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Silas Mulligan was an All-Region player during his prep career at WCHS. (Photo/Mark Turner)

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Habersham, White share home county status for Mulligan

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

by Lang Storey CNI News Service Piedmont’s Silas Mulligan began playing the game of basketball as so many youths in Habersham County do – through the rec department.

Amiee Ivey is $100 richer after her photo won the Summer Lake Living cover contest. (Photo/Samantha Sinclair)

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Ivey wins cover contest

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

by Samantha Sinclair White County News Amiee Ivey of Cleveland enjoys spending time with her family at Lake Hartwell, where her parents have a house. “The water is gorgeous,” Ivey said. “It’s a wonderful place.

Keith Barlow

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Barlow named regional publisher

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

by Matthew Osborne CNI News Service Keith Barlow has been named regional publisher of the Northeast Georgia region of Community Newspapers, Inc. by Chairman Alan NeSmith.

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Mail delays may threaten elections

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

by Samantha Sinclair and Dave Williams Delays in processing mail at a new regional distribution center in Palmetto aren’t just affecting individual Georgians trying to obtain vital prescription drugs or pay their monthly rents or mortgages.

Clarkesville resident Carter Benton receives his $100 prize from Alan NeSmith, Community Newspapers Inc. chairman. Benton’s photo of a street in The Orchard subdivision ablaze with fall colors will grace the cover of the 2023 fall edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine. (Photo/Kimberly Brown)

Benton’s photo of fall wins contest

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

by Kimberly Brown CNI News Service Though he’s officially lived in Clarkesville for less than a month, newcomer Carter Benton has made a splash by winning the cover contest for the fall edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine.

Some relief is coming to the pumps due to a tax suspension. (Photo/Noah Johnson)

Kemp suspends gas tax

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

by Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending the state sales tax on gasoline and other motor fuels for the second time in a year and a half, citing increasing prices at the pump. The latest suspension took effect at 12 a.m. Wednesday and will run until 11:59 p.m.

Cornelia resident Donna Shirley receives her $100 prize money from Alan NeSmith, Community Newspapers Inc. chairman. Shirley’s photograph of the double waterfalls that make up Anna Ruby Falls graces the cover of the 2023 summer edition of The Mountain Traveler magazine. (Photo/Kimberly Brown)

Chasing waterfalls leads to winning magazine cover photo

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Friday, May 26, 2023

by Kimberly Brown CNI News Service One of the things Donna Shirley of Cornelia loves most is traveling around Northeast Georgia and up the Blue Ridge Parkway with her husband, Hoke, and their dog, Daisy, to chase waterfalls, see beautiful scenery and take photographs.

Northeast Georgia Health System hospitals and physicians are now out of network for employer-sponsored or individual health plans through United Healthcare.

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United, NGHS contract expires

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

by Matthew Osborne CNI News Service After months of contentious negotiations, the contract between Northeast Georgia Medical System and United Healthcare ended Monday with no new deal in sight.

Habersham Medical Center will be under the Northeast Georgia Health Systems umbrella by July 1. (Photo/Emma Marti, CNI News Service)

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Hospital prepares for early NGHS takeover

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

by Matthew Osborne CNI News Service Habersham County completed a deal with Northeast Georgia Health Systems (NGHS) to take over Habersham Medical Center by this summer.

Pictured are Anna Welch, Dan Hunt, and daughters Jessie (left), 11 and Jodi (right), 9.

Lake Living winner announced

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

By Dan Hunt CNI News Service When Hart County’s Anna Welch was watching the sunset outside her lake home this time two years ago, she pulled out her iPhone and knew she nailed the shot. It didn’t matter that she wasn’t using an expensive camera.