Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell said Carter was entering the AutoZone parking lot when he was approached by HCSO Deputy Brandon Holcomb, a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) with the HEAT Unit,The Northeast Georgianreported in 2017. Terrell said Holcomb was alerted to Carter’s vehicle, a rental...
The 96-year-old Ramey – Habersham County’s oldest living veteran – was born in Warren County, but his family moved to Demorest when he was 6 years old in 1931. Ramey did not finish high school – which only went up to the 11th grade then – by the time he was drafted, as he...
Habersham County Board of Education 4:30 p.m. work session, Thursday, May 5, at the board meeting room, 132 Stanford Mill Road in Clarkesville. Submit your webform Letter to the Editor We welcome letters to the editor online. Letters are published at the sole discretion of the newspaper st...
Sam Jones and Joey Terrell are running for Habersham County sheriff. Body Two candidates are vying to serve as Habersham County’s sheriff for the next four years – incumbent Joey Terrell and challenger Sam Jones. Jones served in the U.S. Marine Corps and has worked in law enforcement for...
While getting folks to show up at public meetings for the Habersham County Comprehensive Plan has been a struggle, the plan did receive hundreds of respondents’ worth of feedback to fo
Joe Millionaire had a local flavor, though, as it was filmed at Lakeshore Manor in Butts County. The group dates took place all over the region, including at Cenita Vineyards in White County, not far from the Habersham County line on Highway 115, as well as spots in Gainesville, McCays...
ZACH TAYLOR/Special Habersham Hoops hosted senior night Friday. Unfortunately for the Lady Raiders, the final home opponent of the regular season was North Forsyth. North Forsyth’s g... Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login to access content or purchase a subscription....
The Clarkesville-Habersham County Library welcomed “Georgia’s Response to the Holocaust: Survivors and Liberators,” a touring exhibit showcasing the connection of the Holocaust to the state of Georgia. The exhibit is a partnership between the Georgia Public Library Services and the Georgia Comm...
There is no way to identify the body, Lt. Matthew Wurtz of the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office said, until the crime lab can make a report. It could take weeks, Wurtz said, to make a positive identification. Officers had been through the area with cadaver dogs in the last 10 days ...
There’s a saying in sports that sometimes the best offense is a good defense, and that proved to be true for the Habersham Central High School (HCHS) Boys’ Basketball team Tuesday night as they held off the visiting North Hall High School (NHHS) Trojans 43-26 in Mt. Airy. The victor...