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Habersham Kiwanis Club donated hundreds of toys to families this Christmas. SUBMITTED

Habersham Kiwanis Club donated hundreds of toys to families this Christmas. SUBMITTED

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Kiwanis helps 500 families for Christmas

Julianne Akers
Friday, December 13, 2024
   The Habersham Kiwanis Club donated toys to more than 500 children this year as a part of its annual Toys for Kids program.    This Christmas, 503 kids from 221 families will receive gifts including bicycles, soccer balls, dolls and more.
Chief Administrative Officer Emily Woodmaster presents multiple agenda items to the council, including the fire feasibility study and ARPA fund allocations for review. HANNAH CAUDELL/Staff

Chief Administrative Officer Emily Woodmaster presents multiple agenda items to the council, including the fire feasibility study and ARPA fund allocations for review. HANNAH CAUDELL/Staff

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Baldwin accepts resolution for fire feasibility study

News Staff
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
By Hannah Caudell    The Baldwin City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution to participate in a countywide fire consolidation feasibility study despite previous reservations concerning the project.
Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash.

Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash.

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Elementary students qualify for vouchers

News Staff
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
 By Julianne Akers and Dave Williams      The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement has released a list of low-performing schools in Georgia whose students qualify to receive private-school vouchers. The only Habersham County school on that list is Cornelia Elementary.
Photo by Marcelo Leal on Unsplash.

Photo by Marcelo Leal on Unsplash.

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Hospital opens new Intermediate Care Unit

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
   A higher level of care is now available to patients at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham. The hospital’s new intermediate care unit opened on Monday, Dec. 2, accepting a limited number of patients on its slow rollout.
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.

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A Listening Ear

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
By Hannah Caudell    After 30 years serving the community, Foothills Counseling Center is still a cornerstone of mental health services in Habersham County, especially as the holiday season rolls in.
Family Promise of White and Habersham opened The Promise House in Clarkesville on Tuesday. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff

Family Promise of White and Habersham opened The Promise House in Clarkesville on Tuesday. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff

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Family Promise extends efforts

Julianne Akers
Monday, December 9, 2024
   Family Promise of White and Habersham opened the doors to its new Promise House location in Clarkesville on Tuesday, furthering the nonprofit’s mission of helping the homeless in North Georgia.    Family Promise took over the Habersham Homeless Ministries’ shelters on Ga.
After continued debates on demolition, the old courthouse still stands. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

After continued debates on demolition, the old courthouse still stands. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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Courthouse remains standing

News Staff
Monday, December 9, 2024
 By Julianne Akers and Zach Taylor      The old county courthouse will continue to stand tall over downtown Clarkesville after a vote to tear down the building failed 2-3 at the Habersham County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday despite multiple failed plans for redevelopment and several...
Tim Sims will become interim county manager on Dec. 28.

Tim Sims will become interim county manager on Dec. 28.

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Commission taps Sims as interim county manager

Julianne Akers
Monday, December 9, 2024
   Habersham County Chief Financial Officer Tim Sims was named interim county manager at Tuesday night’s board of commissioners meeting.    Sims will assume the role Dec. 28, just one day after current county manager Alicia Vaughn’s contract ends after announcing her resignation in September.
Fire engines respond to a house fire in Baldwin in early 2024. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

Fire engines respond to a house fire in Baldwin in early 2024. ZACH TAYLOR/Staff

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Cornelia approves fire consolidation study

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Monday, December 9, 2024
   By Hannah Caudell      The Cornelia City Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a resolution agreeing to participate in a countywide fire consolidation feasibility study.
TFS Students Allegra Perry, Piper Prince and Riley McCracken cheer on the Piedmont Lions and reach to catch pom-poms and bouncy balls given away at the game. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff

TFS Students Allegra Perry, Piper Prince and Riley McCracken cheer on the Piedmont Lions and reach to catch pom-poms and bouncy balls given away at the game. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff

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Learning on and off the court

Julianne Akers
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
   On their first day back from Thanksgiving break, hundreds of local elementary school students cheered on the Piedmont University men’s basketball team on Monday afternoon, while also exercising their mental muscles.