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First responders check the scene of a woman's death near Outlook 2 in Tallulah Gorge State Park on Thursday afternoon. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

First responders check the scene of a woman's death near Outlook 2 in Tallulah Gorge State Park on Thursday afternoon. BRIAN WELLMEIER/Staff

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Woman dies in Tallulah Gorge

Matthew Osborne
Friday, April 23, 2021
   A Blue Ridge woman fell to her death Thursday afternoon at Tallulah Gorge State Park from a possible suicide.    A call came in to 911 dispatch around 12:10 p.m. that a person had fallen or jumped from a ledge in the gorge, later determined to be near Outlook 2 on the hiking trails.

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U.S. Senate holds hearing on Ga. voting law

News Staff
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Georgia’s controversial new voting laws took center stage Tuesday at a U.S. Senate hearing where majority Democrats blasted changes in state voting rules as a revival of the Jim Crow era of segregation.
Photo of Clarkesville mass vaccination site - February 2021

Photo of Clarkesville mass vaccination site - February 2021

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Mass vaccine site set to close May 21

News Staff
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The mass vaccination site in Clarkesville will administer its last initial dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at 5 p.m. Friday, and it will close for good on Friday, May 21. Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA) moved into the Habersham County Fairgrounds on Feb. 22.
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Clarkesville man charged with child molestation

News Staff
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office arrested 54-year-old Keith Bernard Jones of Clarkesville on Friday on a single charge of child molestation.  According to the incident report, which was heavily redacted since the incident involves a minor, a complainant walked into the sheriff’s office on Dec.
Photo courtesy of the Office of the Fire Commissioner

Photo courtesy of the Office of the Fire Commissioner

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Cornelia man charged in attempted arson

News Staff
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
A 23-year-old Cornelia man was arrested on charges of first degree arson, second degree criminal damage to property and simple assault under the Domestic Violence Act on Saturday.  Michael Stanley Jurado-Vasquez is being held at the Habersham County Jail.
Demorest Elementary School students who raised $500 or more include (front row, from left) Charlie Hastie, Amelia Quaife and Aubrey Davis. Middle row are (from left) Helena Hastie, Olivia Holbrook, A.J. Beach and Braelin Sipes. Back row are (from left) David Gailer (Asst. Principal at DES), Erna Dowdy (P.E. Teacher at DES), Holly Marbut (Youth Market Director, American Heart Association), Superintendent Matthew Cooper and Demorest Principal Connie Yearwood.

Demorest Elementary School students who raised $500 or more include (front row, from left) Charlie Hastie, Amelia Quaife and Aubrey Davis. Middle row are (from left) Helena Hastie, Olivia Holbrook, A.J. Beach and Braelin Sipes. Back row are (from left) David Gailer (Asst. Principal at DES), Erna Dowdy (P.E. Teacher at DES), Holly Marbut (Youth Market Director, American Heart Association), Superintendent Matthew Cooper and Demorest Principal Connie Yearwood.

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Demorest Elementary raises more than $20K for AHA

News Staff
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Despite the financial burden levied on U.S. households amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students of Demorest Elementary School have managed to raise more than $20,000 for the American Heart Association (AHA), an all-time high since the fundraiser began 17 years ago.
Habersham County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductee John Foster (right) is presented his award by Joey Duncan.

Habersham County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame inductee John Foster (right) is presented his award by Joey Duncan.

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Foster, Ivester top Chamber honorees

News Staff
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Sen. John Foster was named to the Habersham County Chamber of Commerce’s Hall of Fame on Friday at the organization’s annual awards banquet.