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Habersham County has seen 21 athletes sign with colleges throughout the country this year. This puts these athletes in an elite group, as only about 5.6% of high school athletes nationwide continue their careers in college. CODY ROGERS/Staff

Habersham County has seen 21 athletes sign with colleges throughout the country this year. This puts these athletes in an elite group, as only about 5.6% of high school athletes nationwide continue their careers in college. CODY ROGERS/Staff

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HCHS, TFS produce stellar crop of college signees

Isaiah Smith
Friday, June 11, 2021
Throughout the 2020-21 school year, both Habersham Central and Tallulah Falls' athletic departments have experienced great success.
Gabriel Gutierrez works to pull student data at the Piedmont University admission office. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Gabriel Gutierrez works to pull student data at the Piedmont University admission office. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Local colleges aim to recruit local students through initiatives

News Staff
Friday, June 11, 2021
Both North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) and Piedmont University are located in Habersham County, and they also aim to recruit in the community, as each school employs an array of programs, strategies and outreach efforts intended to attract local students within the county.
Georgia Municipal Association Member Services Consultant Stan Brown, left, and Director of Members Services Pam Helton, right, congratulate Cornelia City Clerk Janie Henderson, middle, for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. CHAMIAN CRUZ/Staff

Georgia Municipal Association Member Services Consultant Stan Brown, left, and Director of Members Services Pam Helton, right, congratulate Cornelia City Clerk Janie Henderson, middle, for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. CHAMIAN CRUZ/Staff

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Cornelia clerk receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Chamian Cruz
Friday, June 11, 2021
One way of demonstrating love is through service to others, and Cornelia City Clerk Janie Henderson has done that over the course of her 39 years of service to Georgia cities.

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Habersham County School job fair set for next week

Chamian Cruz
Friday, June 11, 2021
Habersham County Schools’s nutrition and transportation departments are holding a job fair next week to hire additional school bus substitute drivers, school bus monitors and cafeteria workers for next school year.  The job fair will take place on Tuesday, June 15, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Cornelia officer earns advanced training

News Staff
Friday, June 11, 2021
Cornelia Police Department Sgt. Alexander Rivera recently completed a course in Advanced Traffic Law, which is required by the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council for Advanced Certification.

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Things happen.

News Staff
Friday, June 11, 2021
As we raced to get the Wednesday edition of The Northeast Georgian on the street, an error occurred in the pressroom.  Normally, you would not have seen this error, but it has not been a normal week for your local newspaper. And we would like to explain.