The public hearing in Baldwin about the ReveSolutions plant approval went by quietly. JOHN DILLS/Staff

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Shown are (front row, from left) Alex Wimberly, IT Specialist II; Tracy Williamson, IT Director; Diana Gallegos, IT Administrator; and Superior Court Judges Rusty Smith, Bill Oliver and Chan Caudell. Back row are (from left) County Manager Alicia Vaughn and Commissioners Bruce Palmer, Bruce Harkness, Ty Akins, Dustin Mealor and Jimmy Tench. Alvin Stinnett, IT Specialist, also was recognized. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Downtown Demorest will have a new business soon as Farmhouse Coffee has purchased the Temperance House and the Brew Pub from Lawrence Bridges. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

The remains of Mud Creek Grocery were seen Wednesday near the intersection with Duncan Bridge Road. The building was rotting and falling apart, and the decision was made to tear it down. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kris Hall, right, who is assigned to the agency’s H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) Unit received both the MADD Georgia Golden Shield 2023 Officer of the Year Honor and the MADD Georgia Golden Shield 2023 Officer DUI Hero Honor for his 204 DUI arrests. Deputy Chase Trammell of the agency’s Special Traffic Enforcement Patrol, left, received a DUI Achievement certificate for 64 DUI arrests. HABERSHAM COUNTY/Submitted

Habersham Central linemen get in some work earlier in spring practice. The final audition before next year’s training camp comes tonight in Hartwell. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Mercer University’s Katy Corbett serves during a beach volleyball match. Corbett was a three-sport star at Tallulah Falls. BRANDY CORBETT/Submitted