Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool
(Georgia Recorder) — Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has dismissed six of 41 charges against Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 presidential election interference case.
McAfee ruled Wednesday that the Fulton District Attorney’s office has not provided enough evidence to show six of the alleged charges of violations of oath of office can be proven. The six crimes the indictment charges were related to prosecutors’ claims the group tried to illegally overturn Georgia’s 2020 election.
McAfee dismissed several counts filed against Trump and five other defendants, who argued that several charges failed to clearly articulate how the prosecutors allege the defendants violated laws, McAfee questioned the legality of six counts related to a violation of oath of office that were presented to a grand jury in August.
“The court’s concern is less than the state has failed to allege sufficient conduct of the defendants,” McAfee wrote. “In fact, it has a legendary abundance. However, the lack of detail concerning an essential legal element is in the undersides opinion fatal.”
Anthony Michael Kreis, a Georgia State University constitutional law professor, said in a social media post the Wednesday ruling doesn’t appear to be much of a setback in the Fulton case against the defendants accused in the 2020 election case.
I think this is a temporary win of little immediate consequence *unless* the DA chooses to not go back to the grand jury. If I was a betting man, we’ll be back in four weeks talking about the breaking news that we have fresh counts. https://t.co/YrJF8xbEsn
The ruling however is another delay in the timing of a trial that Willis is pushing to start in August, several months in advance of the Nov. 5 election when Trump is expected to face Democratic President Joe Biden in a rematch of the 2020 presidential contest.
McAfee has said he intends to make a ruling by the end of this week on the defendants’ motion to remove Wills from the election interference collusion case. March 1 marked the dramatic conclusion of a series of hearings highlighted by intense testimony in which defense attorneys argued Willis should be booted from the prosecution for alleged ethical violations. Prosecutors claimed that the defense failed to prove that Willis benefited financially from the Trump case or that the trial outcome is connected to her starting a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Wade several months after he accepted the key role in the case.
It was a fantastic showing by Tallulah Falls in the region-opening match at Elbert County on Tuesday. The boys earned their first shutout of the season, while the girls continued their unbeaten streak. The Indians won 5-0, while the Lady Indians secured a 4-1 victory.
“It was a great way to start region play, getting a couple of victories,” says coach Anthony Cox. “The boys got their first sweep, and the girls played really well to continue their winning ways. We also got to play at the site of our region tournament, so that was a bonus. I think we got a little better today, which is our goal every day.”
The girls are now 9-0 overall and 1-0 in region, while the boys are 3-6 overall (1-0).
Lady Indians W 4-1 vs Elbert County
#1 Singles: Ariel Kelsick (9-0) W 6-0, 6-1
#2 Singles: Jaeda-Lee Daniel-Joseph (7-2) W 6-0, 6-0
#3 Singles: Azaria Junaid (8-1) L 6-2, 4-6, 5-7
#1 Doubles: Ava Carnes & Charlotte Stafford (8-0) W 6-2, 6-0
#2 Doubles: Lizzie Huebner & Landry Carnes (4-0) W 6-2, 6-3
Indians W 5-0 vs Elbert County
#1 Singles: Tanner Davis (6-3) W 6-1, 6-1
#2 Singles: TJ Cox (4-5) W 6-0, 6-0
#3 Singles: Glad Puscasu (2-0) W 6-0, 6-3
#1 Doubles: Jake Owensby & Zach Carringer (2-2) W 6-0, 6-1
#2 Doubles: Fabian Deppe & David Vasic (2-5) W 6-3, 6-4
Miller Hall at Truett McConnell University in Cleveland
The weekend of March 14 at Truett McConnell University is dedicated to students, alumni, faculty, staff, and partners enjoying activities and festivities. It’s TMU’s Friends and Family Weekend, and this year promises not to disappoint.
The weekend begins with a Women’s Softball Team game against Bluefield University at 2 p.m., followed by a follow-up game at 4 p.m.
Students, faculty, and staff can attend the School of Business Alumni and Student Networking Event from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This event is a great opportunity to network, make connections, and learn more about the university.
Guided campus tours will be offered every 30 minutes from the Nix Student Center, starting at 2 p.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. These half-hour-long tours will tell the university’s history and highlight its scenic views.
Food trucks will be parked near the front lawn of the campus, offering a variety of food options for a fee.
