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Public meetings

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
The following public meetings are scheduled from July 15-21. Habersham County Commission: Millage rate hearings at 11 a.m. (county administration building) and 6 p.m. (county courthouse), Monday, July 18. The commission will hold a 4:30 p.m.
Family Support Specialist Campbell Wiedemeier arranges assortments of diapers at FRC’s location on Washington Street. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Family Support Specialist Campbell Wiedemeier arranges assortments of diapers at FRC’s location on Washington Street. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Family Resource Center closes one of two locations

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, July 15, 2022
Family Resource Center of Northeast Georgia (FRC) has decided to close its Laurel Drive location in Clarkesville to save on costs amid rising inflation and rental rates.

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North Ga. Tech student brings home culinary gold

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Friday, July 15, 2022
North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) Culinary Arts student Hannah Nelson of Blue Ridge recently won first place in Restaurant Service during the 2022 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) held in Atlanta.

Alcohol sales in Tiger outlawed

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Friday, July 15, 2022
The Town of Tiger is officially a “Dry City” after Tiger Town Council members passed the final reading of “an ordinance to repeal the beer and wine ordinance of the Town of Tiger; to establish an ordinance prohibiting the sale and purchase of alcoholic beverages within the town limits of the Town...
Four buildings on Washington Street in downtown Clarkesville are out for bid. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Four buildings on Washington Street in downtown Clarkesville are out for bid. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Clarkesville unseals bids for rebuilt Washington St. buildings

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, July 15, 2022
Officials of Clarkesville unsealed bids submitted for the four Washington Street buildings the city paid to restore after they caught fire and sustained significant damage in 2014. Since the blaze a little more than half-a-decade ago, the city has spent $2.
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Community Calendar

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
Men’s Bible Study: The men’s Bible Study at Clarkesville Baptist Church will continue on Tuesday, July 26, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center. These sessions will be a continuation of the book “The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances.
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Red, White, and Tunes set for Friday

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
Folks will come out Friday night as Clarkesville keeps the July fun coming at Pitts Parkwith Red, White and Tunes. The event beginning at 6 p.m. will be filled with live music, activities, food, and patriotic fireworks. Food and beverages will be available in the park as well as in town.
The 3 Redneck Tenors will perform in Gainesville on Saturday night. ARTS COUNCIL/Submitted

The 3 Redneck Tenors will perform in Gainesville on Saturday night. ARTS COUNCIL/Submitted

3 Redneck Tenors come to Gainesville

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
The 3 Redneck Tenors will perform at the Gladys Wyant Performing Arts Pavilion in Gainesville on Saturday, July 16. 3 Redneck Tenors is a mixture of downhome laughs with big city music. It has been said that if “Larry the Cable Guy, Il Divo, and Mrs.

Local chiropractor wins lifetime achievement award

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Friday, July 15, 2022
Dr. Roderic “Bo” Rochester was named the 2022 recipient of the B.J. Palmer Lifetime Achievement Award. This international award honors one upper cervical chiropractor who has spent a lifetime devoted to the philosophy, science, and art of upper cervical chiropractic.