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Cal Osborne shovels out dirt that’s collected under the boardwalk so he and his team of scouts and scout leaders can begin repairs on the boardwalk. SAMANTHA SINCLAIR/Staff

Cal Osborne shovels out dirt that’s collected under the boardwalk so he and his team of scouts and scout leaders can begin repairs on the boardwalk. SAMANTHA SINCLAIR/Staff

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‘An amazing experience’

Zach Taylor
Friday, February 28, 2025
   Cal Osborne recently achieved Eagle Scout, a rank that less than 10 percent of Scouts reach throughout their years in the organization.
The main event card at the Rodney Hix wrestling event on Saturday featured Wild Billy Buck and Sal Rinauro, with adversary Tristan Michaels as the referee. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

The main event card at the Rodney Hix wrestling event on Saturday featured Wild Billy Buck and Sal Rinauro, with adversary Tristan Michaels as the referee. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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Wrestling through hardships

Zach Taylor
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
   A tale of the tape featuring local wrestling legends like Wild Billy Buck, Bobby Popham and Sal Rinauro was part of a grander show of support in Saturday’s arena.
Firefighters work to extinguish a double wide home engulfed in flames on Ga. 115 in the Fairview community west of Clarkesville. Submitted

Firefighters work to extinguish a double wide home engulfed in flames on Ga. 115 in the Fairview community west of Clarkesville. Submitted

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Emergency services respond to multiple fires

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
By Hannah Caudell      Sunday was a busy day for fire departments and emergency service crews in the Habersham County area as they responded to multiple wood and grass fires and residential fires at the north end of the county and in Baldwin.
Mayor Stephanie Almagno and Councilwomen Kerri Davis, Alice Venter and Nancy Lehman listen intently to Baldwin Resident Paul Wolf about his garbage disposal issues. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

Mayor Stephanie Almagno and Councilwomen Kerri Davis, Alice Venter and Nancy Lehman listen intently to Baldwin Resident Paul Wolf about his garbage disposal issues. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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Baldwin Fire reports on previous year

Zach Taylor
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
   Baldwin City Council discussed numerous public safety reports and updates during its regular meeting Monday night. Among those were Fire Chief Joe Roy’s 2024 department report and upgrades to the police department’s tasers.
The Volunteers for Literacy float makes its way through the Mtn Laurel Festival parade with many ducks for the VFL Duck Race. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

The Volunteers for Literacy float makes its way through the Mtn Laurel Festival parade with many ducks for the VFL Duck Race. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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Volunteers for Literacy Habersham to host One Book Habersham

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Volunteers for Literacy will be partnering with Habersham schools and libraries to bring One Book Habersham: Together We Read to the county again. One Book Habersham (OBH) is a county-wide movement to build community through reading stories together, according to Volunteers for Literacy.
Audrey Davenport (left) speaks with Jim Johnston (right) during the ‘Think and Listen’ seminar at Sautee Nacoochee Center in honor of Juneteenth last year. The ‘Think and Listen’ session allowed patrons to voice their opinions and discuss matters about race, religion, and other topics with an engaged partner. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

Audrey Davenport (left) speaks with Jim Johnston (right) during the ‘Think and Listen’ seminar at Sautee Nacoochee Center in honor of Juneteenth last year. The ‘Think and Listen’ session allowed patrons to voice their opinions and discuss matters about race, religion, and other topics with an engaged partner. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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A force to be reckoned with

News Staff
Friday, February 21, 2025
By Hannah Caudell      Soque Street — now dubbed Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Cornelia — is still known to many people in the city as a place of community gathering for regional Black people.
End of Carpenters Cove in Cornelia near where the body was found. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

End of Carpenters Cove in Cornelia near where the body was found. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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Body found in Cornelia

Zach Taylor
Friday, February 21, 2025
   A missing person investigation by a sheriff’s office 88 miles away led Habersham County authorities to find human remains in Cornelia early Thursday morning.    The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office at 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
David Mickler speaks at Tuesday’s Habersham County Parks and Recreation board meeting. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

David Mickler speaks at Tuesday’s Habersham County Parks and Recreation board meeting. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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Veteran requests equal pricing

Zach Taylor
Friday, February 21, 2025
   Habersham County’s Parks and Recreation Department will be conducting market research on membership pricing after a discussion in Tuesday night’s meeting.