A crowd of over 30 people gathered in the Baldwin Police Department to participate in the June Baldwin City Council meeting, where the council approved a budget with a deficit of $429,030.77 to be offset by property tax increase. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

Fireworks light up the sky over Demorest at the grand finale of last year’s Glorious 4th of July celebration. (File)

The Baldwin Comprehensive Plan stakeholder committee discussed the potential of a Baldwin downtown during Wednesday night’s meeting, and whether the downtown would appropriately be located on Willingham Avenue or off Highway 441. Willingham Avenue is where the Baldwin downtown used to be. (HANNAH CAUDELL/Staff)

Habersham County Sheriff’s Office deputies will increase their presence on roadways this holiday week in an effort to prevent crashes and fatalities. (Zach Taylor/Staff)

The Grant-Reeves Honor Guard proudly presented the colors in last year’s Independence Day celebration in Demorest.

The City of Baldwin has issued a boil water advisory after a pipe burst on the 6200 block of Willingham Avenue during the night. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)

The county still does not have a tax digest for determining property tax revenue for the $40.8 million general fund budget, but staff prepared a balanced budget based on estimates that growth was at four percent.