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Demorest Elementary students Arielle Kinnarath, Isabella Beauchamp, Sophia Garcia, Allison Maichryc and Leslie Carranza alongside mentor Michelle Rylee teach about the STAR response of self-control, telling people to Stop, Think And Respond at the Senior Center on Tuesday. EMMA MARTI/Staff

Demorest Elementary students Arielle Kinnarath, Isabella Beauchamp, Sophia Garcia, Allison Maichryc and Leslie Carranza alongside mentor Michelle Rylee teach about the STAR response of self-control, telling people to Stop, Think And Respond at the Senior Center on Tuesday. EMMA MARTI/Staff

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And the children shall lead...

Emma Marti
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Demorest Elementary fifth graders made an appearance at the Habersham County Senior Center on Tuesday morning to show off what they’ve learned through participating in Teach One to Lead One (T1L1).

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New animal shelter likely to cost triple

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Habersham County’s proposed new animal shelter facility will cost more than three times what county leaders projected in 2019 for the most recent incarnation of  Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).
Lily Phillips (left) and Nicole Salazar present their final pitch to judges for their project. SANTANU MAJUMDAR/Submitted

Lily Phillips (left) and Nicole Salazar present their final pitch to judges for their project. SANTANU MAJUMDAR/Submitted

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Piedmont students compete to make best business pitch

John Dills
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
As a new professor and new chair of the Art Department at Piedmont University, Santanu Majumdar is already making waves in Habersham County by inviting community leaders and members to assist with students for the Student Startup Competition.

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Baldwin restores animal services

John Dills
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The City of Baldwin’s council is expected to discuss the expense of animal control for the city’s use this Monday. After the Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted to approve an intergovernmental agreement for Baldwin on Monday night, the approval now lies in the hands of Baldwin’s council.
From left are Dr. Stacy Hall, Associate Professor of Business and Program Director for Strategic Partnerships; Dr. Kimberly Maiocco, Dean, Hans Hut School of Business at TMU; Bryan Ferguson, President & CEO, Habersham EMC; Mary Beth Horton, Community Relations Ambassador for HEMC; and Tommy Thurmond, Vice President of Member & Community Relations for HEMC. STACY HALL/Submitted

From left are Dr. Stacy Hall, Associate Professor of Business and Program Director for Strategic Partnerships; Dr. Kimberly Maiocco, Dean, Hans Hut School of Business at TMU; Bryan Ferguson, President & CEO, Habersham EMC; Mary Beth Horton, Community Relations Ambassador for HEMC; and Tommy Thurmond, Vice President of Member & Community Relations for HEMC. STACY HALL/Submitted

Habersham EMC partners with Truett McConnell business school

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Truett McConnell University’s Hans Hut School of Business announced today a new five-year strategic partnership with Habersham EMC. Dr.
A vuew from above the area searched for a missing child Monday is shown by Habersham County Sheriff’s Office drone cam. HABERSHAM COUNTY/Submitted

A vuew from above the area searched for a missing child Monday is shown by Habersham County Sheriff’s Office drone cam. HABERSHAM COUNTY/Submitted

Drone helps find missing youth

News Staff
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Units from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and Habersham County Emergency Services responded at 11:40 a.m. Monday to a home off North Mize Road, where a compromised juvenile had wandered away from home.
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Public meetings

News Staff
Friday, March 17, 2023
The following public meetings are scheduled from March 17-23. Habersham County Commission 5 p.m. work session, 6 p.m. regular meeting, Monday, March 20, at the county courthouse in Clarkesville, 295 Llewellyn Street. Habersham County Airport Commission 6:30 p.m.
The Rev. Billy Burrell (seated) listens to Pastor Mike Franklin (right) along with his daughter Joy (middle) and Kathy Osborne of WCON at a ceremony Tuesday to name a renovated studio after the longtime radio host. LANG STOREY/Staff

The Rev. Billy Burrell (seated) listens to Pastor Mike Franklin (right) along with his daughter Joy (middle) and Kathy Osborne of WCON at a ceremony Tuesday to name a renovated studio after the longtime radio host. LANG STOREY/Staff

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‘Faithfulness to the word of God’

Matthew Osborne
Friday, March 17, 2023
The honors kept coming for The Rev. Billy Burrell this week. On his 93rd birthday Tuesday, Burrell had the newly renovated broadcast studio at WCON Radio in Cornelia named after him.
Mutley was found on the highway a little more than a year ago. SUBMITTED

Mutley was found on the highway a little more than a year ago. SUBMITTED

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Mutley celebrates strides to success

John Dills
Friday, March 17, 2023
Habersham County Animal Care and Control recently celebrated the anniversary of acquiring shelter dog, Mutley. Mutley was originally found on Dicks Hill Parkway, where his owners had abandoned him.

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Kogod followed ‘passion’ to work for schools

Matthew Osborne
Friday, March 17, 2023
Sheriff Joey Terrell valued his chief deputy, but he could see that Col. Murray Kogod’s passion lies in schools. Kogod handled a variety of duties at the sheriff’s office, but he will start as the Habersham County Schools’ safety director on Monday.