(Cornelia) – Goodwill of North Georgia will host a hiring event as it looks to recruit 50 team members to fill open positions at its Cornelia Store. The new location, located at 2160 Highway 441 North (Cornelia, GA 30531), will include a donation center and career center. It is set open to customers on Thursday, September 24.
“Each of our stores allows us to create new, full-time jobs where they previously did not exist,” says Goodwill’s Director of Public Relations Elaine Armstrong.
The organization is hiring sales and production associates. Those interested should apply in person during the Goodwill Hiring Event on August 25 and 26 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at The Community House (601 Wyly Street, Cornelia, Georgia 30531). The event will continue on August 27 at Georgia Department of Labor/Habersham Career Center (215 Hodges Street, Suite 205, Cornelia, GA 30531) if all positions have not been filled.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old, bring valid identification, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and be able to pass a pre-employment background screening and drug test. Interview attire is strongly recommended.
When the store opens next month, Goodwill expects shoppers to find it to be a great place for people looking to save money on clothes, books and other household items, and donors will enjoy the convenient drive-up donation center. Moreover, job seekers will have the opportunity to find work by tapping into the resources in the new career center.
“Our mission is to put people to work. We do this through a variety of job training programs and employment services at our career centers. We use the sale of donated goods to help fund those career centers and programs. This year, our goal is to help 20,000 North Georgians find jobs,” Armstrong explains.
You can learn more about Goodwill of North Georgia by logging on to GoodwillNG.org.
Some 800 archers and 200 spectators are expected to turn out for the 16th Annual Archery Shoot at B.C. Grant Baptist Church in Alto on Saturday, August 8, 2015.
B.C. Grant Baptist Outdoor Ministries of Alto expects to host more than 1,000 people at its 16th-annual archery shoot on Saturday, August 8. The family event includes activities for all ages, including archery competition, non-competition events, and door prize drawings for all in attendance.
A new range has been added this year, so the shoot will consist of six ranges of 20 McKenzie-style targets plus additional novelty shots, including the IronMan.
Marty and Val Chapman will be returning for their fifth year with a 3-D pop-up target shoot.
Trophies will be awarded in nine classes: Junior Marksman, Young Hunter, Youth Hunter, Youth Traditional, Ladies, Novice, Traditional, Hunter, and Open.
Pre-registration has ended but you can still register day of the match. Registration and practice range will be open from 6:30-8 a.m. on Saturday. The shoot meeting starts at 8:15 a.m. with special guest speaker Bro. Terry Rice.
Breakfast will be provided and an affordable lunch also will be available. Spectators are welcome, and also are eligible for door prizes. Organizers expect 800-plus shooters and 200-plus spectators.
For more details on the tournament, visit https://www.facebook.com/bcgrantarchery or contact Rob Blackburn, (706) 776-6169; or Kevin Stephens, (770) 869-1372.
ATLANTA- House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) Wednesday announced the appointment of Rep. Terry Rogers (R-Clarkesville) to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) Overview Committee.
“I am appreciative to Speaker Ralston for appointing me to the GWCCA Overview Committee,” said Rep. Rogers. “The GWCC is one of the top convention centers in the country, thus making its facilities appealing to metro and rural Georgians, alike. In fact, the GWCC plays host to the nation’s largest trade show for the poultry industry, which is the number one industry in my district. Residents of Northeast Georgia, as well as many others from across the state, visit the GWCC facilities for events which stimulate our state and local economies. As construction and new developments are underway for GWCC’s newest facility, the new Atlanta stadium, I look forward to working with the GWCC Authority and my fellow committee members as we ensure that we protect the assets and interests of all Georgians – from metro Atlanta to rural Northeast Georgia.”
The GWCCA Overview Committee is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the operations of the GWCCA. Members will serve for a term concurrent with their 2015-2016 legislative terms of office as members of the General Assembly.