A variety of interactive games for family and friends are also available on the front lawn of the campus.
On Friday, there will be several alumni gatherings on campus, where alumni can connect with various departments. The Women’s Volleyball team, Men’s Volleyball team, and College of Life and Health Sciences Alumni Gathering are all held on Friday.
The highlights of the evening on Friday will be the keynote speaker Riley Gaines, a women’s rights activist and 12-time All-American Swimmer. No tickets are needed for this event. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Followed by a concert by the Dove -Award and Grammy-nominated Christian band Sanctus Real along with sensational acts Unspoken & JJ Weeks.
There will be a fireworks display following the concert.
On Saturday, there will be a discussion by Dr. Emir Caner at 10 a.m. at the Sewell-Plunkett Chapel “Standing on Truth”.
The Women’s Lacrosse team will play the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis at 11 a.m.
Throughout the day, there will be alumni meet and greets. Be sure to check the various schools and departments for times and locations.
Hot air balloon rides will be available for students on the front lawn of the campus from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to close out the weekend.
From left, Speaker Jon Burns, House Education Vice Chair Scott Hilton and House Education Chair Chris Erwin. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)
(Georgia Recorder) — An expansion to Georgia’s school voucher program is getting another shot this year after passing the House Education Committee on party lines Wednesday.
The latest form of the bill would allow parents to accept $6,500 to pull their children out of a public school with low-performance metrics and enroll them in private school or teach them at home. Expanding vouchers has been a dream of conservatives in Georgia for a while now, who say a free market approach benefits students who are not well served by their local public school district.
That conservative priority came close to becoming reality last year when a voucher plan passed the state Senate. Still, it failed when a handful of House Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting against it. Opponents say vouchers transfer money from school districts in need of more funding to private enterprises that are not accountable to public scrutiny. They also say that $6,500 does not cover tuition at reputable private schools, so the vouchers will only act as a discount to families that can already afford it.
“This does not empower parents at all to choose where their children go to school,” said Lisa Morgan, president of the Georgia Association of Educators. “It empowers private schools to make those choices. Private schools are not required in any sense to accept a student who has one of these vouchers. The private school still can discriminate on the basis of disability. The private school can still discriminate on any number of characteristics of the student. The parents are not empowered here. The private schools have a choice, and that’s what we need everyone to understand.”
The bill’s chances of becoming law appear higher this year with the support of the House’s highest-ranked member, Speaker Jon Burns, who made an appearance at Wednesday’s committee meeting to boost the bill.
Burns said Wednesday’s meeting was his first time at an Education Committee, and he made it clear he wants the bill to move forward.
“I would like for our House to send a clear signal that we will not let our children continue to be trapped in a failing school, that we’re taking a stand [to] give the parents of Georgia better options, and we are unlocking doors to the future for the children across this state,” he said.
“I hope when y ‘all’s discussion finishes, this committee will make a decision to move this bill forward,” he added.
Gov. Brian Kemp has also shown strong support for vouchers. On Tuesday, Kemp told reporters that he has been “patiently awaiting the House’s work” on the bill. The governor pressed lawmakers to pass a school voucher bill earlier this session in his State of the State address, saying, “I believe we have run out of ‘next years’” to get it done.
“It’s my hope that we’ll get that done this year, and yes, we will be aggressively pushing for that once we know what the House’s posture’s going to be,” Kemp said Tuesday.
Another top Republican, Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, presented the bill to the committee with many changes over last year’s.
The bill would make teacher pay raises approved over the past few years permanent. It would allow public schools to use state capital construction dollars to build or renovate Pre-K facilities.
It creates a new body called the Georgia Education Savings Authority to administer school voucher programs, and, similar to a bill that passed the Senate last month, it creates rules for students to transfer between public school districts.
It still applies to students zoned into the lowest-performing 25% of schools, but Jones said she added a provision giving priority to students whose parents earn less than 400% of the federal poverty line, or $120,000 a year for a family of four in 2024.
Jones also added a cap to the program of 1% of the cost of the Quality Basic Education formula used to determine the state’s school funding share, equaling more than $100 million. Education accounts for about a third of the state’s $30 billion-plus.
Speaking to the Recorder after the vote, Jones said she’s quite confident the House will pass the bill.
Why?
“20 years of vote counting,” she said with a laugh.
