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Pickleballers play at Ruby Fulbright on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. BRYANT ROCHE/Staff

Pickleballers play at Ruby Fulbright on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. BRYANT ROCHE/Staff

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County does 180 on pickleball

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
A plucky, upcoming sport with a determined force of players changed the minds of the Habersham County Board of Commissioners.
First responders participating in Saturday night’s Battle of the Heroes stand at attention before the beginning of the game. BRYANT ROCHE/Staff

First responders participating in Saturday night’s Battle of the Heroes stand at attention before the beginning of the game. BRYANT ROCHE/Staff

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‘Battle of the Heroes’ stages triumphant return

Bryant Roche
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
The 8th Easton Foundation “Battle of the Heroes” event at Raiders Stadium Saturday featured a first responders flag football game and a “Best in Show” F-1 Ford. “It means a whole lot to me,” said founder and president Casey Lizama.

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Gresham won’t run for Clarkesville seat

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Councilwoman E. Lane Gresham announced during a Monday work session that she will not be seeking another term on Clarkesville’s city council. Gresham had contemplated a run for Mayor Barrie Aycock’s seat, she said, but decided against staying on the city council altogether.
City Clerk Emily Woodmaster addresses council members Stephanie Almagno, Maarten Venter, Theron Ayers, Mayor Joe Elam, and council members Alice Venter and Larry Lewallen. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

City Clerk Emily Woodmaster addresses council members Stephanie Almagno, Maarten Venter, Theron Ayers, Mayor Joe Elam, and council members Alice Venter and Larry Lewallen. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Baldwin set to hold millage rate

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
The Baldwin City Council voted Thursday to move forward with the first reading of an ordinance keeping the city’s millage rate at 7.504 after council members spent several minutes considering how a rollback could affect the city and its residents, again citing rising prices and various...
Habersham County has arranged for the KIA Memorial in Clarkesville to be cleaned, and the next step could potentially be adding new flagpoles there to join Old Glory. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham County has arranged for the KIA Memorial in Clarkesville to be cleaned, and the next step could potentially be adding new flagpoles there to join Old Glory. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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County makes deal for KIA Memorial cleaning

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
After much talk about cleaning up the Killed in Action Memorial in Clarkesville, action has finally been taken.
Joseph McGahee worked on the “Slice of History” project in Clarkesville as his Eagle Scout project. JAKE MCGAHEE/Submitted

Joseph McGahee worked on the “Slice of History” project in Clarkesville as his Eagle Scout project. JAKE MCGAHEE/Submitted

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Fly, Eagle, fly

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Joseph McGahee, a student at Tallulah Falls School and third generation Scout, recently received the designation of Eagle after years of dedication to Scouting. The journey that led to where he is today began in the first grade, when he started as a Cub Scout.