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Kimberly Albertson gets her COVID-19 vaccine at Habersham Medical Center. KESHA CLINKSCALE/Submitted

Kimberly Albertson gets her COVID-19 vaccine at Habersham Medical Center. KESHA CLINKSCALE/Submitted

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Clock ticking for hospital employees

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, November 19, 2021
Members of the Habersham Medical Center (HMC) Hospital Authority met Tuesday at the hospital, where healthcare officials discussed the impending Jan. 4 mandate deadline requiring all hospital employees be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus or face termination.
Baldwin Police Chief Jeff Branyon scans the shelves with Jacob, a Baldwin Elementary student, in search of the right pair of jeans at the shopping event Wednesday. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Baldwin Police Chief Jeff Branyon scans the shelves with Jacob, a Baldwin Elementary student, in search of the right pair of jeans at the shopping event Wednesday. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Shopping with the cops

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, November 19, 2021
The City of Baldwin’s Fire and Police Departments spent Wednesday morning at Walmart in Cornelia, where they took more than 20 local children shopping for everything from clothes to toys.

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Election presses on at holidays

Matthew Osborne
Friday, November 19, 2021
Amid all the turkey trimmings and Christmas shopping, Habersham County still has a commissioner to pick on Nov. 30. Early voting began Wednesday for the District 5 county commission runoff between Ty Akins and Jason E. Hogan. The Nov. 2 election only yielded 9.
Shop local this holiday season to support our local economy!

Shop local this holiday season to support our local economy!

Spend $27 on the 27th to infuse local economy

News Staff
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Have you wondered about the wide-eyed frog, “Hopper the Shopper,” that has been leaping onto the pages of The Northeast Georgian? Hopper’s message, worth repeating, is this: Keep it local.
Students in Mrs. Megan Gates’ homeroom are working together on a lesson from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. They are discussing each students’ “Circle of Control” as they discuss which aspects of their and academics are maturation are within their control. Pictured (front to back, left to right) are Diego Tinoco, Miguel Pascual, Charlie Mills, Brooklyn Scroggs, Caden Garrison, Jordan Lynch, and Anthony Thomas. CONNIE FRANKLIN/Submitted

Students in Mrs. Megan Gates’ homeroom are working together on a lesson from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. They are discussing each students’ “Circle of Control” as they discuss which aspects of their and academics are maturation are within their control. Pictured (front to back, left to right) are Diego Tinoco, Miguel Pascual, Charlie Mills, Brooklyn Scroggs, Caden Garrison, Jordan Lynch, and Anthony Thomas. CONNIE FRANKLIN/Submitted

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Making up for lost time

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The Habersham Ninth Grade Academy (HNGA) has taken proactive measures intended to support and ensure the success of students afflicted by instructional loss and hindered academic progress that has occurred nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prayers go worldwide for injured Cornelia man

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
More than two weeks after a near-fatal car crash, Sam Ferguson started fully breathing on his own again. Ferguson, 23, of Cornelia was involved in a crash in Lumpkin County on Oct. 30 that put him into a coma, where he has been ever since.
Cornelia Mayor John Borrow collects the E. Dale Threadgill Community Service Award along with Leadership Georgia trustee Jerald Mitchell (left), Chair Jennifer Evans and President Charles May Jr. SUBMITTED

Cornelia Mayor John Borrow collects the E. Dale Threadgill Community Service Award along with Leadership Georgia trustee Jerald Mitchell (left), Chair Jennifer Evans and President Charles May Jr. SUBMITTED

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Borrow earns community service award from Leadership Georgia

Matthew Osborne
Friday, November 12, 2021
Cornelia Mayor John Borrow was recognized by Leadership Georgia last week as a shining example of taking their principles and putting them to work in his community. Borrow was the recipient of the E. Dale Threadgill Community Service Award at the Leadership Georgia annual gala in Savannah on Nov.

Public meetings

News Staff
Friday, November 12, 2021
Baldwin City Council 6:30 p.m. regular meeting, Monday, Nov. 15, at 155 Willingham Avenue. Clarkesville City Council 5:30 p.m. work session Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Clarkesville City Hall, Washington Street. Hospital Authority of Habersham Country 6:30 p.m. regular meeting, Tuesday, Nov.
Habersham Home Administrator Frank Nathan, Director of Nursing Valeria Lewis, COO Angela Harpold, Hospital Board Authority Member, Teri Newsome, Kesha Clinkscale, VP, Culture & Wellness, CEO Tyler Williams, Director of Operations Michael Armstrong, Hospital Board Authority Member & HMC Foundation Board Member Ken Johnson, HMC Foundation Chairman James Irvin, NGHS CIO Chris Paravate, County Commissioner Bruce Harkness, Interim County Manager Alicia Vaughn, and Habersham County Commissioner Bruce Palmer

Habersham Home Administrator Frank Nathan, Director of Nursing Valeria Lewis, COO Angela Harpold, Hospital Board Authority Member, Teri Newsome, Kesha Clinkscale, VP, Culture & Wellness, CEO Tyler Williams, Director of Operations Michael Armstrong, Hospital Board Authority Member & HMC Foundation Board Member Ken Johnson, HMC Foundation Chairman James Irvin, NGHS CIO Chris Paravate, County Commissioner Bruce Harkness, Interim County Manager Alicia Vaughn, and Habersham County Commissioner Bruce Palmer

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Habersham Home renovation breaks ground on $6.1M project

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, November 12, 2021
Habersham Medical Center (HMC) broke ground at the site of its Habersham Home facility on Thursday in recognition of the renovative progress made following initial construction phases.
Protestors on the campus of Piedmont University ask drivers on Historic Highway 441 to honk in support of their opposition to vaccine mandates Wednesday afternoon. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

Protestors on the campus of Piedmont University ask drivers on Historic Highway 441 to honk in support of their opposition to vaccine mandates Wednesday afternoon. MATTHEW OSBORNE/Staff

‘We are the beagles’

Matthew Osborne
Friday, November 12, 2021
Tina Free of Clarkesville sees the livelihood of her own family and friends threatened by COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and she has seen enough. Free helped gather those friends and other like-minded individuals for a series of protests this week around Habersham County.