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Cristina Irizarry holds up a copy of one of her current favorite children’s books “Oona,” by Kelly DiPucchio, about a little mermaid who is searching for a special treasure. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

Cristina Irizarry holds up a copy of one of her current favorite children’s books “Oona,” by Kelly DiPucchio, about a little mermaid who is searching for a special treasure. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

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Youth coordinator works toward diversity, inclusion

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
New to Habersham County, Cristina Irizarry is excited to join the Cornelia Habersham County Library as their Youth Services Coordinator and help curate a space for all community members to feel welcomed and wanted. “Libraries should be for everybody, not just for a select group,” Irizarry said.
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Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Train documentary showing Saturday night: Cornelia: A Train Town, a video documentary produced by Peter Madruga, will be shown Saturday, Sept. 17 from 6-8 p.m. and again Saturday, Oct. 15 from 2-4 p.m. at The Common Ground, 643 Irvin Street, Cornelia. Admission is free but seating is limited.
Jorja Baker (left) and Jimena Vera (right) laugh as they swing in circles at the fair. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Jorja Baker (left) and Jimena Vera (right) laugh as they swing in circles at the fair. ZACH TAYLOR/Special

Chattahoochee Mountain Fair

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The Chattahoochee Mountain Fair opened Sept. 9 and it will run through Saturday, ending with the rodeo Friday and Saturday nights.The Chattahoochee Mountain Fair opened Sept. 9 and it will run through Saturday, ending with the rodeo Friday and Saturday nights.

Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at the Habersham County Detention Center for Sept. 7-12, 2022. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.

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Baldwin approves millage rate increase

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Baldwin City Council voted at its regular meeting Monday to raise the millage rate, a 37 percent increase council members have spent months weighing against intermittent public opposition and their own reluctance to raise taxes amid global inflation and what some describe as a state of nationwide...

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Jarrell leaving Mt. Airy as town manager, chief

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Mt. Airy Town Manager and Police Chief Tim Jarrell will be scaling back his responsibilities with the town and will resign as town manager on Oct. 10. Jarrell is “on call 24 hours a day for the police, water and street departments,” as he said in a letter to the Town Council on Monday night.
Tallulah Falls Assistant Dean Dustin Rogers (middle) is shown serving in Iraq with Sgt. Jeremy Cowart (left) and SPC Terry Olcott. DUSTIN ROGERS/Submitted

Tallulah Falls Assistant Dean Dustin Rogers (middle) is shown serving in Iraq with Sgt. Jeremy Cowart (left) and SPC Terry Olcott. DUSTIN ROGERS/Submitted

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‘Uncertainty and fear’

Matthew Osborne
Friday, September 9, 2022
Dustin Rogers thought he was getting out of the Marine Corps Reserves as the summer of 2001 came to an end. But his journey was really just beginning. Like it was with so may others, Rogers’ destiny changed on Sept. 11, 2001, when the terrorists launched their attack on the United States.
Kids take a spin on one of the carnival rides at last year’s Chattahoochee Mountain Fair in Clarkesville. FILE

Kids take a spin on one of the carnival rides at last year’s Chattahoochee Mountain Fair in Clarkesville. FILE

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Chattahoochee Mountain Fair begins tonight

Matthew Osborne
Friday, September 9, 2022
The cement is drying on normal post-pandemic society, and the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair returns to Clarkesville this week for the second-straight year as a beacon of family fun and community for nearly half a century. “We have more vendors than ever,” Fair Director Brenda Kimsey said.
CWO4 Navy SEAL Richard (Billy) Lumpkin (Ret.), is joined at his retirement celebration by son Tanner Lumpkin, daughter Madi Lumpkin, wife Tonya Lumpkin and son Austin Lumpkin. TONYA LUMPKIN/Submitted

CWO4 Navy SEAL Richard (Billy) Lumpkin (Ret.), is joined at his retirement celebration by son Tanner Lumpkin, daughter Madi Lumpkin, wife Tonya Lumpkin and son Austin Lumpkin. TONYA LUMPKIN/Submitted

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Military wives guarded the homefront

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, September 9, 2022
Habersham County resident Tonya Lumpkin was driving her eldest child to kindergarten when she heard on the radio that a plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City. At first, like much of the nation, she assumed it’d been some sort of tragic accident.
April Jones pins her husband Chris Jones with the new rank of Baldwin Police Chief. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

April Jones pins her husband Chris Jones with the new rank of Baldwin Police Chief. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Baldwin talks taxes, swears in new chief

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, September 9, 2022
City of Baldwin officials heard the concerns of a second resident at Tuesday’s public hearing over the millage rate, which council will likely vote to increase next Monday.