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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.
Piedmont President Marshall Criser looks through the rare coins left behind in a safe by the previous president. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Piedmont President Marshall Criser looks through the rare coins left behind in a safe by the previous president. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Rare coins found in Piedmont’s secret safe

John Dills
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
After the first weeks in office, Piedmont University President Marshall Criser started decorating his office to match his vision. While removing a painting that was left on the wall, held up by screws, bolts and fixtures, the president noticed what soon revealed itself to be an old safe.
Mayor Barrie Aycock swears in Don Nix, Claudia Lyle and Ivy Hall into the Downtown Development Authority. EMMA MARTI/Staff

Mayor Barrie Aycock swears in Don Nix, Claudia Lyle and Ivy Hall into the Downtown Development Authority. EMMA MARTI/Staff

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Clarkesville blocks new apartments for next six months

Emma Marti
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Clarkesville City Council voted Monday to place a six-month moratorium on new apartments in the city. City Manager Keith Dickerson, there was “another set of apartments who sent in paperwork,” and that the property is scheduled to be townhomes.
Habersham Countian of the Year for 2022 Brent Edwards (left) is presented his award by Habersham EMC President Bryan Ferguson at Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce dinner. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Habersham Countian of the Year for 2022 Brent Edwards (left) is presented his award by Habersham EMC President Bryan Ferguson at Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce dinner. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

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Edwards tapped as Habersham Countian of the year by Chamber

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
A bevy of community leaders were honored Thursday night at the Habersham County Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner, but none stood out more than Brent Edwards, the Habersham Countian of the Year for 2022.