Other House members appointed to the GWCCA Overview Committee include:
State Representative Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro), Vice Chair
Representative Mike Cheokas (R-Americus)
House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones (R-Milton)
State Representative Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur)
For more information about the GWCCA, please click here.
She said, “Yes!” ~ Aaron Brooks and Hannah Ward, Clarkesville, GA
On July 24, 2015 Aaron Brooks proposed to Hannah Ward in a romantic setting in the Blue Ridge at the site of their first date. Here, Hannah shares the story of the journey that led them to that memorable moment:
“My family has only lived in Habersham for a little over two years now, so Aaron and I have not known each other for a very long time. When we first moved into our rental house in August 2013, our hot water heater had gone out and my dad called Mr. Boyd Brooks to come fix it for us. That would be the first time I would see Aaron. Mr. Boyd and Aaron came to the house soon after Dad called and that’s when the harassment started coming from my siblings and my father.
“You know you and Boyd’s son are about the same age, Hannah.”
“He’s a cute kid! You might really like him.”
These comments continued for days after the hot water heater was fixed. At the time, I just thought my family was being ridiculous, so I ignored them in an honest effort to avoid frustration.
I hadn’t heard from or even thought about Aaron in several months. The only time I saw him was in passing on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights.
Finally, in April 2014, we officially met; of course “officially” meeting for us was via text message. We started texting more throughout the week and we both agreed that we needed to do something other than communicate over the phone. One Sunday afternoon in April, Aaron took me to Black Rock Mountain on a picnic. Our relationship continued to progress in the weeks to come.
In May 2014, we decided that it would be better for us if we went our separate ways because something just wasn’t right in the relationship, so, that’s exactly what we did. What we didn’t know was that God was already preparing us and maturing our relationship with Him so that His will for us would come through in the end.
Aaron and I kept in contact throughout the next year, but things weren’t the same. Neither of us were ready to even look for a serious relationship. We went several months without communicating at all, but at the end of March this year, Aaron decided that we should try again. He started texting me more frequently and again asked if we could do something one weekend when he came home from school. I was very interested in him at this point, so I accepted. On our second “first date,” I could see that this time, things were going to be very different. Both of us had grown up some throughout the past year, and now we were ready to approach our relationship with a different mindset.
From that night on, our relationship has seemed like a complete whirlwind. From the start, Aaron and I made it clear to each other that we were going to keep God in the center of our relationship so that the only way we could grow closer as a couple is to continue to grow closer to Him. That’s exactly what we’ve done and God has blessed us for it. Both of us knew that we were going to get married a month into our relationship.
Aaron Brooks and Hannah Ward got engaged July 24, 2015. Both are graduates of Habersham Central High School and members of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clarkesville.
On July 24, 2015, Aaron asked me if I would be interested in going back up to Black Rock with him for a date night, and, of course, I accepted. That night he picked me up, took me to dinner, and then we made our way up the mountain. When we got to the top, we walked down to the overlook and Aaron asked if he could pray with me. In the weeks leading up to this night, Aaron had asked God if He would be with us as our relationship progressed, but in this prayer, he asked God if He would be with us as we take the next step in our relationship. Right after he said that specific phrase, I opened my eyes, and he was on one knee with a ring in his hand asking me if I would marry him. I said yes! Our families then jumped out from behind cars at the top of the hill cheering and congratulating us on our engagement. It was perfect.
We both are praying that God opens doors for Aaron to begin a Co Op in civil engineering soon. Because that Co Op may require him to relocate, that is when we will look at getting married. After school, he is going to begin looking for a career as a civil engineer, and I will be an elementary school teacher.
Aaron and I are so excited to see how God continues to move in our relationship and, then, how He moves through our lives together.”
“Talking about faith is not the same as having it,” I heard the words come from my lips. They were my words but not my thoughts. And although they were directed at the woman in front of me, I wasn’t so certain they actually were words for her.
I stopped talking because deep down I wanted to make sure those words weren’t for me.
