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Piedmont University honored its 2022 summer graduates in the chapel on Friday morning. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Piedmont University honored its 2022 summer graduates in the chapel on Friday morning. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Piedmont celebrates summer graduates

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Judge Brian Rickman had a simple message for Piedmont University graduates on Friday morning – fulfill your ultimate potential. Rickman was the keynote speaker for the event, and he delivered his message to the new graduates in the same chapel in which he graduated in 1998.
Kim Perry serves to Denise Ralph during pickleball action Monday morning in Clarkesville. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Kim Perry serves to Denise Ralph during pickleball action Monday morning in Clarkesville. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Pickleball courts up and running in Clarkesville

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
A longtime dream of many local pickleballers came true Friday when the new outdoor courts in Clarkesville were played on for the first time.

Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at the Habersham County Detention Center for July 20-23, 2022. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.
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Community calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Bible time for kids: Neighborhood Bible Time will be held at Camp Creek Baptist Church in Cornelia July 24-29 from 6:30-9 p.m. Registration is at 6 p.m. and is for kindergarten through teens. A meal will be served for the children each evening. Come and have a wonderful time.
Buck Snyder humbly accepts a plaque from Cornelia Mayor John Borrow as Commissioner Don Bagwell (left) looks on at a ceremony Saturday morning. PETER MADRUGA/Submitted

Buck Snyder humbly accepts a plaque from Cornelia Mayor John Borrow as Commissioner Don Bagwell (left) looks on at a ceremony Saturday morning. PETER MADRUGA/Submitted

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Community turns out to honor Snyder’s work at Cornelia Depot

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Members of the community turned out by the dozens to both admire Cornelia’s historic train depot and show their appreciation for Buck Snyder, the man credited with its preservation and restoration for more than 30 years.
“Mandala” is an ancient sanskrit word meaning “circle” and is a symbol used by many cultures to represent the interconnected aspects of the universe.

“Mandala” is an ancient sanskrit word meaning “circle” and is a symbol used by many cultures to represent the interconnected aspects of the universe.

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Mindful floating mandalas

News Staff
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
A workshop to create “Floating Mandalas” will be held Sunday, Aug. 21, from 4-6 p.m. at the Sautee-Nacoochee Center. “Mandala” is an ancient sanskrit word meaning “circle” and is a symbol used by many cultures to represent the interconnected aspects of the universe.
From left are Alexis Whittemore, Samantha Byers, Jessica Smith, adviser Mona Williams, adviser Emily Sullens, Emily Linz, Nicole Edwards, and Nicole May. Not pictured is adviser Angela Banks. AMY HULSEY/Submitted

From left are Alexis Whittemore, Samantha Byers, Jessica Smith, adviser Mona Williams, adviser Emily Sullens, Emily Linz, Nicole Edwards, and Nicole May. Not pictured is adviser Angela Banks. AMY HULSEY/Submitted

Phi Beta Lambda students earn national honors

News Staff
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
North Georgia Technical College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) members recently earned top honors during the 2022 Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA–PBL) National Leadership Conference held in Chicago.
TERRY HULSEY/Illustration

TERRY HULSEY/Illustration

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Tallulah Falls puts up roadblock on SPLOST

Matthew Osborne
Friday, July 22, 2022
Just when Habersham County thought it was time to move on from the struggle to balance the budget, another controversy reared its head. County leaders have been gathering signatures to an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to move forward with a referendum on a Roads & Bridges SPLOST in November.
Coaches at the Raider Soccer Academy encouraged their campers to celebrate goals this week, and Brooks Powell did that and then some with this epic backflip after scoring one of his own. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Coaches at the Raider Soccer Academy encouraged their campers to celebrate goals this week, and Brooks Powell did that and then some with this epic backflip after scoring one of his own. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Kids kick it in the summer sun

Matthew Osborne
Friday, July 22, 2022
Raider Soccer Academy had more than 100 participants from Habersham County and the surrounding area this week. The players moved from station to station throughout the day and got to try out all kinds of soccer skills.