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Trent Davis (seated left) listens to the Board of Elections’ announcement of the recount results Monday night.

Trent Davis (seated left) listens to the Board of Elections’ announcement of the recount results Monday night.

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Harkness still tops Davis by 8 votes after two recounts

Matthew Osborne
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
   Five days and two recounts later, Bruce Harkness still had an eight-vote lead over Trent Davis in the District 4 county commission race, putting the former Demorest councilman in the Aug. 11 runoff against incumbent Commissioner Natalie Crawford.
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Gov. Kemp extends COVID-19 social distancing rules

Beau Evans
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
   Gov. Brian Kemp moved Monday to extend social distancing rules for businesses and stay-at-home orders for the state’s most vulnerable populations another two weeks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.    The governor also plans to extend the state’s public health emergency until Aug.
Board of Elections Chairman Carroll Jeffers and Elections Supervisor Laurel Ellison count the ballots stuck in the voting machines of the June 9, 2020 recount.

Board of Elections Chairman Carroll Jeffers and Elections Supervisor Laurel Ellison count the ballots stuck in the voting machines of the June 9, 2020 recount.

Board of Elections discovers 19 ballots stuck during recount

Eric Pereira
Monday, June 29, 2020
    The Habersham County Board of Elections and Registration on Saturday evening discovered 19 ballots that were stuck in the voting machines from the recount of the District 4 county commission race from the June 9 election.
Questions have been raised about the behavior of guards and other employees of Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto over the last couple of years.

Questions have been raised about the behavior of guards and other employees of Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto over the last couple of years.

Questions abound about handling of inmates at Lee Arrendale prison

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, June 25, 2020
   Savannah Williams could not breathe, and she tried her best to tell the officers who were twice her size.    She was well overmatched in a May 31 incident at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, when she claims guards roughed her up.
Municipal leaders from across the county gathered Tuesday to finalize the SPLOST VII formulas and project lists.

Municipal leaders from across the county gathered Tuesday to finalize the SPLOST VII formulas and project lists.

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Cities, county agree to SPLOST deal

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, June 25, 2020
   After months of trading ideas one conversation at a time, Habersham County and municipal officials gathered together Tuesday to move SPLOST VII forward in unison.
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County passes budget with small tax rollback

Matthew Osborne
Thursday, June 25, 2020
   Habersham County’s Board of Commissioners had no comments offered in their second public hearing Wednesday night, so they moved ahead and voted unanimously to pass the $37.1 million budget for fiscal year 2020-21.    The county millage rates are set at 11.
Jennifer Stein (right), Executive Director of the Family Resource Center of Northeast Georgia was recognized as the executive woman of the year by Habersham Chamber of Commerce’s SOAR (Strong, Objective , Active and Respective) professional women’s group. Brenda Speed presented the award to Stein at the Chamber’s annual awards celebration in February.

Jennifer Stein (right), Executive Director of the Family Resource Center of Northeast Georgia was recognized as the executive woman of the year by Habersham Chamber of Commerce’s SOAR (Strong, Objective , Active and Respective) professional women’s group. Brenda Speed presented the award to Stein at the Chamber’s annual awards celebration in February.

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Stein leaves legacy of helping children

Isaiah Smith
Thursday, June 25, 2020
    The Family Resource Center of Northeast Georgia will be under new leadership beginning July 1, as current Executive Director Jennifer Stein will be stepping away from the position to pursue a new opportunity.