The Big Holly Cabin on the grounds of the Historic Mauldin House and Gardens is getting much-needed restoration work, and a fundraising campaign for the project is kicking off this weekend. Samantha Sinclair/Staff

U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Doug Collins addresses the Piedmont’s Class of 2025 with a simple message: be curious, because life may take you down a road that’s unexpected. HANNAH CAUDELL/Staff

(Left to right) Councilman Jimmy Davis, Councilman Donnie Bennett, Mayor Jerry Harkness, and City Manager Mark Musselwhite listen to the new zoning ordinance amendments in the special called meeting on Monday. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

Hazel Grove Elementary School Principal Dr. Tim Goss visits a group of students during the school day, all of whom were excited to see him walk through the door. Goss has spent nine nonconsecutive years at Hazel Grove, returning in 2022 to serve as the school’s principal before retirement. HANNAH CAUDELL/Staff

Cornelia’s new park needs a water line replacement after discovering that the line was an old six-inch cast iron water line, inadequate to fill the city’s needs, as the line runs into the eight-inch line on Irvin Street, which feeds the city’s largest manufacturer, Fieldale. FILE

The folks from Food 4 Kids pack up some meals for kids in need in the Habersham County community. FILE

The Mountain Laurel Festival kicks off with the Lion’s Club Parade on Saturday, May 17 with marchers and floats, like last year’s Volunteers for Literacy float escorting thousands of rubber ducks through downtown Clarkesville. File

Habersham Central basketball stars and All-Regions pick Judge and Paris Wilbanks play cornhole at Crown Athletics’ grand opening ceremony on Saturday. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

Dog waste bins are scattered around the Soque Greenway Trail, a solution that might prove useful in the downtown Clarkesville area. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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