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Habersham Central’s Azzi Cervantes has made a major mark in his first year of football at any level. TOM ASKEW/Special

Habersham Central’s Azzi Cervantes has made a major mark in his first year of football at any level. TOM ASKEW/Special

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Cervantes comes from nowhere to make plays for the Raiders

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Azzi Cervantes never suited up once for rec football as a young boy. He never played in middle school or junior varsity.    But suddenly the Habersham Central junior is making plays on both sides of the ball for the varsity Raiders.
Tallulah Falls’ Katy Corbett goes for a spike during the Lady Indians’ win over Mount Vernon on Wednesday night.

Tallulah Falls’ Katy Corbett goes for a spike during the Lady Indians’ win over Mount Vernon on Wednesday night.

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Tallulah Falls girls roll into the Sweet 16

Isaiah Smith
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Tallulah Falls’ volleyball team punched its ticket to a second Sweet 16 appearance in three years Wednesday night with a sweep over Mount Vernon.     “I knew watching film that both teams were really similar and this could have gone five sets,” TFS head coach Matt Heyl said.
Grisly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom at Fort 13’s haunted house in Mt. Airy.

Grisly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom at Fort 13’s haunted house in Mt. Airy.

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Haunted house scares up some fun in Mt. Airy

Isaiah Smith
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Despite the shakeup of Halloween plans throughout the county, one local attraction, the haunted house at Fort 13 (F13) in Mt. Airy is still offering Halloween fun and frights to the community for the second consecutive year.
HMC will allow patients who are not suspected or confirmed COVID-19 positive to receive visitors starting Oct. 26.

HMC will allow patients who are not suspected or confirmed COVID-19 positive to receive visitors starting Oct. 26.

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Habersham Medical Center gets $19M in CARES funding

Eric Pereira
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Habersham Medical Center CEO Tyler Williams confirmed that the hospital has received roughly $19.4 million in CARES Act funding as of Wednesday.
New Liberty Road sunk in and cracked under the pressure of the Oct. 10 flooding throughout Habersham County. Photo by ISAIAH SMITH/Staff

New Liberty Road sunk in and cracked under the pressure of the Oct. 10 flooding throughout Habersham County. Photo by ISAIAH SMITH/Staff

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New Liberty Road repair most expensive in county at $800K

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, October 22, 2020
After an original repair estimate of $1 million, the revised cost to repair the flood damage to New Liberty Road is at $800,000.    The road, north of Clarkesville and beyond North Habersham Middle School, sunk in from the enormous water pressure caused by the torrential rains on Oct. 10.
Jase, Reilly and T.J. Cox each hold one of the family’s beloved pets. Seargent (left) returned home soon after escaping, but Rosie was lost for nearly five days, while Amelia was found after being missing for six days.

Jase, Reilly and T.J. Cox each hold one of the family’s beloved pets. Seargent (left) returned home soon after escaping, but Rosie was lost for nearly five days, while Amelia was found after being missing for six days.

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Dogs return home to family after storm

Isaiah Smith
Thursday, October 22, 2020
When Anthony and Jennifer Cox’s dogs went missing following the storms in the county from remnants of Hurricane Delta, they and their children were helpless.     “The weekend of the storm we were out of town,” Anthony said.
Charles Eric Chambers of Cleveland

Charles Eric Chambers of Cleveland

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Wanted fugitive Chambers found in Lumpkin County chicken house

News Staff
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Charles Eric Chambers of Cleveland was apprehended by Lumpkin County Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday morning.    Chambers has been wanted by authorities for the last month after allegedly abducting his 18-month-old son from a Clarkesville home in the middle of the night.
Friends and colleagues of Becky Griffin greeted her as she came home from her last radiation treatment in April with a hero’s welcome.

Friends and colleagues of Becky Griffin greeted her as she came home from her last radiation treatment in April with a hero’s welcome.

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Community helps lift breast cancer survivor up during months of treatment

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Several years ago, Becky Griffin of Demorest knew a young, healthy, vibrant woman who was shockingly diagnosed with breast cancer. Just 10 months later, her friend died.    “That freaked me out, so I started getting checked,” Griffin said.
Former Georgia Sen. John Foster (left) smiles after Cornelia dedicated its new water plant to him during a ceremony Monday. Cornelia City Manager Dee Anderson made the introduction.

Former Georgia Sen. John Foster (left) smiles after Cornelia dedicated its new water plant to him during a ceremony Monday. Cornelia City Manager Dee Anderson made the introduction.

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Cornelia unveils new water plant, more than a decade in the making

Matthew Osborne
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
A vision that began more than a decade ago because reality Monday, as Cornelia unveiled its new $24 million water plant that will replace the current 86-year-old facility.