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Qymane Brawner works with students at the Tim Lee Boys and Girls Club. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Qymane Brawner works with students at the Tim Lee Boys and Girls Club. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Club’s afterschool program thriving

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, August 27, 2021
Qymane Brawner, unit director of Habersham County’s Tim Lee Boys and Girls Club, says his organization is seeing success and continued improvement of local students throughout the county. The Tim Lee Boys and Girls Club started Aug.
An American Apache helicopter flies through Afghanistan earlier this year. ANDRE KLIMKE/Unsplash

An American Apache helicopter flies through Afghanistan earlier this year. ANDRE KLIMKE/Unsplash

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‘We should have been allowed to finish the job’

Matthew Osborne
Friday, August 27, 2021
In the wake of Thursday’s bombing in Afghanistan that killed at least a dozen American servicemen and dozens of Afghan citizens, many are left to wonder how it all got to this point.
Habersham Medical Center is running out of empty beds due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Habersham Medical Center is running out of empty beds due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

COVID-19 pushes TFS to online learning

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, August 27, 2021
Tallulah Falls School is going virtual through the Labor Day holiday due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the surrounding area. “The number of positive cases and quarantined individuals in Habersham and the surrounding counties reflect what is happening in the rest of the world.
Sloan, Kiker

Sloan, Kiker

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Kiker, Sloan vie Clarkesville Post 1 seat

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Local real estate broker Angelia Kiker filed for Clarkesville’s City Council Post 1 on Friday. Kiker is one of two candidates to file for the post and the only Clarkesville candidate with opposition in Lindsay Sloan.

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Baldwin holds line on proposed millage rate

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Baldwin City Council members voted to proceed with the reading of a millage rate rollback Monday. The 4-1 decision comes after an Aug. 16 meeting when council members had voted unanimously to proceed with the ordinance reading which would keep the millage rate at 7.504.
Ranalli, Harkness, Adams

Ranalli, Harkness, Adams

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Former fire chief Ranalli to challenge for Demorest mayor

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Ken Ranalli is taking another shot at serving Demorest, as the former fire chief added his name to the ballot to challenge Jerry Harkness for the right to be the city’s next mayor. Ranalli resigned as fire chief June 1 after 10 years on the job, citing difficulties dealing with city leadership.
Left: Sanford Right: Fausz

Left: Sanford Right: Fausz

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Couple busted for chase, drugs

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
A couple moving through Habersham County in two separate vehicles were arrested in the early hours of Monday morning, with one man leading a chase at 130-plus mph and his girlfriend allegedly transporting methamphetamine and heroin with children in the car.
Community turns out in large numbers to attend FRC’s Field to Families event Saturday, raising around $60,000. CARSON SPRINKLE/Submitted

Community turns out in large numbers to attend FRC’s Field to Families event Saturday, raising around $60,000. CARSON SPRINKLE/Submitted

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Community comes out for families

Brian Wellmeier
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The Field to Families Summer Serenade raised around $60,000 at Panther Creek Farm Saturday.
Nurses and staff at Habersham Medical Center have been on their toes recently with record numbers of patients coming into the emergency room. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

Nurses and staff at Habersham Medical Center have been on their toes recently with record numbers of patients coming into the emergency room. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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COVID surge floods HMC emergency room

Matthew Osborne
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
COVID-19’s Delta variant is hitting Habersham County hard, with record numbers of patients pouring into Habersham Medical Center (HMC) and the school system seeing a rise in cases as well.

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Municipal candidates filing in

Brian Wellmeier
Friday, August 20, 2021
As election filing in Habersham County comes to a close this week, incumbents on the Baldwin and Clarkesville city councils look to maintain support from the voters who put them there. Baldwin Mayor Joe Elam, who qualified Aug. 17, conveyed a message of optimism regarding the future of the city.