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Lindsey Holt, owner of Bigg Daddys in Cornelia, speaks to the crowd at the Cornelia City Commission meeting Tuesday about the possibility of designating an entertainment district downtown.

Lindsey Holt, owner of Bigg Daddys in Cornelia, speaks to the crowd at the Cornelia City Commission meeting Tuesday about the possibility of designating an entertainment district downtown.

Cornelia open to alcohol amendment

   Cornelia’s Downtown Development Authority heard mostly positive feedback Tuesday night at its public hearing about plans to form an entertainment district in the downtown area.
Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell speaks at Friday's joint press conference in Hall County.

Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell speaks at Friday's joint press conference in Hall County.

48 arrested with meth, guns, drugs in massive federal bust

   An 11-month joint investigation by local, state and federal officials yielded the arrest of 48 men and women and the seizure of 50 kilograms of methamphetamine and a half-kilogram of heroin worth $705,000 Thursday.

Emergency crews locate two women missing overnight

   UPDATE: The women were just located at a store in White County and were taken back to the Emergency Services Command Post. Initial reports are they may have become lost and slept in a field overnight but both appear to be OK.     Around 2:45 a.m.
Habersham Central still plans to go through with graduation July 31.

Habersham Central still plans to go through with graduation July 31.

Habersham Central High School prom canceled

   Habersham Central High School had plans to kick off a week of senior activities at the end of July with a prom, but Principal Jonathan Stribling canceled those plans Tuesday.    Graduation is still scheduled for July 31 at Raider Stadium for now.
Stacy Hall and Bo Hatchett are opposing each other in the District 50 Senate runoff on Aug. 11.

Stacy Hall and Bo Hatchett are opposing each other in the District 50 Senate runoff on Aug. 11.

Hatchett, Hall gathering their support for District 50 runoff

   Bo Hatchett picked up the support of at least two of his former political foes this week, as fellow Habersham County attorney Tricia Hise and Andy Garrison of Jackson County endorsed him in the Aug. 11 runoff against Stacy Hall for the State Senate’s 50th District.
Neha, Pooja, Rajni, Jyoti, Mamta, Gayatri, Kajal, Kanchan, Tulsi, Angel and Taniya show off their freshly-baked bread after a class with Clarkesville bakery owner AJ White in India.

Neha, Pooja, Rajni, Jyoti, Mamta, Gayatri, Kajal, Kanchan, Tulsi, Angel and Taniya show off their freshly-baked bread after a class with Clarkesville bakery owner AJ White in India.

Clarkesville bakery built to help mission work in India

   Sitting inside Grains of Grace, Clarkesville’s newest wood-fire bakery and coffee shop, owner AJ White sits quietly at a table inside the dimly lit restaurant taking care of inventory and other administrative tasks.