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Members of the Raider Champions League take a photo with volunteers from the Lady Raiders basketball team. The league was started by Judy Thompson, a special education teacher at North Habersham Middle School, with the goal of allowing participants to have fun and participate equally in the game of basketball. JUDY THOMPSON/Submitted

Members of the Raider Champions League take a photo with volunteers from the Lady Raiders basketball team. The league was started by Judy Thompson, a special education teacher at North Habersham Middle School, with the goal of allowing participants to have fun and participate equally in the game of basketball. JUDY THOMPSON/Submitted

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Raider Champions League creates shooting stars

Isaiah Smith
Thursday, December 24, 2020
   Each Saturday at North Habersham Middle School (NHMS), the gym comes alive for a couple of hours with the sound of bouncing basketballs, whistles and cheers from the crowd while the Raider Champions League takes the court.
Katherine Elrod, 24, of Clarkesville and Amber Wade, 29, of Demorest

Katherine Elrod, 24, of Clarkesville and Amber Wade, 29, of Demorest

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Officers chase same car for second time in 2020

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, December 24, 2020
   Two women fled Habersham County Sheriff’s deputies late Tuesday night, leading to a chase and a crash that took a power pole and traffic light in Cornelia.     Around 11:45 p.m.
Jarrod Seabolt (left) and Mikel Bramblett have provided 26 repaired bicycles to children this Christmas as part of Drug Court’s requirements to give back to the community, but they plan to keep giving beyond completion of the program.

Jarrod Seabolt (left) and Mikel Bramblett have provided 26 repaired bicycles to children this Christmas as part of Drug Court’s requirements to give back to the community, but they plan to keep giving beyond completion of the program.

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Drug Court participants help children smile at Christmas

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, December 24, 2020
   Mikel Bramblett and Jarrod Seabolt never met before they found themselves in the Drug Court program, but they realized quickly that maybe they could help each other – and others, too.
Dee Dillin, the imaging services director at Habersham Medical Center, is the first person in Habersham County to get the vaccine Wednesday, administered by nurse Kim Albertson.

Dee Dillin, the imaging services director at Habersham Medical Center, is the first person in Habersham County to get the vaccine Wednesday, administered by nurse Kim Albertson.

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Vaccines begin in Habersham County

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, December 24, 2020
   The first box of 500 Moderna vaccines for COVID-19 arrived Wednesday morning at Habersham Medical Center, and the inoculations began within hours.    More than 100 hospital staff members were signed up to take the vaccine by the time they started around 2:45 p.m.
Habersham Central’s Joshua Pickett takes the ball to the house against White County earlier this season. Pickett is the Region 8-6A player of the year. TOM ASKEW/Special

Habersham Central’s Joshua Pickett takes the ball to the house against White County earlier this season. Pickett is the Region 8-6A player of the year. TOM ASKEW/Special

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Raiders land 11 on all-region team

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
   Habersham Central’s Joshua Pickett was named Region 8-6A player of the year by the league’s coaches over the weekend, and his backfield mate Jackson Clouatre was named the top offensive player to help lead a group of 11 Raiders on the all-region team.
An Airbnb rental on Turkey Crest Drive burned in a fire overnight. CHAD BLACK/Submitted

An Airbnb rental on Turkey Crest Drive burned in a fire overnight. CHAD BLACK/Submitted

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Baby alerts family to rental cabin fire

News Staff
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
   Just after midnight into the early morning hours Tuesday, four people escaped a vacation rental that caught fire thanks to a baby’s cry.    The call came in around 12:30 a.m. at 520 Turkey Crest Drive near the Habersham-Rabun county line.