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Students draw baskets of fruit during their art class at the Tim Lee Boys & Girls Club on Tuesday. ROWAN EDMONDS/Staff

Students draw baskets of fruit during their art class at the Tim Lee Boys & Girls Club on Tuesday. ROWAN EDMONDS/Staff

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Boys & Girls Club celebrates one year

Rowan Edmonds
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The Boys and Girls Club of Lanier celebrated its one-year anniversary on Tuesday. “The day is all about celebrating the one-year anniversary of this club,” said Joyce Wilson, the Chief Development Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Lanier.
Several K-12 educators taking part in the program toured Piedmont’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art in Demorest on June 15. They included, front, from left, Amanda Myrick, Sally Stanhope, and James From; and standing, from left, Lisa Diehl; Twyla Bennett; Matthew Jackson; Grace VanSteenberg; Dr. Matthew Teutsch, director of the LES Center; Rebecca Brantley, assistant art professor at Piedmont and director of the museum; and Laura Beecher. RACHEL PLEASANT/Submitted

Several K-12 educators taking part in the program toured Piedmont’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art in Demorest on June 15. They included, front, from left, Amanda Myrick, Sally Stanhope, and James From; and standing, from left, Lisa Diehl; Twyla Bennett; Matthew Jackson; Grace VanSteenberg; Dr. Matthew Teutsch, director of the LES Center; Rebecca Brantley, assistant art professor at Piedmont and director of the museum; and Laura Beecher. RACHEL PLEASANT/Submitted

Educators gather for innovative Civil Rights program at Piedmont

News Staff
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Piedmont University’s Lillian E. Smith Center hosted “The Civil Rights Movement in Northeast Georgia,” a first-of-its-kind program for educators, June 13-17. Lillian E. Smith attended Piedmont for one year, 1915-16.

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Baldwin balances final budget

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Next year’s proposed budget has been shaped into a final form after months of deliberation by Baldwin officials, who were tasked with balancing the city’s $722,869 deficit before July 1.
James Mellichamp said Monday he is stepping down as president, but he will stay in office until his successor is hired. PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY/Submitted

James Mellichamp said Monday he is stepping down as president, but he will stay in office until his successor is hired. PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY/Submitted

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Mellichamp retiring, but not leaving just yet

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Piedmont University President James Mellichamp announced Monday that he will retire after four decades at the school.
Board member and architect Bob DeFiore explains Power House design plan to FAITH volunteer Collin Lines. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Board member and architect Bob DeFiore explains Power House design plan to FAITH volunteer Collin Lines. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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FAITH eyes Habersham facility

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
FAITH, a non-profit organization that seeks to reach victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse, is looking to expand its presence in the northeast Georgia region with the construction of a new facility, FAITH’S Power House.
The sentiment among those opposing a new housing subdivision in Batesville is that folks who live in the country like it that way. Three commissioners agreed Monday. TIM STAMEY/Submitted

The sentiment among those opposing a new housing subdivision in Batesville is that folks who live in the country like it that way. Three commissioners agreed Monday. TIM STAMEY/Submitted

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Batesville zoning change denied

News Staff
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Batesville residents got a break Monday night from Habersham County’s Board of Commissioners, who decided in a 3-2 vote to deny a zoning change that would have brought a dense block of housing to an area off Ben Jones Road.
There were 11 Habersham County participants in The World Health Games earlier this month along with three others from the region. From left are Wyatt Nicholson, Dr. Stuart Sanders, Gayle Whitener, Joel Byers, Frances Welch, Evan Woodring, Grace Woodring, Charles English, Danny Prewett, Alan Irvin, Bobby Privette, Dawn Privette and Bruce Nicholson. Not pictured are Robert Nichols, Kevin Roy and Patty Roy. MATTHEW MILES/Submitted

There were 11 Habersham County participants in The World Health Games earlier this month along with three others from the region. From left are Wyatt Nicholson, Dr. Stuart Sanders, Gayle Whitener, Joel Byers, Frances Welch, Evan Woodring, Grace Woodring, Charles English, Danny Prewett, Alan Irvin, Bobby Privette, Dawn Privette and Bruce Nicholson. Not pictured are Robert Nichols, Kevin Roy and Patty Roy. MATTHEW MILES/Submitted

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Habersham sends squad to World Heart Games

Rowan Edmonds
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The ACSM World Heart Games spanned over two days and were a safe, fun, and relational competition for those who have experienced a cardiopulmonary event or live with risk factors. Created in 1990, the Georgia Association of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation began sponsoring the Heart of Gold Games.