Republicans on the committee were effusive in their praise of the bill, including Atlanta Rep. Mesha Mainor, who switched parties last year after she faced heavy criticism for backing vouchers.
“I loved the bill last year; I love it now,” she said. “It meets the needs of so many different families.”
Democrats were more circumspect. Powder Springs Rep. David Wilkerson said they had little time to review the 39-page document.
“While the majority party, as the speaker alluded to, may have had 350 days actually to review this bill, we’ve had probably 35 minutes,” he said.
Democrats proposed two amendments: one to require private schools that receive state money to accept all candidates and one to require that all teachers in participating schools be professionally certified. The committee voted against the amendments on a party-line basis.
Voucher supporters say the plan would not harm public school budgets. That’s because schools get money both from the state and local taxes. Supporters say the $6,500 would cancel out the state share of funds, but schools would still collect local taxes for students who take advantage of the program.
Opponents say that doesn’t add up because schools would be out $6,500 for each student, but they can’t lower the salary of a teacher whose class size decreases, and fewer students doesn’t translate to less cost to heat or cool a building or transport children to and from the school.
A poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center suggests Georgia voters and parents aren’t wild about vouchers.
Pollsters asked registered Georgia voters how the state should support students in underperforming schools, giving them the options to give parents $6,500 to pay for private school tuition, provide schools with more state support or increase choice options like dual enrollment or charter schools.
A plurality of voters, 43.7%, said schools should get more state support, 29.4% said more school choice options and 14.8% preferred the $6,500 vouchers.
Voucher support increased somewhat when pollsters asked respondents with school-aged children which policy would be best for their family. Among parents, 22.6% said $6,500 vouchers would be best for them, 39.8% said they wanted more state support, and 31% favored increased choice options.
Former Habersham County School Resource Officer David Jackels was fired on March 1, days after an internal investigation revealed he had inappropriate communication with a student. (Habersham County Sheriff's Office SRO Facebook page)
The GBI is investigating allegations of misconduct against a former Habersham County School Resource Officer after an internal investigation revealed he was messaging a student. The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office fired David Jackels from his job as an SRO at Wilbanks Middle School on March 1, the day after the allegations surfaced.
County officials had remained tight-lipped about the situation but confirmed Jackels’ firing to Now Habersham on March 13 after repeated requests for information.
In an email, Habersham County Sheriff’s Major Les Hendrix said, “David Jackels was fired for conduct unbecoming and there is currently an investigation with the GBI.” He added, “nothing will be released until the conclusion of said investigation.”
‘Inappropriate communication’
Documents obtained by Now Habersham from the county attorney in response to an open records request outline details about what led to Jackels’ termination. A Disciplinary Action Report filed by the sheriff’s office says: “At a student event Thursday evening [Feb. 29] it was stated that Jackels had inappropriate communication with a student at the high school. An investigation was conducted and it was found that Jackels has in fact been messaging a student.”
The sheriff’s office also accused Jackels of violating his oath of office in relation to his alleged misconduct.
Habersham County School Superintendent Matthew Cooper refused to comment on the matter. He deferred all questions to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, which oversees the SRO program.
Jackels is a 25-year law enforcement veteran. He joined the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office in 2018.
Jackels responds
Now Habersham contacted Jackels to give him an opportunity to respond to the allegations. When asked about the pending GBI investigation, he said, “I don’t know anything about that.” Regarding his termination from the sheriff’s office, Jackels responded, “I don’t have anything to say.”
Now Habersham obtained a copy of Jackels’ officer profile from the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST). The record still shows him as actively employed by the sheriff’s office. It does not reflect any recent disciplinary actions against him. However, POST Records Custodian Jill Perry says a change in status form has been submitted. Once it is approved, POST will update Jackels’ profile, she says.
According to POST records, the Georgia Tech Police Department terminated Jackels in 2001 after six months on the job. He went on to serve with the Agness Scott College Department of Public Safety and police departments in Flowery Branch, Commerce, and Clayton before joining the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.
The Campus of Truett McConnell University was secured Wednesday after an email that made threats of violence prompted a large-scale security response.
The email was sent to more than 100 colleges and universities nationwide. The message included threats of an active shooter and the use of explosives.
“A coordinated effort with law enforcement, public safety, and campus staff enabled the campus to be efficiently secured and cleared safe,” said Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker in a news release.
After responding to the campus around 11:17 a.m., authorities determined the threat was not credible and declared it a hoax.
