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Retiring teacher Candace Oliver gets in one more picture with her last kindergarten class. Oliver formerly taught at Demorest and Baldwin elementary schools. SAMANTHA SINCLAIR/CNI News Service

Retiring teacher Candace Oliver gets in one more picture with her last kindergarten class. Oliver formerly taught at Demorest and Baldwin elementary schools. SAMANTHA SINCLAIR/CNI News Service

Lifetime teacher reflects on all the memories

News Staff
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
One thing Candace Oliver will miss when she retires from teaching is the key to her classroom. “It not only unlocked my door, but it unlocked 30 years of some of the most stressful, difficult, demanding, but yet sweetest, fulfilling and best memories of my life,” she said.

Department of Public Health provides outbreak updates

News Staff
Friday, June 17, 2022
Fewer than 10 children in Georgia have been diagnosed with pediatric hepatitis, State Epidemiologist Cherie L. Drenzek said at the state Board of Public Health’s (DPH) monthly meeting Tuesday. The pediatric hepatitis outbreak began in Alabama in October 2021.
Habersham County firefighters were called in Monday night to assist with a major house fire in Rabun County. MEGAN BROOME/CNI News Service

Habersham County firefighters were called in Monday night to assist with a major house fire in Rabun County. MEGAN BROOME/CNI News Service

Fire destroys Lake Rabun home

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
A three-story home on Lake Rabun was a total loss following a fire on Monday evening at 989 Mathis Dam Rd. The firefighting effort led to five firefighters having to be treated by EMS for heat exhaustion and dehydration, but none were transported.
Pastor Joe Frady leads the congregation in prayer Sunday at Old Nacoochee Baptist Church. The church is on the border of Habersham and White counties and has been at its present home since 1851. WAYNE KNUCKLES/CNI News Service

Pastor Joe Frady leads the congregation in prayer Sunday at Old Nacoochee Baptist Church. The church is on the border of Habersham and White counties and has been at its present home since 1851. WAYNE KNUCKLES/CNI News Service

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Old Nacoochee celebrates two centuries of faith

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Deacon Benny Miller wore his clean overalls and a big smile as he rang the bell Sunday, marking the call to worship at Old Nacoochee Baptist Church. The congregation was preparing to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the church, which was founded in 1822.

Photo contest open for Lake Living magazine

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Do you have a great photo of summertime fun on a Northeast Georgia lake? Lake Living magazine is now accepting submissions for photography that could be featured on the cover of the magazine’s summer 2022 edition.
Dahlonega resident Rhonda Hardy receives her $100 prize money from The Dahlonega Nugget publisher Matt Aiken. Hardy’s photo of vintage Porsches traveling in the Northeast Georgia mountains will grace the cover of the 2022 summer edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine. CNI NEWS SERVICE

Dahlonega resident Rhonda Hardy receives her $100 prize money from The Dahlonega Nugget publisher Matt Aiken. Hardy’s photo of vintage Porsches traveling in the Northeast Georgia mountains will grace the cover of the 2022 summer edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine. CNI NEWS SERVICE

Mountain road trip pays off for motorists

News Staff
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
A carefree Sunday drive through Northeast Georgia turned into an unexpected award-wining photo session for Dahlonega resident Rhonda Hardy recently. Though she did have one actual care while snapping what would eventually be the Mountain Traveler cover photo.

DPH details rising danger of fentanyl

News Staff
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The Georgia Department of Public Health discussed increasing fentanyl overdose deaths, COVID rates, and a mysterious hepatitis outbreak among children at its May meeting. Fentanyl-involved overdose deaths in Georgia increased 218 percent from 2019 to 2021, said epidemiologist Dr. Laura Edison.