month search for a president is over, as Marshall Criser, former chancellor of Florida’s university system, was named to the position Friday.

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Kemp appoints Oliver to bench

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
William “Bill” Ray Oliver has been appointed to the newly-created third seat on the Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court by Gov. Brian Kemp, effective Jan. 1, 2023. The vacancy was created by the passage of Senate Bill 395 during the 2022 legislative session.
From left, Vicky Frankum of Habersham County United Way and Leslie Foster of Habersham Chamber of Commerce speak with new Chamber president Ellie Van Doornum outside of Habersham County United Way on Monday. JOHN DILLS/Staff

From left, Vicky Frankum of Habersham County United Way and Leslie Foster of Habersham Chamber of Commerce speak with new Chamber president Ellie Van Doornum outside of Habersham County United Way on Monday. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Exclusive Subscriber Content

Chamber taps new president

John Dills
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Habersham County Chamber of Commerce welcomed their new President, Ellie Van Doornum, to the position on Dec. 2. Van Doornum joined the chamber three years ago when she moved to Habersham County from Corona, Ca.
Volunteers (from left) Phil Watson, Tony Gray, Ranny Voight, Larry Lind and Ronnie Conrad help load up backpacks full of food, school supplies and toys for transport to children in need in West Virginia. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Volunteers (from left) Phil Watson, Tony Gray, Ranny Voight, Larry Lind and Ronnie Conrad help load up backpacks full of food, school supplies and toys for transport to children in need in West Virginia. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Local churches fill hundreds of backpacks for kids in need

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Local volunteers packed more than 650 backpacks in a UHaul truck Friday morning to be sent to children in need. The effort began in early August throughout churches in the Habersham Baptist Association and resulted in the truckload of backpacks for less-fortunate children in West Virginia.