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Habersham County Remembers Trailblazing Deputy Nell Goss

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Habersham County is remembering longtime public servant Nell Goss, whose decades of service to county government included becoming the county’s first certified female deputy...
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Clarkesville City Council to Hold Called Meeting Tuesday

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The Clarkesville City Council will hold a called meeting Tuesday, May 12, at 4 p.m. According to the published agenda, council members are expected to...

More Than 300 Receive Degrees at Piedmont University Spring Commencement

DEMOREST, GA – On Friday, May 8, in two ceremonies, Piedmont conferred undergraduate degrees to 202 students, including 79 first-generation students, and 105 graduate students,...

Former Habersham Central Coach Rodney Walker Dies at 79

Rodney Walker, one of Georgia’s winningest high school football coaches and a former head coach at Habersham Central High School, died Friday at the...

From China to Clarkesville: Meet the Family Behind AJ House

Michelle Ye came to Northeast Georgia looking for a place her family could call home. After spending several years in Tennessee, she and her husband...

Habersham County Names Kiani Holden as New Finance Director

Habersham County is proud to announce the appointment of Kiani Holden as the county’s new Finance Director. A lifelong Habersham County resident, Holden graduated...

Today in History: Cornelia’s Cliff Kimsey Jr. Honored as UGA’s Outstanding Senior Athlete

In the spring of 1942, a young athlete from Cornelia received one of the University of Georgia’s highest athletic honors. Cliff Kimsey Jr., alternate captain...

Century-Old Courthouse Bell To Return As Part Of Habersham Preservation Project

CLARKESVILLE — A bell that once rang from Habersham County’s third courthouse is preparing to return to public view nearly a century after it...

Recent Obituaries

Johnny Lewis Benfield

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Johnny Lewis Benfield, age 88, of the Skitts Mountain Community of Cleveland, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 10,...
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William Shane Hester

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William Shane Hester, age 62, of Clarkesville, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Born in Gainesville on May 31, 1963, he was the son...
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Nell Partain Goss

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Mrs. Nell Partain Goss, age 85, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. Mrs....
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Charles Allen Dills

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Charles Allen Dills, age 72, of Cornelia, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Born...
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Wallace Loudermilk Craven

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Wallace Loudermilk Craven, age 83, of Demorest, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, surrounded by the love...
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Dorothy Elizabeth “Dottie” Wonders

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Dorothy Elizabeth Wonders, age 82 of Clarkesville, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2026. A native of Tampa, Florida, she made her home in Habersham...
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