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SRO announcement surprised commissioners

Matthew Osborne
Friday, June 17, 2022
Habersham County’s Board of Commissioners faces a difficult task starting at Monday’s meeting to balance the next fiscal year’s budget. That challenge became even more daunting after Monday’s announcement by the Board of Education that they planned to put resource officers in every school this year.
Digital interfaces like this for medical scans will be commonplace from now on for patients who get treated at Habersham Medical Center. POCKETHEALTH/Submitted

Digital interfaces like this for medical scans will be commonplace from now on for patients who get treated at Habersham Medical Center. POCKETHEALTH/Submitted

HMC first hospital in Georgia to adopt digital diagnostic program

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
Habersham Medical Center will enlist digital provider PocketHealth to ease access to medical reports for more than 80,000 patients and doctors.

Department of Public Health provides outbreak updates

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
Fewer than 10 children in Georgia have been diagnosed with pediatric hepatitis, State Epidemiologist Cherie L. Drenzek said at the state Board of Public Health’s (DPH) monthly meeting Tuesday. The pediatric hepatitis outbreak began in Alabama in October 2021.
Michael and Nancy Lewallen take a walk together near the Chenocetah Tower. The Habersham natives have been married more than 50 years. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

Michael and Nancy Lewallen take a walk together near the Chenocetah Tower. The Habersham natives have been married more than 50 years. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

Secrets to a golden marriage

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Friday, June 17, 2022
With 50 years of marriage under their belt, Michael and Nancy Lewallen look back on their relationship with love in their eyes and a smile on their face as they recall how they have been able to build a great life together, and they hope others can too.
Emma Holland received a scholarship from the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture. FARM BUREAU/Submitted

Emma Holland received a scholarship from the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture. FARM BUREAU/Submitted

Habersham grad earns ag scholarship

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Friday, June 17, 2022
Emma Holland, a recent honor graduate of Habersham Central High School, has been selected to receive a $1,500 Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) Technical College Scholarship.
Shown, from left, are Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. board members and Georgia Power representatives Diane Brown, Cindy Grace, Jeremy Spradlin, E. Lane Gresham, Kathy Walker, Brent Edwards, Brooks Garcia, Polly Earle, Josh Likins and Carson Sprinkle. CARSON SPRINKLE/Submitted

Shown, from left, are Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. board members and Georgia Power representatives Diane Brown, Cindy Grace, Jeremy Spradlin, E. Lane Gresham, Kathy Walker, Brent Edwards, Brooks Garcia, Polly Earle, Josh Likins and Carson Sprinkle. CARSON SPRINKLE/Submitted

Georgia Power funds projects at Old Clarkesville Cemetery

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
An infusion of funding from Georgia Power through a Citizens of Georgia Power Legacy Grant makes two high-priority projects at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery possible.

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Georgia mental health commission eyes reforms

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Friday, June 17, 2022
Georgia is starting “the decade of mental health reforms” Kevin Tanner, chairman of the state’s Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission, said this week. The high-level commission, formed in 2019, developed long-range recommendations to address the state’s abysmal mental health outcomes.
HABERSHAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/Submitted

HABERSHAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/Submitted

DUI deputies honored

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
Mothers Against Drunk Drivers of Georgia held its annual Golden Shield Honors awards ceremony Wednesday and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office was honored for their efforts in reducing impaired driving incidents on our roadways.
Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
Kids on Wheels returns Saturday: The Kids on Wheels free event will return to Clarkesville on Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clarkesville Police Station. There will be all kinds of fun vehicles in which kids can cruise the show, or they can bring their own set of wheels.