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Alcohol sales in Tiger outlawed

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
The Town of Tiger is officially a “Dry City” after Tiger Town Council members passed the final reading of “an ordinance to repeal the beer and wine ordinance of the Town of Tiger; to establish an ordinance prohibiting the sale and purchase of alcoholic beverages within the town limits of the Town...
Four buildings on Washington Street in downtown Clarkesville are out for bid. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Four buildings on Washington Street in downtown Clarkesville are out for bid. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Clarkesville unseals bids for rebuilt Washington St. buildings

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, July 15, 2022
Officials of Clarkesville unsealed bids submitted for the four Washington Street buildings the city paid to restore after they caught fire and sustained significant damage in 2014. Since the blaze a little more than half-a-decade ago, the city has spent $2.
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Community Calendar

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
Men’s Bible Study: The men’s Bible Study at Clarkesville Baptist Church will continue on Tuesday, July 26, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center. These sessions will be a continuation of the book “The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances.
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Red, White, and Tunes set for Friday

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
Folks will come out Friday night as Clarkesville keeps the July fun coming at Pitts Parkwith Red, White and Tunes. The event beginning at 6 p.m. will be filled with live music, activities, food, and patriotic fireworks. Food and beverages will be available in the park as well as in town.
The 3 Redneck Tenors will perform in Gainesville on Saturday night. ARTS COUNCIL/Submitted

The 3 Redneck Tenors will perform in Gainesville on Saturday night. ARTS COUNCIL/Submitted

3 Redneck Tenors come to Gainesville

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
The 3 Redneck Tenors will perform at the Gladys Wyant Performing Arts Pavilion in Gainesville on Saturday, July 16. 3 Redneck Tenors is a mixture of downhome laughs with big city music. It has been said that if “Larry the Cable Guy, Il Divo, and Mrs.

Local chiropractor wins lifetime achievement award

News Staff
Friday, July 15, 2022
Dr. Roderic “Bo” Rochester was named the 2022 recipient of the B.J. Palmer Lifetime Achievement Award. This international award honors one upper cervical chiropractor who has spent a lifetime devoted to the philosophy, science, and art of upper cervical chiropractic.
The entrance to the trail has posted warnings about its still precarious nature. The trail for now is labeled as difficult due to missing bridges and unstable footing in some areas. Prior to the damage, it was considered intermediate. JENNIFER RAMSAY/Staff

The entrance to the trail has posted warnings about its still precarious nature. The trail for now is labeled as difficult due to missing bridges and unstable footing in some areas. Prior to the damage, it was considered intermediate. JENNIFER RAMSAY/Staff

Panther Creek back on track

Jennifer Ramsay
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Panther Creek Recreation Area and Falls Trail is back in business after a nearly two-year closure.
A large group of residents attend Monday’s millage rate hearing at Habersham County Courthouse. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

A large group of residents attend Monday’s millage rate hearing at Habersham County Courthouse. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Residents unsettled with potential tax increase

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Habersham County leaders were on the hotseat Monday night as they tried to explain the potential 1 mill tax hike that will be voted on next week to residents who came to express their dismay.

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Chop shop suspect arrested

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
A man sought by law enforcement in three counties was apprehended by Gwinnett County Police. Henry Parker Whitley, 30, of Lawrenceville was captured after three weeks on the run at a car dealership at the Mall of Georgia.