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Annette Lee (left) and Sandra Deal applaud a speaker during the open house event Thursday evening for the Habersham County Boys & Girls Club. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Annette Lee (left) and Sandra Deal applaud a speaker during the open house event Thursday evening for the Habersham County Boys & Girls Club. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Habersham Boys & Girls Club opens doors for local children

The Habersham County Boys and Girls Club opened its doors to the public Thursday, as the Habersham Advisory Committee and other members of the community gathered to recognize the official naming of the club after Tim Lee.
Juneteenth

Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth

This weekend there will be celebrations all over America for Juneteenth. If you do not know what this celebration is about you can look it up and it explains in detail what it is all about. But I will give you a brief overview of how it came about. On Jan.

Sports Shorts

Championship Skills Basketball Camp set MAJ Hoops will be hosting a basketball camp at the Habersham County Recreation Department June 28-30 from 9 a.m.-noon.
Enzo Combs extends the ball to avoid the defense before finishing a layup in the Raiders summer game against Rabun County last Friday. ISAIAH SMITH/Staff

Enzo Combs extends the ball to avoid the defense before finishing a layup in the Raiders summer game against Rabun County last Friday. ISAIAH SMITH/Staff

Tournament winners were (from left) Greg Bowen, Brian Wright and Kurt Cooper. Not pictured was Les Hendrix. CHUCK TAYLOR/Submitted

Tournament winners were (from left) Greg Bowen, Brian Wright and Kurt Cooper. Not pictured was Les Hendrix. CHUCK TAYLOR/Submitted

Golfers raise money for CASA

Northeast Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) held their 14th Annual Tee Off for CASA golf tournament June 8 at The Orchard Golf and Country Club.
Habersham County Schools Athletic Director Geep Cunningham presents a year-in-review to the school board on Monday. CHAMIAN CRUZ/Staff

Habersham County Schools Athletic Director Geep Cunningham presents a year-in-review to the school board on Monday. CHAMIAN CRUZ/Staff

Raiders eye early reclassification, girls wrestling team

In a year-in-review to the Habersham County Board of Education on Monday, Athletic Director Geep Cunningham said that while the department took a financial hit last year due to lost gate money caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there was still plenty to be proud of and plenty to look forward to in...
Peggy Fortson and Christine Tekippe made a presentation at Monday’s Habersham County Board of Commissioners meeting. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Peggy Fortson and Christine Tekippe made a presentation at Monday’s Habersham County Board of Commissioners meeting. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Pickleball club states its case for new courts

Pickleballers from all over the county gathered at Monday’s Habersham County budget hearing to plead their case for new courts that were eliminated from the proposed budget for 2021-22.