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Gumlog Unincorporated

Gumlog Unincorporated

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Gumlog residents don’t want to become a city

News Staff
Friday, April 30, 2021
A room full of Gumlog residents made it clear to Franklin County commissioners Tuesday that they don’t want their community to become a city. But, they would like the county to address several ongoing problems facing the area.
A traffic stop conducted by Rabun County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Lakemont April 14 resulted in the seizure of approximately 9.6 pounds of meth, valued at approximately $40,000. RABUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/Submitted

A traffic stop conducted by Rabun County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Lakemont April 14 resulted in the seizure of approximately 9.6 pounds of meth, valued at approximately $40,000. RABUN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/Submitted

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Rabun County makes record meth bust of more than 9 pounds

News Staff
Friday, April 30, 2021
A traffic stop in Lakemont on the morning of April 14 resulted in the seizure of approximately 9.6 pounds of meth, valued at approximately $40,000. “It’s a record for our county,” said Sheriff Chad Nichols about the drug seizure.
Gov. Brian Kemp will face a tough battle to be re-elected in 2022.

Gov. Brian Kemp will face a tough battle to be re-elected in 2022.

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Warnock, Kemp center voting issues early in 2022 cycle

News Staff
Friday, April 30, 2021
Controversial changes to Georgia’s voting laws are quickly taking center stage in the upcoming 2022 elections as Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp look to defend their seats.

Blackburn wins Lake Living cover contest with unique photo

News Staff
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Reed Creek resident Ed Blackburn won Community Newspaper Inc.’s Lake Living cover photo contest for its spring edition. The unique shot shows a dog at the helm of a boat on the lake, but Blackburn said the image is one he sees regularly. Blackburn doesn’t refer to “Lincoln” as his dog.

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Peevy’s contract extended

News Staff
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The Tallulah Falls School Board of Trustees voted unanimously on April 21 to provide a five-year extension to the contract of President and Head of School Dr. Larry A. Peevy.

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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.