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Students picked fresh lettuce used in the preparation of the meal for the ribbon cutting of the new facility. AMY HULSEY/Submitted

Students picked fresh lettuce used in the preparation of the meal for the ribbon cutting of the new facility. AMY HULSEY/Submitted

New agriculture complex in full swing at North Ga. Tech

News Staff
Friday, June 24, 2022
North Georgia Technical College recently celebrated the official grand opening of the Tommy and Bernice Irvin Aquaculture and Agricultural Mechanics Complex with a ribbon cutting led by Chris Irvin and family members representing the Thomas and Bernice Irvin Foundation.

Arrest Report

News Staff
Friday, June 24, 2022
The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at the Habersham County Detention Center for June 20-22, 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
Friday, June 24, 2022
Men’s Bible Study in Clarkesville: Clarkesville Baptist Church men’s Bible Study will be held twice monthly from noon to 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center. On June 28, the program will continue studying “The Mulligan,” The Parable of a Second Chance. All are invited.
Gregg Erwin, a Habersham County native, has been involved in music almost his whole life. He first played the Fourth of July celebration in 2019, and returned for a second show in 2022 alongside Steve Bryson. Look for a profile of Bryson in the Wednesday, June 29 edition of The Northeast Georgian. GREGG ERWIN/Submitted

Gregg Erwin, a Habersham County native, has been involved in music almost his whole life. He first played the Fourth of July celebration in 2019, and returned for a second show in 2022 alongside Steve Bryson. Look for a profile of Bryson in the Wednesday, June 29 edition of The Northeast Georgian. GREGG ERWIN/Submitted

Erwin fired up to play the Fourth

Jennifer Ramsay
Friday, June 24, 2022
This year’s Glorious Fourth of July event in Demorest will be headlined by two well-known musical acts: Steve Bryson and Gregg Erwin. Erwin, who is originally from Habersham county, has played the event before. He describes his style as a “mix of outlaw country and southern rock.”
American Music Concert 6 PM - June 26 - FBC

American Music Concert 6 PM - June 26 - FBC

Cornelia church to celebrate American music

News Staff
Friday, June 24, 2022
Jazz, Jaws and John Philip Sousa – there’s something for everyone to enjoy at “America, the Beautiful: A Celebration of American Music,” at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 26, at First Baptist Church of Cornelia.
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Community calendar

Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Men’s Bible Study in Clarkesville: Clarkesville Baptist Church men’s Bible Study will be held twice monthly from noon to 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center. On June 28, the program will continue studying “The Mulligan,” The Parable of a Second Chance. All are invited.

Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at the Habersham County Detention Center for June 15-20, 2022. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.
Students draw baskets of fruit during their art class at the Tim Lee Boys & Girls Club on Tuesday. ROWAN EDMONDS/Staff

Students draw baskets of fruit during their art class at the Tim Lee Boys & Girls Club on Tuesday. ROWAN EDMONDS/Staff

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Boys & Girls Club celebrates one year

Rowan Edmonds
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The Boys and Girls Club of Lanier celebrated its one-year anniversary on Tuesday. “The day is all about celebrating the one-year anniversary of this club,” said Joyce Wilson, the Chief Development Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Lanier.
Several K-12 educators taking part in the program toured Piedmont’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art in Demorest on June 15. They included, front, from left, Amanda Myrick, Sally Stanhope, and James From; and standing, from left, Lisa Diehl; Twyla Bennett; Matthew Jackson; Grace VanSteenberg; Dr. Matthew Teutsch, director of the LES Center; Rebecca Brantley, assistant art professor at Piedmont and director of the museum; and Laura Beecher. RACHEL PLEASANT/Submitted

Several K-12 educators taking part in the program toured Piedmont’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art in Demorest on June 15. They included, front, from left, Amanda Myrick, Sally Stanhope, and James From; and standing, from left, Lisa Diehl; Twyla Bennett; Matthew Jackson; Grace VanSteenberg; Dr. Matthew Teutsch, director of the LES Center; Rebecca Brantley, assistant art professor at Piedmont and director of the museum; and Laura Beecher. RACHEL PLEASANT/Submitted

Educators gather for innovative Civil Rights program at Piedmont

News Staff
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Piedmont University’s Lillian E. Smith Center hosted “The Civil Rights Movement in Northeast Georgia,” a first-of-its-kind program for educators, June 13-17. Lillian E. Smith attended Piedmont for one year, 1915-16.