Plans for the site include grocery, restaurant, retail, medical and assisted living facility options. (Kristen Adkinson/Staff)
Friday, September 18, 2026
By Samantha SinclairAs the annexation arbitration process moves forward, a report from the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission is already highlighting some recommendations.County Manager Tim Sims shared that the county received a Development of Regional Impact report dated Sept.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
The Chattahoochee Mountain Fair opened Friday night with all the thrills, food and fun it’s promised for over 50 years. A highlight was the new rides brought by Lisko Family Amusements. Above, Lilly Jones whips around the track as she rides the Louis’ Lagoon ride. The fair continues through Sept.
A plaque honoring the heroes and victims of the terrorist attacks rests in the flowers at the flag poles outside the train depot in Cornelia. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)
Friday, September 11, 2026
By Samantha SinclairIt started like any other Tuesday at this time of year, until it wasn’t.In Habersham County, the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair had just completed its first weekend, and the United Way was preparing for its campaign kick-off dinner that night.Then, at 8:46 a.m.
Habersham Central High School senior Oaklee Jackson tries to get a different angle for a photo during a Raider Football game. (Landen Todd/Staff)
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
By Hannah CaudellFor those who religiously attend Raider Football games at Raider Stadium, they’ve likely seen the work of the AVT pathway students on the scoreboard plenty of times.
Habersham Central High School athletic trainer Will Bowden (left), Lundon Addison (second from right) and Sydney Lewis, a University of North Georgia athletic training master’s program student, escort Habersham Central football player Creed Jones (center) off the field. (Landen Todd/Staff)
Friday, September 4, 2026
By Noah AnsleyLundon Addison’s journey into becoming an athletic trainer began with her athletic trainer at Flowery Branch when she was a water girl.“I became a water girl because a friend of mine asked me to do it with her,” Addison said.
Hubert Harris Road was clear cut at some point during the sale process with the original owners and Cook Construction. Cook Construction hopes to build commercial outparcels there. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)
Keith Cook, owner of Cook Construction, speaks at a Cornelia commissioners meeting last December. (Hannah Caudell/Staff)
Billy Burrell chats with John A. Harris at his 90th birthday in 2020. (File)
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Habersham Central senior wide receiver KJ Murray (12) returns the kick off during a football game between Habersham Central and Monroe Area at the Purple Pit on Friday, Sept. 4. (Landen Todd/Staff)
Habersham Central sophomore Leah Williams (7) attacks the ball during a volleyball match between Banks County and Habersham County at the Raider Gymnasium on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Williams had eight kills and one ace against Walnut Grove on Thursday, Sept. 10. (Landen Todd/Staff)
The box sits at the Diamond Memorial Fields next to the Habersham Fairgrounds and it operates similar to Little Free Library, but for sports equipment. (Landen Todd/Staff)
Mount Yonah, popular with hikers, is currently the scene of an investigation by the White County Sheriff’s Department. (Carly Henderson/CNI News Service)
Stephens County Hospital provides healthcare for Toccoa and surrounding North Georgia communities. (Submitted)
County Administrator Darrin Giles, RCWSA Chairman Sam Beck
Mayor Barrie Aycock's last Clarkesville City Council meeting was Dec. 8, 2025. Aycock was elected to the Clarkesville City Council in 2013, with her term starting in January 2014. She resigned in January 2016 to run for mayor in a special election, and began her term as mayor in March 2016.
