A water main broke in Demorest on Dec. 13 after the main vibrated against a rock, affecting more than 400 water meters. (Zach Taylor/Staff)
The old courthouse was demolished after the city of Clarkesville acquired the property from the county. (Zach Taylor/Staff)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Habersham and the Northeast Georgia Health System is reporting a 23 percent positivity rate for Flu A in the county.
Mayor Ray McAllister stands in front of the principal’s office door of the old schoolhouse, now his office and town hall. (Zach Taylor/Staff)
A single Southern Magnolia tree stretches its limbs over the bus parking lot, where children attending Hazel Grove Elementary School are dropped off for a day of school and picked back up about seven hours later. The tree memorializes the passing of Donna Gail Wright 65 years ago. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)
Claudia Jessup and Brant Finley work together to prepare meals at the First Presbyterian Church on Christmas Day. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)
Emily Herrin is the founder of Price to Play, which has two goals: getting all kids outside to play, and to build playgrounds for all kids with all abilities. (Zach Taylor/Staff)
Over the past six years, Demorest water sales have nearly doubled, from $3.9 million in 2019 to $6.2 million in 2025. Expenses for the water department over the same timeframe increased by an average of 11 percent, including Fiscal Year 2025, and by nine percent excluding FY25, with maintenance and water payments to Baldwin and Toccoa being the most expensive line items. (Adobe Stock Image)
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