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FARM TO TABLE DINNER
News Staff
Hardman Farm will host its annual Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, June 25, from 5-8 p.m. on the grounds of Hardman Farm.
Friday, June 17, 2022
Local
Robinson balks at $200K offer from county
Matthew Osborne
The standoff between Habersham County and its former human resources director Vinitha Robinson is unresolved more than two years after allegations of racial discrimination turned into a federal lawsuit.
Friday, June 17, 2022
Board of Education puts officers in all schools
Rowan Edmonds
The Habersham County School District will gain six more School Resource Officers (SROs) next year, adding to the eight already present. The goal is to have one officer in every school in Habersham.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gwinnett County.
Wrong name released in Gwinnett shooting
News Staff
The man involved in a shooting in Gwinnett on Friday was not wanted fugitive Henry Parker Whitley, as law enforcement officials initially released the wrong name to media outlets.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
A wheelchair-bound woman and her autistic son were forced to vacate this home on King Street in Baldwin. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff
Housing crisis worsening
Brian Wellmeier
Buried beneath Habersham’s beautified aesthetics and small-town façade, unbeknownst to its main street gentry, a grim reality weighs upon the most vulnerable segments of the population.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Crews work on HMC’s Habersham Home project, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff
Habersham Medical Center navigates five-year upgrade
Brian Wellmeier
Habersham Medical Center (HMC) is set to collect its next installment of $3 million from North Georgia Health System (NGHS) in November.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Baldwin scraps facial recognition, focuses on fire department needs
Brian Wellmeier
After removing an item that would’ve allowed for the installation of facial recognition cameras at the Baldwin Police Department and Mitchell Gailey Park prior to Monday’s regular meeting, council members voted 3-1 to approve the purchase of the Power Hawk X for the fire department.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
M. Crocker, K. Crocker
Arrests made in Cornelia arson
Matthew Osborne
Four suspects were arrested in a mobile home fire in Cornelia that the state fire commission determined was deliberately set.
The fire started around 10 p.m.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
From left are Thompson, Ansley Kristy of Peach State Federal Credit Union and Westmoreland. ROWAN EDMONDS/Staff
School honorees for June
News Staff
The Peach State Federal Credit Union Extra Mile Award was given to Kristy Thompson, who, in the words of Doug Westmoreland, is “the definition for students. She goes beyond not only for her students inside her classroom but all those in the Ninth Grade Academy.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Emergency training
News Staff
Habersham County Emergency Services hosted an Auto Extrication with Traumatic Injury Treatment training led by Rescue Redefined on May 20-22. This training was focused on increasing patient care and included staff from six surrounding agencies.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022