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Qualifying open for District 5 county commission seat

Christina Santee
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Those interested in running for a vacant seat on the Habersham County Commission will be qualifying this week, Sept. 16-20. Ed Nichols, a commissioner for the past seven years, tendered his resignation from the District 5 seat at the commission’s Aug. 19 regular meeting.

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Habersham Medical Center, NGHS reach definitive agreement on 5-year plan

News Staff
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
DEMOREST, Ga. – Habersham Medical Center (HMC) and Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) have reached a definitive agreement on a five-year plan intended to transform HMC’s campus – ultimately making the hospital part of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) in Gainesville – and lessen the debt...
DANIEL SHORT/Special

DANIEL SHORT/Special

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CHATTAHOOCHEE MOUNTAIN FAIR ONGOING

News Staff
Thursday, September 12, 2019
The Chattahoochee Mountain Fair returned Sept. 6 to the Habersham County Fairgrounds, and will continue through Saturday in Clarkesville. Tonight, Sept. 13, Still Cruzin Duo will light up the night with entertainment, as will ever-popular carnival rides.

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Hometown Heroes encourage students: ‘You be the hero’

Chamian Cruz
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Fairview Elementary School (FES) hosted its annual Hometown Heroes event Wednesday, Sept. 11, to honor service men and women in the community, including firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians and other emergency personnel, plus those who serve or have served in the...
Boy Scouts Troop 106 of Homer and Troop 5 of Clarkesville help with the candlelight vigil at the Habersham County Veterans Wall of Honor, Cornelia. The ceremony paid respects to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Shown, from left, are Samuel Hattaway, Matthew Owens, Caleb Crump, Mitchell McGahee, Joseph McGahee and Cameron Mote. (Photo/ERIC PEREIRA)

Boy Scouts Troop 106 of Homer and Troop 5 of Clarkesville help with the candlelight vigil at the Habersham County Veterans Wall of Honor, Cornelia. The ceremony paid respects to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Shown, from left, are Samuel Hattaway, Matthew Owens, Caleb Crump, Mitchell McGahee, Joseph McGahee and Cameron Mote. (Photo/ERIC PEREIRA)

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NEVER FORGET

Eric Pereira
Thursday, September 12, 2019
It has been 18 years, and Habersham County has not forgotten and shows no signs of ever doing so.

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Habersham EMC, CEO Brad Hicks part ways

Christina Santee
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Habersham Electric Membership Corp. (HEMC) will soon be seeking a new CEO. After news of the former CEO’s departure began circulating around the community Wednesday, HEMC confirmed the rumor in a statement to The Northeast Georgian.

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Heroes in Irvin Street fire identified

Eric Pereira
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
The Cornelia Fire Department has identified the individuals who helped 13 residents (five families) escape a house fire Aug. 30 in downtown Cornelia. Timing was a life-saving factor during the fire, which destroyed a Cornelia home that Friday morning.
Cornelia City Manager Donald Anderson, left, and Cornelia Mayor James C. “J.C.” Irby ink their signatures on the final beam before it’s placed atop the city’s new municipal complex during a topping-out ceremony Friday, Sept. 6, at the site. (Photo/CHAMIAN CRUZ)

Cornelia City Manager Donald Anderson, left, and Cornelia Mayor James C. “J.C.” Irby ink their signatures on the final beam before it’s placed atop the city’s new municipal complex during a topping-out ceremony Friday, Sept. 6, at the site. (Photo/CHAMIAN CRUZ)

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Cornelia officials, community leave mark on new municipal complex

Chamian Cruz
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
City officials, representatives and members of the community attended a topping-out ceremony for Cornelia’s new downtown municipal complex Friday morning, Sept. 6.