Demorest Elementary’s newest school resource officer (SRO), Joe Chastain, looks at classes with Rosemary Couch at the school’s open house on Wednesday. Chastain begins his first day of SRO duties today under the direction of Demorest Assistant Chief of Police James Minutello. (Zach Taylor/Staff)
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Mt. Airy’s town council may vote to approve an annexation of property at 705 Chase Road for a small subdivision project led by Alan Baker, owner of Headwaters Realty in Clarkesville. Nine acres of the property currently reside on county land, and Baker has expressed a want to annex into the town’s limits to provide housing that Mayor Ray McAllister and council feel may be a good addition to Mt. Airy.
As of Aug. 1, Scott Schuler is the new president of the Soque River Watershed Association. Schuler will serve a typical three-year term, and plans to focus the nonprofit’s efforts on community outreach and education while collaborating with individuals, businesses, and city and county government officials to ensure the watershed’s health. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)
Ga. 365 was closed in both directions as a suspicious item found at a Circle K was investigated.
Property owners are asked to focus on the “Net Taxable Value” column on their property tax assessment notice. Those with a homestead exemption will see it marked in the top right corner as in example 1, and those who live within city limits will see a third taxing authority, as in example 2.
School buses wait their turn for deployment at the Habersham County Schools central office last year. (File)
Georgia Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Bill Miles throws the first pitch at the Macon Bacon home game on Tuesday. (Lena Shoemaker/Macon Bacon)
Ollie Osborne talks with media specialist Annabelle Wiley about Level Grove Elementary’s Bulldog Broadcast during last year’s open house at the school. (File)
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