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Baldwin City Hall was closed Friday.

Baldwin City Hall was closed Friday.

Baldwin lapses insurance, running for emergencies only

News Staff
Friday, May 13, 2022
   The city of Baldwin has been running at a minimum services level the last two days due to a lapse in their municipal liability insurance.    Baldwin City Hall was closed Thursday and is again Friday, pending a special called meeting Friday night to rectify the issue.
U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde spoke at the Turn Out the Vote rally in Clarkesville in April. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde spoke at the Turn Out the Vote rally in Clarkesville in April. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Three look to unseat Clyde in District 9

News Staff
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Michael Boggus thinks North Georgia needs to be represented by an average citizen as was intended by the Constitution. Boggus, a crane operator from Commerce, wants to be that average citizen serving as U.S. representative for District 9. He previously ran for the position in 2020, receiving 3.
The Downtown Mercantile was the recipient of a facade grant for a new sign. Left to Right: Lindsey Holt, Emily Herrin, Jessie Owensby, Heath Barrett, Breanna Meister, Nicole Davis, Sarah Higgins, and Cagney Meads. LINDSEY FITZGERALD/Submitted

The Downtown Mercantile was the recipient of a facade grant for a new sign. Left to Right: Lindsey Holt, Emily Herrin, Jessie Owensby, Heath Barrett, Breanna Meister, Nicole Davis, Sarah Higgins, and Cagney Meads. LINDSEY FITZGERALD/Submitted

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Sign grants help Cornelia businesses

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Two local businesses are the recipients of the facade and sign grants from the City of Cornelia in an effort to continue their progress of beautifying the downtown area.
A group of friends enjoys their time playing Coup at The Games Alliance in Clarkesville. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

A group of friends enjoys their time playing Coup at The Games Alliance in Clarkesville. AMARIS E. RODRIGUEZ/Staff

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New Clarkesville business tries to build community

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A place for community, person-to-person connections, and tabletop games is what local business owner Christopher Moore set out to establish with the opening of The Games Alliance in Clarkesville last weekend.

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Baldwin crunches the numbers

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The City of Baldwin is in the difficult position of bringing its budget – currently with a deficit of $722,869 – to a balance of zero as required by state law, a task council members grappled with for a little more than an hour during a Tuesday night work session.
Scouts from Troop 5 fish rubber ducks out of the Soque River during last year’s race.

Scouts from Troop 5 fish rubber ducks out of the Soque River during last year’s race.

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Rubber ducks ready to race on the river again

Amaris E. Rodriguez
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
It’s almost time for the ducks to be released for the 11th Annual Rubber Duck Race benefitting the Volunteers for Literacy (VFL) literacy programs in Habersham County.

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Habersham’s most wanted fugitive Davidson captured

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Habersham County found its most wanted fugitive thanks to a family member’s help. On Sunday afternoon around 5:45 p.m., a Habersham County Sheriff’s Deputy received a call from an Alto Police Officer who made a traffic stop on a relative of Alton Lee Davidson, 49, of Alto.

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Officer saves inmate

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A Habersham County Detention Officer saved the life of an inmate Monday when she rescued him from an attempted suicide. Officer Nicole Hollingsworth was notified of an inmate in distress, and she arrived at his cell with him hanging with a bedsheet around his neck.
Clarkesville Soup Kitchen Director Betty Jones oversees the packing of desserts to go with meals on Saturday morning. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Clarkesville Soup Kitchen Director Betty Jones oversees the packing of desserts to go with meals on Saturday morning. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

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Hungry to serve

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
After starting from the ground up, the Clarkesville Soup Kitchen passed its five-year anniversary last week of serving meals to those in need. The facility served a record 12,304 to-go plates last year and is on pace for another record in 2022, with 3,179 served in the first quarter this year.
A majority of Piedmont University faculty members voted Monday to approve a resolution of no confidence in President James Mellichamp’s leadership.

A majority of Piedmont University faculty members voted Monday to approve a resolution of no confidence in President James Mellichamp’s leadership.

Piedmont faculty votes no confidence in Mellichamp's leadership

Brian Wellmeier
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Piedmont University’s Faculty Senate called for a vote of no confidence during a school-wide assembly Monday in a symbolic and formal statement of disapproval over what was described as unsound leadership of President James Mellichamp, according to a resolution released by members of the senate...