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From left are John Mather, NGTC Alumni Association director, and Jeff Miller, NGTC Alumni Career Achievement winner. AMY HULSEY/Submitted

From left are John Mather, NGTC Alumni Association director, and Jeff Miller, NGTC Alumni Career Achievement winner. AMY HULSEY/Submitted

North Georgia Tech honors distinguished alumni

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Friday, December 2, 2022
North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) Alumni Association announced the 2022 Alumni Award recipients during the college’s alumni homecoming.
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Community Calendar

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Friday, December 2, 2022
City Christmas events in Habersham Through Dec. 31 – Christmas Lights Spectacular – 6-11 p.m. each night through New Year’s Eve at Cornelia City Park. Free drive-thru event. Dec. 2 – A Downtown Clarkesville Christmas, 5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 2 – Baldwin tree lighting and pictures with Santa, 6:30 p.m.
Elliot Rudeseal gets ready for his at-bat during a Habersham youth baseball game last season. Habersham County is taking over the operation of the league this year.

Elliot Rudeseal gets ready for his at-bat during a Habersham youth baseball game last season. Habersham County is taking over the operation of the league this year.

Thursday night's special-called County Commission meeting

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
   Habersham County's Board of Commissioners passed their county pay study Thursday night, providing countywide raises for their employees, much to the delight of the dozens of them who attended in a packed-house meeting.
The workers at the Habersham County Landfill have their work cut out for them, as the cells are filling up fast. JOHN DILLS/Staff

The workers at the Habersham County Landfill have their work cut out for them, as the cells are filling up fast. JOHN DILLS/Staff

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Trash of the tightens

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Habersham County cannot afford to wait around until there is nowhere else for trash to go. The county landfill is filling up exponentially faster than predicted less than a decade ago, and it is now projected to possibly run out of space by early 2024.
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Demorest, Baldwin work to stay water partners

John Dills
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The City of Demorest has been purchasing water from Baldwin since a contract between them went into effect in May 2017. It has been the standard for how Demorest has received water to supply many people’s homes and livelihoods.
Baldwin Fire Department has its Christmas lights up, and that is just the beginning in Habersham County. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Baldwin Fire Department has its Christmas lights up, and that is just the beginning in Habersham County. JOHN DILLS/Staff

Christmas fun begins

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Baldwin Fire Department has its Christmas lights up, and that is just the beginning in Habersham County. The holiday events begin in earnest Thursday with tree lightings in Alto (6 p.m.) and Demorest (6:30 p.m.), followed by three yuletide events Friday in Clarkesville, Baldwin and Tallulah Falls.
Bobby Ivey, fine arts facilitator and associate director of choirs at Piedmont University, conducts a previous Lessons and Choirs event. TERRIE ELLERBEE/Submitted

Bobby Ivey, fine arts facilitator and associate director of choirs at Piedmont University, conducts a previous Lessons and Choirs event. TERRIE ELLERBEE/Submitted

Lessons and Carols holiday event returns to Piedmont

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Piedmont University’s beloved holiday event, Lessons and Carols, enters its 34th year when it returns Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3.
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Pastor appreciation banquet

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The Gideons International Habersham County Camps’ Pastor Appreciation Banquet was held Oct. 6 at the Food Factory in Cornelia. It was a night of food and fellowship as members of the community gathered to raise funds for the organization.
Dec. 6 is the final runoff for Georgia's open U.S. Senate seat.

Dec. 6 is the final runoff for Georgia's open U.S. Senate seat.

Early voting offered in Clarkesville this week

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Monday, November 28, 2022
   Early voting for the U.S. Senate runoff will take place in Habersham County from Monday, Nov. 28 through Friday, Dec. 2, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville.    It was also announced last week that the Habersham South precinct for the Dec.