“The Cleveland Police Department continues to work with campus officials and the matter remains under active investigation. Police said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Homeland Security were among the agencies that responded to the incident,” Shoemaker said.
Other agencies involved in the emergency response included Truett McConnell Security, the Cleveland Fire Department, White County Fire Department, White County Emergency Management, and White County EMS. All agencies coordinated their efforts during the incident, which led to an efficient resolution, Chief Shoemaker said.
Investigators ruled a fire that broke out Tuesday morning inside a commercial building in Alto as accidental.
The fire broke out just before 8 a.m. on March 12. Units from Banks County Fire and Emergency Services responded to the call along with Jackson County Fire Services and the Lee Arrendale Fire Department.
When firefighters arrived, smoke was showing from the building’s attic, said Banks County Fire Chief Steve Nichols. He said firefighters quickly located and extinguished the flames, containing the fire damage to the area of origin.
No injuries were reported.
Fire investigators could not rule out a possible electrical problem as the cause. The structure sustained moderate damage.
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Citing major national security concerns, the U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that effectively bans TikTok unless the company splits from its Chinese owner ByteDance.
The 352-65 vote occurred just a week after lawmakers introduced the bipartisan proposal and days after the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously advanced the legislation, an unusual speed for the 118th Congress.
The bill required a two-thirds majority because House leadership placed it on the floor under a fast-track procedure called suspension of the rules.
“The overwhelming vote today is a strong signal to the Senate that they need to act,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Washington Republican who chairs the Energy and Commerce Committee, said after the vote.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said in a statement late Wednesday morning that the body “will review the legislation when it comes over from the House.”
Leaders on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said they are “united” in concern about a platform that has “enormous power to influence and divide Americans whose parent company ByteDance remains legally required to do the bidding of the Chinese Communist Party.”
“We were encouraged by today’s strong bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives and look forward to working together to get this bill passed through the Senate and signed into law,” committee chair Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, and vice chairman Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, said in a joint statement.
President Joe Biden, whose administration had a hand in crafting the bill, is expected to sign the measure if the upper chamber approves it.
Despite Biden’s support of the bill, his re-election campaign joined TikTok last month as a way to reach Gen Z voters.
‘Hell no’
While broad support swells from both sides of the aisle, the legislation has been met by fierce opposition from TikTok users — totaling some 170 million in the U.S. — and from a coalition of young House lawmakers.
“Not only am I a ‘no’ on tomorrow’s TikTok ban bill, I’m a ‘Hell no,’” Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Democrat representing Florida, said at a Tuesday press conference where he questioned which companies are large enough to acquire TikTok. Frost is the youngest member of Congress at 27.
“Essentially what this bill is doing is setting this whole sale up to fail,” he said.
Forty-nine Democrats joined Frost in opposing the bill Wednesday, including several members of the so-called squad, a group of progressive Democrats that includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Greg Casar of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, Cori Bush of Missouri and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts.
Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Washington Democrat Pramila Jayapal voted against the measure, saying in a statement that the “overly rushed” bill “provides an unworkable path to remove TikTok from ownership by a Chinese company, making it a de facto ban.”
Notably, Connecticut Democrat Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, voted against the legislation.
“I have more insight than most into the online threats posed by our adversaries. But one of the key differences between us and those adversaries is the fact that they shut down newspapers, broadcast stations, and social media platforms. We do not. We trust our citizens to be worthy of their democracy. We do not trust our government to decide what information they may or may not see,” Himes said in a statement after the vote.
The bill’s original sponsor, Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, said he and Himes were in the same security threats hearing Tuesday where intel officials warned against TikTok.
“We had every major Biden administration national security official saying the current ownership structure of TikTok is a security threat. Perhaps Mr. Himes had presidential concerns or constitutional concerns? I don’t know. But I don’t think anyone can make a case that under the current ownership structure TikTok is not a threat,” said Gallagher, chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
Calls deluge congressional offices
Users of the wildly popular social media platform flooded lawmakers’ offices with thousands of calls Thursday after the company sent a push notification warning that a ban could be imminent, an argument the company maintains.
The platform attracts user-made videos hitting the areas of politics and news, celebrity gossip, dance trends, recipes, and expensive skin care routines.
“This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it’s a ban. We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the economy, 7 million small businesses, and the 170 million Americans who use our service,” a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday.
