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Conner Arrowood, one of the students taking part in the Crime Scene Camp, places an evidence marker on something he thinks will help them solve the crime. EMMA MARTI/Staff

Conner Arrowood, one of the students taking part in the Crime Scene Camp, places an evidence marker on something he thinks will help them solve the crime. EMMA MARTI/Staff

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Young detectives get a crash course

Emma Marti
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
For the first time, Habersham County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the county’s School Resource Officers to offer a week long Crime Scene Summer Camp, where kids could sign up to learn the ins and outs of thinking like a detective.
The abandoned building in the City of Baldwin has been vandalized with graffiti and now sits condemned by the city due to structural integrity. JOHN DILLS/Staff

The abandoned building in the City of Baldwin has been vandalized with graffiti and now sits condemned by the city due to structural integrity. JOHN DILLS/Staff

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Abandoned building still has potential

John Dills
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Nestled in the corner of Williams and Chatham Street in Baldwin is a building lost to time. The building is believed to have housed a manufacturing company producing textiles originally, but now sits littered with waste and graffiti. The land is currently owned by Norfolk Southern, a rail company.
Reinhardt’s Taylor Wade gets a good look at an outside pitch during a game last season. TAYLOR WADE/Submitted

Reinhardt’s Taylor Wade gets a good look at an outside pitch during a game last season. TAYLOR WADE/Submitted

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Diamond is forever in Wade’s heart

Lang Storey
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
In the fall of 2019, Habersham Central sophomore Taylor Wade had a decision to make.
Kyia Barrett and her Southeast All-Star squad will join more than 1,000 teams at a tournament in Chicago later this week. FILE

Kyia Barrett and her Southeast All-Star squad will join more than 1,000 teams at a tournament in Chicago later this week. FILE

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Barrett, all-stars set for trip to Chicago

Lang Storey
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Habersham Central basketball standout and Anderson University commit Kyia Barrett continues to showcase her skills with the Buford-based Southeast All-Stars travel team. The team is gearing up for a trip to Chicago to play in the Nike Tournament of Champions, July 7-10.
Habersham Central’s Jack Rowe glances around as he sizes up a putt during the high school season. FILE

Habersham Central’s Jack Rowe glances around as he sizes up a putt during the high school season. FILE

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Despite his success, Rowe ‘just playing golf’

Lang Storey
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Standing on the 14th tee box Monday, Jack Rowe of Clarkesville knew that to have anything resembling a chance, he’d need to pull off something crazy. Moments earlier. The HCHS had three-putted the 13th and now sat at 2-over par heading into the home stretch.

Baldwin makes progress on K9

John Dills
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The City of Baldwin’s recent addition of a K-9 unit in March has the police department looking forward to the unofficial police dog, Nikos, going on duty.
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Public meetings

News Staff
Friday, June 30, 2023
The following public meetings are scheduled from June 30 to July 6. Baldwin City Council 6:30 p.m. special called meeting Friday, June 30, at 155 Willingham Avenue. Baldwin City Council 6:30 p.m. regular meeting Wednesday, July 5, at 155 Willingham Avenue.
Dr. William McLean (right) has been serving Habersham County in orthopedics for 40 years. Left to right are the staff of Habersham Medical Center’s Ostomology group Miranda Scott, Tanya Presley, Dr. Bones, Judy Parker and Michelle Edwards. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Dr. William McLean (right) has been serving Habersham County in orthopedics for 40 years. Left to right are the staff of Habersham Medical Center’s Ostomology group Miranda Scott, Tanya Presley, Dr. Bones, Judy Parker and Michelle Edwards. JOHN DILLS/Staff

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Small town doc says goodbye

John Dills
Friday, June 30, 2023
Dr. William McLean retires today after serving and caring for the Habersham County community for 40 years. McLean, originally from Kingston, N.C., moved to Habersham soon after completing his residency working through extremely long shifts.
Grant Reeves VFW Post 7720 Commander Bill Miles (right) and Quartermaster Michael Dale were honored as tops at their positions in the state of Georgia. BILL MILES/Submitted

Grant Reeves VFW Post 7720 Commander Bill Miles (right) and Quartermaster Michael Dale were honored as tops at their positions in the state of Georgia. BILL MILES/Submitted

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Veterans pushing for clinic in Habersham

Matthew Osborne
Friday, June 30, 2023
Bill Miles has made working to improve the lives of veterans his life’s work. The three-war veteran and VFW Grant-Reeves Post 7720 Commander has been working his phone and getting in front of powerful people in effort to get a VA healthcare operation here.