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Shown are (from left) Habersham County Division Chief of Operations Jason Davey, community paramedics Jim Wood and Hope Adams, and Business Services and Training Chief Jeffrey Adams. CAROLYN GIBSON/Submitted

Shown are (from left) Habersham County Division Chief of Operations Jason Davey, community paramedics Jim Wood and Hope Adams, and Business Services and Training Chief Jeffrey Adams. CAROLYN GIBSON/Submitted

Habersham County paramedics honored with service awards of excellence

News Staff
Friday, March 4, 2022
Habersham County Community Paramedics Hope Adams and Jim Wood recently received the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference (GECC) Award of Excellence.
AMY HULSEY/Submitted

AMY HULSEY/Submitted

North Georgia Tech students earn SkillsUSA Medals

News Staff
Friday, March 4, 2022
North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) students brought home top awards from the recent SkillsUSA state competition held in Atlanta. The NGTC SkillsUSA Chapter received a total of seven medals representing various programs in the competition.
Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

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Friday, March 4, 2022
Raffle for $10K, dinner at Habersham Central The Habersham Central High School Athletic Department is hosting its 9th annual raffle, steak dinner and silent auction. The event will be held Saturday, March 19, in the Habersham Central High School Cafeteria, doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.
The cows will come home – literally – on Saturday at Hardman Farm. SARAH SUMMERS/Submitted

The cows will come home – literally – on Saturday at Hardman Farm. SARAH SUMMERS/Submitted

Celebrate cows’ homecoming Saturday

News Staff
Friday, March 4, 2022
The pasture across Highway 17 from the grounds of Hardman Farm State Historic Site is home to the iconic gazebo topped mound and also to cattle about 10 mounts a year.
A student (back to camera), one of 26 students who defied corrupt home-village Communist leaders between 1999-2001 in Ukraine, attends a Bible Institute course missionary Jerome Smith taught to train those interested in becoming Youth Ministers. JEROME SMITH/Submitted

A student (back to camera), one of 26 students who defied corrupt home-village Communist leaders between 1999-2001 in Ukraine, attends a Bible Institute course missionary Jerome Smith taught to train those interested in becoming Youth Ministers. JEROME SMITH/Submitted

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Local man seeks help for Ukraine

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, March 4, 2022
Most Americans have seen the events in Ukraine in recent weeks.
The evening was full of dining, drinking and merrymaking while raising funds for the city’s facade and sign grant programs and other projects. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

The evening was full of dining, drinking and merrymaking while raising funds for the city’s facade and sign grant programs and other projects. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Les bontemps roulent after two-year hiatus

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Clarkesville Main Street hosted Mardi Gras at the Habersham Event Center on Saturday night. The evening was full of dining, drinking and merrymaking while raising funds for the city’s facade and sign grant programs and other projects.
Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Raffle for $10K, dinner at Habersham Central The Habersham Central High School Athletic Department is hosting its 9th annual raffle, steak dinner and silent auction. The event will be held Saturday, March 19, in the Habersham Central High School Cafeteria, doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.
ALTA MOSELEY/Submitted

ALTA MOSELEY/Submitted

Church donates to sharing and caring

News Staff
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The Demorest Methodist Congregational Federated Church continues its quarterly campaigns to raise and distribute funds to local charities. The first quarter in 2022 is dedicated to Sharing and Caring. Recently, Rev.
Pastor Julian Pace, his wife Allison and children Gabriella and Josiah are enjoying being part of the Central Alliance Church family. JOY CUSATO/Submitted

Pastor Julian Pace, his wife Allison and children Gabriella and Josiah are enjoying being part of the Central Alliance Church family. JOY CUSATO/Submitted

New pastor tapped for Central Alliance Church

News Staff
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
“All of Jesus for all the world” is something the folks at Central Alliance Church hear every Sunday from their new Pastor, Julian Pace. A Georgia native, Pace grew up on a family farm in Springfield, just outside Savannah. Receiving his B.A.
Habersham County honored its public works employees at the Feb. 21 meeting for their exemplary service during Winter Storm Izzy in January. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham County honored its public works employees at the Feb. 21 meeting for their exemplary service during Winter Storm Izzy in January. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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County moves forward on Roads and Bridges SPLOST

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Habersham County is moving forward with plans to get a Roads and Bridges SPLOST onto the November ballot. The commissioners discussed the plans at their Feb.