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Habersham County Board of Commissioners approved a moratorium Monday night on housing developments, extending an emergency moratorium made in September.

Habersham County Board of Commissioners approved a moratorium Monday night on housing developments, extending an emergency moratorium made in September.

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County extends housing pause

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
By Samantha Sinclair New housing developments will remain on hold in Habersham County through February, at the latest.
Habersham County Emergency Services will begin staffing Engine Station 5 on Jan. 1, 2026. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

Habersham County Emergency Services will begin staffing Engine Station 5 on Jan. 1, 2026. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

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County approves Demorest fire deal

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
By Samantha Sinclair The Demorest Fire Department’s days are officially numbered. The Habersham County Board of Commissioners approved the intergovernmental agreement with the City of Demorest to provide fire services for the city.
Photographer and filmmaker Rhett Turner poses for a photo on the staircase of the Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, where his exhibit is currently on display. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

Photographer and filmmaker Rhett Turner poses for a photo on the staircase of the Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, where his exhibit is currently on display. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

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Conserving America’s Wildlands

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
By Zach Taylor Piedmont’s Mason-Sharfenstein Museum of Art opened a wild new exhibit last Thursday.
Election 2025

Election 2025

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Early voting turnout low in its first week

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
By Samantha Sinclair In the first week of early voting, only 396, or 1.3 percent of voters, had cast ballots in Habersham County. Early voting started Tuesday, Oct. 14 for the Nov. 4 election and continues through Oct. 31.
Cornelia’s historic Scout Hut is set to get a restoration from the city, Habersham Kiwanis Club and Boy Scout Troop 24. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

Cornelia’s historic Scout Hut is set to get a restoration from the city, Habersham Kiwanis Club and Boy Scout Troop 24. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

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Cornelia agrees to Scout Hut restoration

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Friday, October 17, 2025
By Zach Taylor Cornelia’s Oct. 7 meeting began with a young man’s voice leading the Pledge of Allegiance, marking another drop of ink in the history books for the city.
Ellie Van Doornum

Ellie Van Doornum

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Chamber president, staff resign Thursday

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Friday, October 17, 2025
By Samantha Sinclair The Habersham County Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new person to lead it. The chamber’s board of directors accepted the resignation of its president, Ellie Van Doornum, effective Thursday.
Chad White (left), a retired captain with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and a police historian, stands with Clarkesville Police Chief Danny Clouatre at the grave of Charles Arthur Vick, a Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Clarkesville Police Department officer who lost his life in the line of duty in 1962. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

Chad White (left), a retired captain with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and a police historian, stands with Clarkesville Police Chief Danny Clouatre at the grave of Charles Arthur Vick, a Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Clarkesville Police Department officer who lost his life in the line of duty in 1962. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

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Agencies seek to honor officer

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Friday, October 17, 2025
By Hannah Caudell On the night of July 15, 1962, Habersham County lost an officer by the name of Charles Arthur Vick. He was a part-time police officer with the Clarkesville Police Department and a deputy sheriff with the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office when he passed.
Jackson Savage holds a fish after being guided by Seth Underwood during the fly fishing festival on Sunday. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

Jackson Savage holds a fish after being guided by Seth Underwood during the fly fishing festival on Sunday. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

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New generation of stewards

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Friday, October 17, 2025
By Hannah Caudell and Zach Taylor B atesville’s Fly Fishing Festival saw some of the newest faces of the Tallulah Falls School Youth Fly Fishing and Water Patrol Club, where they learned new techniques in what is arguably one of the fly fishing capitals of the world: the Soque River.
Alex Robinson

Alex Robinson

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Partnership Habersham selects director

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Friday, October 17, 2025
By Samantha Sinclair Partnership Habersham has a new executive director. Chairman Rope Roberts announced Alex Robinson was approved for the position by the board Thursday morning, and will start in the position Nov. 1.