Faith is action. Faith is a behavior that moves when everything else seems chaotic. Faith is not easily discouraged or outraged. It does not stand frozen in fear. It prays and believes in results. Faith expects.
Her life was filled with storms – financial, emotional, physical – and as her shoulders rose and fell with each sob, I found myself questioning what I knew to be true.
In all things, faith is simply acting on God’s promises however hard life might seem at the time. Faith is knowing there will be an answer and a solution.
Psalm 50:15, “…and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Romans 8:1-2, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you[a]free from the law of sin and death.”
Isaiah 41:10, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Joshua 1:9, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Psalm 32:8, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
No matter the outcome, faith comes when we know that “if God is for us, who can be against us?” Be encouraged today. Know the Lord your God fights for you. You are not alone.
When we meet the minds of others, we can better understand one another. Today, meet the mind of Plato, a philosopher and mathematician in Classical Greece.
“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” – Plato
A teenager suspected in the attempted armed robbery of a woman at the Clarksville Post Office is now in custody. Police Chief Brad Barrett says 17-year old Samuel Rashad Wright turned himself in Wednesday night.
Wright allegedly wrapped a white T-shirt around his face and attempted to rob a woman in the post office parking lot Tuesday night. The woman told police the suspect pointed a gun at her through her car window. She honked her horn and he fled.
The K9 unit was brought in and a replica Glock handgun was found in a grassy area off Ellison Street. Clarkesville Police Chief Brad Barrett says he suspects Wright is a homeless youth who was living in the area off Ellison Street.
Chief Barrett thanks the public, the GBI and the Habersham Sheriff’s office for their assistance in the case.
A man is undergoing medical evaluation after a brief encounter with police outside Ethicon in Cornelia this morning. The incident happened around 11 am outside the company’s front gate on Historic Highway 441.
In a press release issued this afternoon, the Cornelia Police Department says officers responded to a call concerning a white male holding a sword, acting strangely. “Once officers arrived, the male subject was holding a sword, but did drop it when given commands.”
A Habersham County Med Unit was called to the scene. The man was transported, without incident, to the emergency room at Habersham County Medical Center for evaluation.
Authorities are searching for leads in an attempted armed robbery at the Clarkesville Post Office Tuesday night. Clarkesville Police Chief Brad Barrett says a woman was leaving the post office when she heard footsteps. She ran to her car where, she told police, a man pointed a gun at her through her window and demanded her money. She honked her horn and the suspect ran off toward the Family Dollar store.
Chief Barrett says that the woman described the suspect as around 6 feet tall with a slender build wearing dark clothing. Due to the low lighting in the parking lot and the suspect wrapping his head with a white t-shirt, the victim was not able to provide other identifying features.
Clarkesville called in the K9 unit and traced the trail over to Ellison Street. Barrett says police found a Glock replica handgun in a grassy area off Ellison Street, but no suspect. The GBI and the Sheriff’s department are assisting Clarkesville.
If you have any information about this incident, please call the Clarkesville PD at 706-754-5390.
Authorities continue to put the squeeze on North Georgia’s drug pipelines. They’ve arrested two more alleged drug dealers. The latest arrests came Sunday in South Carolina where authorities nabbed two suspects and charged them with trafficking morphine in Rabun County.
The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) says 46-year old Joey Liston Smith and 58-year old Debbie Lynn Jackson, both of Salem, South Carolina, were arrested Sunday. They’re charged in connection with an incident that occurred back in May.
ARDEO Special Agent in Charge Mitchell Posey says a joint investigation by ARDEO and the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office “revealed Smith and Jackson were delivering a large quantity of morphine to Rabun County to sell.” He says the morphine was found in their car during a traffic stop. Posey says, agents found 218 milliliters of liquid morphine in a veterinarian container – that’s the equivalent of 218 grams of opium.
If convicted, Smith and Jackson could face stiff penalties. In the State of Georgia, 4 grams of morphine or opium is defined as trafficking .
The street value of the liquid morphine is unknown.
