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

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)

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.

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)

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.

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.
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Kemp draws 2022 primary challenge in former Democrat Jones

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Friday, April 16, 2021
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state lawmaker and one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal allies in Georgia, is the latest Republican to open a 2022 primary challenge against Gov. Brian Kemp.
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Warnock draws early 2022 election challengers for U.S. Senate

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Thursday, April 15, 2021
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has drawn the first Republican challengers in his bid to hold the seat he won in historic fashion during the 2020 election cycle.   Latham Saddler, an Atlanta banking executive and U.S.