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Former First Lady Sandra Deal reads to young students at Clarkesville Elementary in 2015. She read to students in every county in Georgia. FILE

Former First Lady Sandra Deal reads to young students at Clarkesville Elementary in 2015. She read to students in every county in Georgia. FILE

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‘True Southern lady’ mourned

Matthew Osborne
Friday, August 26, 2022
Friends, officials and wellwishers statewide mourned the passing of former Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal this week. Deal, the wife of former Gov. Nathan Deal, died at her home in Demorest on Tuesday at age 80 of breast cancer that metastasized into brain cancer.
Freedom Hill Executive Director Becky Easley looks to help women get a second chance against addiction. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

Freedom Hill Executive Director Becky Easley looks to help women get a second chance against addiction. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

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Thrift store’s new spot keeps offering ‘Second Chances’

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Friday, August 26, 2022
Second Chances Thrift Store’s new location puts them front and center in hopes of intriguing the communities with local shopping while giving back to the Freedom Hill recovery home, which gives women a second chance at an addiction-free life. “The exposure here is great.
RITZ THEATRE/Photo Illustration

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Dawgs watch party at Ritz Theatre

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
The season opening game between the 2021 National Champion Georgia Bulldogs and the Oregon Ducks will be shown on the giant screen of Toccoa’s Historic Ritz Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 3:30 p.m. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.
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Community Calendar

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
Homecoming service set at Double Springs: Revival services at Double Springs Baptist Church will continue through Friday, Aug. 26, nightly beginning at 7 p.m. Guest preacher will be Wayne McKinney. Pastor Wesley Purcell and the congregation welcomes everyone to attend.
Veterans work on a project in art classes at the Helen Arts Center. RON HILL/Submitted

Veterans work on a project in art classes at the Helen Arts Center. RON HILL/Submitted

Art program helps veterans heal, cope

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
Support for veterans through art is proving to be a viable healing process for those who have fought for our country through many wars.  Even in small towns and communities, concerned citizens and veterans are finding these programs to be an effective tool in connecting with those who have served.

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Cornelia’s new chief puts citizens first

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Friday, August 26, 2022
As Jonathan Roberts sits behind his desk at the Cornelia Police Department, navigating budgets and paperwork, he tells The Northeast Georgian that he is grateful he “did not inherit a mess” as he steps into his new role as police chief.
Students focus on school work at Mountain Education Charter’s Habersham County location. SHERRIE WHITEN/Submitted

Students focus on school work at Mountain Education Charter’s Habersham County location. SHERRIE WHITEN/Submitted

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Bill places Mountain Ed., other charters in peril

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
• First in a two-part series. The future survival of Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS), a self-paced public school which serves at-risk students throughout northeast Georgia, is now in peril after the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 153, a piece of legislation that banishes Mt.
Charlie and Mary Wood get their daily hot meal delivery from Meals on Wheels volunteer Virgil Williams, of Clarkesville, with whom they have developed a friendship. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

Charlie and Mary Wood get their daily hot meal delivery from Meals on Wheels volunteer Virgil Williams, of Clarkesville, with whom they have developed a friendship. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

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‘Meals’ hungry for help

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Countless senior citizens in Habersham County are relying on getting a hot lunch delivered to their homes, but The Habersham County Senior Center is in “desperate” need of volunteers who can help run the program.
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Ciera’s husband back in jail

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Xavier Breland Jr. found himself back in jail Friday in Fulton County almost as quickly as he got out. Breland was found not guilty in a stalking case in Coweta County earlier this month and released from prison on Aug. 16.
Students Anslee Parrish (left) of Monroe and Carlie Crane (right) of Clayton move into their new dorms before the start of the new semester. RACHEL PLEASANT/Submitted

Students Anslee Parrish (left) of Monroe and Carlie Crane (right) of Clayton move into their new dorms before the start of the new semester. RACHEL PLEASANT/Submitted

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Piedmont welcomes largest freshman class ever

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Last week, Piedmont University welcomed students back to campus for the fall semester, including a freshman class said to be the largest in the school’s 125-year history, though its size isn’t the only significant feature of the new cohort of more than 300 students.