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Jonathan Twitty tends to saplings at Victory Home. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Jonathan Twitty tends to saplings at Victory Home. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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‘Your walk speaks louder than your talk’

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, August 30, 2024
   There are around 1,000 saplings in greenhouses on the property of Victory Home – a faith-based drug/alcohol rehabilitation program for men – and the man behind the operation has discovered newfound life in their growth.
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

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A new tax that lowers taxes?

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, August 30, 2024
   The Flexible Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) is just two months away from appearing on the statewide ballot in November. Potential passage of FLOST could both lower city and county property taxes and provide Habersham County with additional revenue.
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Photo by Dylan Hunter on Unsplash

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Firearm at stadium prompts school action

Julianne Akers
Friday, August 30, 2024
   School safety leaders continue to hear concerns from parents and community members after the discovery and detainment of a juvenile with a loaded 9-millimeter handgun during a middle school football game at Raider Stadium on Aug. 15.
Habersham returns to Mount Airy Friday for its first regular season home game since last October. LANG STOREY/Staff

Habersham returns to Mount Airy Friday for its first regular season home game since last October. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Raiders welcome Warriors Friday

Lang Storey
Friday, August 30, 2024
   Habersham Central hasn’t played a game at home since October 20, 2023. That drought will end when the Raiders welcome rival White County to Mount Airy on Friday.    The homecoming is a welcome sight for a club that needs a win as badly as the Raiders do.    “Are you okay with being 0-2?
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Know better, do better

Lang Storey
Friday, August 30, 2024
   The Raiders are finally back in the JLB tonight after what’s been a disastrous start to the 2024 campaign. There’s no way to sugarcoat how last week went other than, despite having about as bad of an opening quarter as a team could possibly have, Habersham still had a chance to win that game.
Jayden Jarrett posts up at the net during Habersham’s win over Union County Tuesday. LANG STOREY/Staff

Jayden Jarrett posts up at the net during Habersham’s win over Union County Tuesday. LANG STOREY/Staff

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Lady Raiders stay hot, pick up pair of road wins

Lang Storey
Friday, August 30, 2024
   The Habersham Central volleyball team just keeps winning. Since their 0-4 start to the year, the Lady Raiders have gone 10-1. They added 2 more victories Tuesday night at Banks County High School, where they took down Union County (25-19, 25-21) and the Lady Leopards.
Virginia Webb poses outside of the DNC convention center in Chicago. SUBMITTED

Virginia Webb poses outside of the DNC convention center in Chicago. SUBMITTED

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Local delegate reflects on ‘joy’ of DNC

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
   Virginia Webb, a Clarkesville resident, represented Habersham County and Georgia Democratic Party’s 9th District at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week, describing every night as “truly magical.”    “Joy. It absolutely was a joy being at the convention this year.
Emergency personnel from Habersham County, Cornelia, and Baldwin discuss their response to Thursday night’s emergency landing. SUBMITTED

Emergency personnel from Habersham County, Cornelia, and Baldwin discuss their response to Thursday night’s emergency landing. SUBMITTED

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Airplane makes emergency landing in Habersham

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
   A single-engine plane was forced to divert to the Habersham County Airport for an emergency landing when smoke began to billow from the cockpit.    First responders were dispatched just before 9 p.m. Thursday after they were notified of the emergency.
Baldwin City Council approved a county road study at its regularly scheduled council meeting Monday night. Pictured from left are Councilman Erik Keith, Councilwoman Kerri Davis, Councilwoman Alice Venter, Mayor Stephanie Almagno and Councilman Maarten Venter. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff

Baldwin City Council approved a county road study at its regularly scheduled council meeting Monday night. Pictured from left are Councilman Erik Keith, Councilwoman Kerri Davis, Councilwoman Alice Venter, Mayor Stephanie Almagno and Councilman Maarten Venter. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff

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Baldwin approves road study, cemetery overlay

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
   Baldwin roads located in Habersham County are one step closer to getting improvements following an approval by Baldwin City Council to participate in a county road study.
HUB Executive Director Todd Colwell gives a presentation to mentors at the nonprofit’s kickoff mentor meeting. SUBMITTED

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HUB starts new school year in need of more mentors

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
   HUB of Habersham, a Christian-based nonprofit that supports the county’s youth, kicked off the new school year last week, but is still in need of more mentors for its Teach One to Lead One program.