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Folks enjoy a hayride last year at Baldwin’s fall festival. FILE

Folks enjoy a hayride last year at Baldwin’s fall festival. FILE

Baldwin sets ordinance, prepares for festival

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Baldwin will host its fall festival from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, including food, live music and plenty of activities for all ages. That will also now include the ability to have a temporary entertainment district.
Fighting Prawn (Athena Lux), Molly (Dakota Rose Chen), Peter (Gabriel Richman), Prentiss (Carly Jelinek), Ted (Dominic Fox), Mack (Haylie Collins), Lord Leonard Aster (Clayton Maddox), Hawking Clam (Tyler Pelligrino), Capt. Scott (Tucker Cochran), Teacher (Lexie Partain), Black Stache (Hunter Reum), Smee (Carson Letner), Grempkin (Ethan Spinks), Mrs. Bumbrake (Dante Wilson), Alf (Kasey Jenkins) and Bill Slank (Sof Delgado) appear in a scene from Piedmont University’s production of “Peter and the Starcatcher

Fighting Prawn (Athena Lux), Molly (Dakota Rose Chen), Peter (Gabriel Richman), Prentiss (Carly Jelinek), Ted (Dominic Fox), Mack (Haylie Collins), Lord Leonard Aster (Clayton Maddox), Hawking Clam (Tyler Pelligrino), Capt. Scott (Tucker Cochran), Teacher (Lexie Partain), Black Stache (Hunter Reum), Smee (Carson Letner), Grempkin (Ethan Spinks), Mrs. Bumbrake (Dante Wilson), Alf (Kasey Jenkins) and Bill Slank (Sof Delgado) appear in a scene from Piedmont University’s production of “Peter and the Starcatcher

Bright, visual ‘Starcatcher’ tells origin story of Peter Pan

Kimberly Brown
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Have you ever wondered how Peter Pan became the mischievous boy who never grows up and how he came to live on the island of Neverland? And how Captain Hook lost his hand and became Peter’s lifelong nemesis? And who, exactly, was Wendy?
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Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Revival at Camp Creek Baptist: Camp Creek Baptist Church invites the community to its Fall Revival with Dr. Jeffrey Amsbaugh, former pastor and now Bible professor at Pensacola Christian College. Services will run through Friday at 7 p.m.
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Public meetings

News Staff
Friday, October 14, 2022
The following public meetings are scheduled from Oct. 14-20. Habersham County Commission: 5 p.m. work session in the conference room at 130 Jacob’s Way; 6 p.m. regular meeting, Monday, Oct. 17, at the county courthouse in Clarkesville, 295 Llewellyn Street. Baldwin City Council: 6:30 p.m.
The Kollock stage curtain opens to reveal a foggy Addams Family backlit by the cemetery. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

The Kollock stage curtain opens to reveal a foggy Addams Family backlit by the cemetery. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Creepy, cooky ... all that stuff

News Staff
Friday, October 14, 2022
Habersham Community Theater is putting on its spooky rendition of “The Addams Family” just in time for Halloween. The show runs tonight through Sunday and again Oct. 19-23 to tell the story of the weird gothic family from the original 1960s television show.
Habersham County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Col. Murray Kogod speaks to the media at a news conference Sept. 30. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Habersham County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Col. Murray Kogod speaks to the media at a news conference Sept. 30. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Murder case in holding pattern, waiting on autopsy

Matthew Osborne
Friday, October 14, 2022
Habersham County Sheriff’s investigators are waiting for information back before taking the next steps in the murder of Deborrah Collier. The first month since Collier was found dead on U.S.

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Piedmont shows huge operational deficits

Matthew Osborne
Friday, October 14, 2022
Piedmont University’s financial statement shows massive operational losses over the last decade, including nearly $19 million over the last four years. The spreadsheet acquired by The Northeast Georgian shows $18,943,417 in operational losses since 2019, including $9.4 million in 2021 alone.
Baldwin Police Department has several Ford Explorers like this one that have plenty of mileage on them and are ready to be scaled back or repurposed. FILE

Baldwin Police Department has several Ford Explorers like this one that have plenty of mileage on them and are ready to be scaled back or repurposed. FILE

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Baldwin eyes leasing for potential new police fleet

Matthew Osborne
Friday, October 14, 2022
Baldwin city officials are looking into the possibility of shifting their police fleet to a leasing program in the future. Chief Chris Jones told the city council Tuesday night that his fleet was in dire shape.