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The Social Engineers were the featured entertainment at the 2020 Juneteenth event in Cornelia. FILE

The Social Engineers were the featured entertainment at the 2020 Juneteenth event in Cornelia. FILE

Juneteenth event returns Saturday

Jennifer Ramsay
Friday, June 17, 2022
After a two year hiatus, Shady Grove Baptist Church’s Juneteenth celebration is returning. The event will be held on Saturday, June 18, at Jim Smith Park, across from the church.
SARAH SUMMERS/Submitted

SARAH SUMMERS/Submitted

FARM TO TABLE DINNER

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
Hardman Farm will host its annual Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, June 25, from 5-8 p.m. on the grounds of Hardman Farm.
The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gwinnett County.

The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Gwinnett County.

Wrong name released in Gwinnett shooting

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
   The man involved in a shooting in Gwinnett on Friday was not wanted fugitive Henry Parker Whitley, as law enforcement officials initially released the wrong name to media outlets.
A wheelchair-bound woman and her autistic son were forced to vacate this home on King Street in Baldwin. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

A wheelchair-bound woman and her autistic son were forced to vacate this home on King Street in Baldwin. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Housing crisis worsening

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Buried beneath Habersham’s beautified aesthetics and small-town façade, unbeknownst to its main street gentry, a grim reality weighs upon the most vulnerable segments of the population.
M. Crocker, K. Crocker

M. Crocker, K. Crocker

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Arrests made in Cornelia arson

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Four suspects were arrested in a mobile home fire in Cornelia that the state fire commission determined was deliberately set. The fire started around 10 p.m.
From left are Thompson, Ansley Kristy of Peach State Federal Credit Union and Westmoreland. ROWAN EDMONDS/Staff

From left are Thompson, Ansley Kristy of Peach State Federal Credit Union and Westmoreland. ROWAN EDMONDS/Staff

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School honorees for June

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Peach State Federal Credit Union Extra Mile Award was given to Kristy Thompson, who, in the words of Doug Westmoreland, is “the definition for students. She goes beyond not only for her students inside her classroom but all those in the Ninth Grade Academy.