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Southern Seasons Inn’s “Cheese and Assorted Quackers” PHYLECIA WILSON/Submitted

Southern Seasons Inn’s “Cheese and Assorted Quackers” PHYLECIA WILSON/Submitted

Dec-A-Ducks keep taking it up a notch

News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
One of the most popular booths at the Mountain Laurel Festival on May 21 was Volunteers for Literacy’s Dec-a-Ducks. Hundreds viewed the 35 decorated ducks, marveled at the creativity, and voted for their favorite to win the People’s Choice Award.

ICAC unit nabs two more arrests

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Two Habersham County men were arrested in the last four days through the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. Deputies served search warrants Tuesday afternoon at the home of Christopher Lee Webb, 40, of Clarkesville.

Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at the Habersham County Detention Center for June 1-6, 2022. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.
Pictured (from left) are Clarkesville Principal Georgia Pitts, South Habersham Middle School Principal Daphne Penick, Level Grove Elementary Principal Dr. Susan Davis, Baldwin Principal Rodney Long, and Habersham Success Academy Principal Ernie Garrett. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

Pictured (from left) are Clarkesville Principal Georgia Pitts, South Habersham Middle School Principal Daphne Penick, Level Grove Elementary Principal Dr. Susan Davis, Baldwin Principal Rodney Long, and Habersham Success Academy Principal Ernie Garrett. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

Attendance winners

News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Attendance trophies were once again awarded during the Habersham County School Board of Education meeting in May. Superintendent Matthew Cooper congratulated the first place schools when it came to Elementary and Secondary school student attendance and also staff attendance.
John Cantwell, Kinetic engineering and construction manager; Michael Foor, Kinetic Georgia state operations president; Blake Fields, Kinetic field operations director; and Georgia Sen. Bo Hatchett, District 50, talk while standing next to a Kinetic surface drill rig, used to create boreholes for utility poles. GERARD HARRINGTON/Submitted

John Cantwell, Kinetic engineering and construction manager; Michael Foor, Kinetic Georgia state operations president; Blake Fields, Kinetic field operations director; and Georgia Sen. Bo Hatchett, District 50, talk while standing next to a Kinetic surface drill rig, used to create boreholes for utility poles. GERARD HARRINGTON/Submitted

Hatchett eyes Kinetic’s training operation

News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
State Sen. Bo Hatchett (R-Cornelia) visited the Kinetic Baldwin Training Facility recently to learn more about the company’s work in the county. More than 300 employees a year from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North and South Carolina train at the facility.

Mt. Airy looking for a little help

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
The town of Mt. Airy could use a few good men and women to work in nearly every department. Town Manager Tim Jarrell already wears at least two hats, including that of police chief, but he may need to make some more head space the way things are going. “If there’s a water issue, call me.

Senior Center needs more volunteers

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
The Habersham County Senior Center is calling on the community for support – namely more folks willing to dedicate some of their time aiding the center’s efforts in feeding seniors in the community.

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Airport commission talks future expansion

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
The Habersham County Airport Commission resumed discussions on planning phases of the future development of the airport – for which county officials have sought greater funding in recent months – with the intention that the facility will gain regional influence as a hub for aviation in the coming...
New Councilman Brendon Ansley is sworn in by Mayor Barrie Aycock at Monday’s council meeting. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

New Councilman Brendon Ansley is sworn in by Mayor Barrie Aycock at Monday’s council meeting. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Clarkesville welcomes new leaders

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Clarkesville Mayor Barrie Aycock announced at Monday’s city council meeting that Colby Moore, a north Georgia native and White County resident with professional experience as a marketing and communications manager of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources of Parks and Historic Sites Division,...