Supporters from both parties refute that claim.
“The legislation before the Congress does not ban TikTok. It is designed to address legitimate national security and privacy concerns related to the Chinese Communist Party’s engagement with a frequently used social media platform,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said in a statement Wednesday.
“If enacted, the bill would require divestiture by ByteDance and the sale of TikTok to an American company,” he continued.
Divestiture deadline set
The bill gives TikTok 180 days to splinter from ByteDance and will make it unlawful for any American app store or web hosting company to distribute or maintain platforms controlled by designated U.S. foreign adversaries.
The social media platform, 100% owned by ByteDance, has long been in the crosshairs of federal and state lawmakers, whom intelligence officials have warned of the possibility of China’s government accessing Americans’ data via the app.
Lawmakers passed legislation in December 2022 banning the app from most federal employee devices. The Montana Legislature banned the app last year, but the law remains tied up in court.
Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2020 banning TikTok unless it broke from ByteDance. This week Trump reversed his position on the platform, telling CNBC that “without TikTok you’re going to make Facebook bigger.”
Wednesday’s passage of the bill represents a rare departure for House Republicans from Trump, the party’s front-runner in the 2024 general election.
But some Republican lawmakers have fallen in line with Trump’s opposition, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who said on the floor Wednesday before the vote she worries that Congress could open a “Pandora’s box” and target other platforms like X.
Greene said her “free speech” was “restored” when Elon Musk purchased Twitter and reinstated her account.
“This is really about controlling Americans’ data,” said Greene on the floor before the vote.
First Amendment concerns
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky criticized the bill on the floor prior to the vote, despite saying he believes the bill’s supporters “are sincere in their concerns and in their effort to protect Americans.”
“They describe the TikTok application as a Trojan horse, but there’s some of us who feel that either intentionally or unintentionally this legislation to ban TikTok is actually a Trojan horse,” he said before the vote.
“Some of us are concerned that there are First Amendment implications here. Americans have the right to view information. … Some of us just don’t want the president picking which apps we can put on our phones,” Massie continued.
The bill would empower the president to determine whether a “foreign adversary controlled application” poses a national security threat.
The president would then need to determine, in conjunction with executive branch agencies, if and when the foreign-owned app has undergone a “qualified divestiture,” according to the bill text.
Republicans voting no
Among the 15 House GOP members, including Greene and Massie casting ‘no’ votes were: Andy Biggs and David Schweikert of Arizona, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Warren Davidson of Ohio, John Duarte and Tom McClintock of California, Matt Gaetz and Greg Steube of Florida, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Alex Mooney of West Virginia, Barry Moore of Alabama and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.
Gallagher said he wanted to clear up “misconceptions” of the bill ahead of the vote.
“It does not apply to American companies,” he said on the floor and later posted on X from his office’s account.
“It only applies to companies subject to the control of foreign adversaries defined by Congress. It says nothing about election interference and cannot be turned against any American social media platform. It does not impact websites in general. The only impacted sites are those associated with foreign adversary apps, such as TikTok.com.”
The U.S. Forest Service conducts controlled burns to reduce wildfire hazards and improve wildlife habitat. (file photo - USFS)
Forest Rangers continue their controlled burns in the Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
The 1,321-acre Brown Bottoms and Farmer Bottoms burn units are located within the WMA
approximately 5 miles east of Cornelia along the Habersham/Stephens County line.
The controlled burns began Tuesday, with Rangers clearing debris from 1,000 acres of forest land surrounding Lake Russell.
Smoke from controlled burns in the Lake Russell WMA rises above Cornelia Wednesday afternoon, March 13, 2024. (Photo by Amber Gilbert)
The fire operations aim to improve wildlife habitat and enhance forest health. They also remove hazardous fuels such as leaf litter, dead vegetation, and debris to reduce the threat of wildfires.
Smoke is visible for miles around the burn area. Due to possible reduced visibility, motorists should use caution while traveling in and around the area.
Mary Galloway Brotherton, 67, of Clarkesville, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024.
Born on March 10, 1957, in Fairfax, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late James Weldon Galloway and Angie Lee Odom Galloway. Mrs. Brotherton loved her job at Scovill and retired after 43 years of loyal service. She was known as a very loving and giving person in the community who had concern for others. She took joy in donating to various charities, including humane societies, the Masons, the Shriners, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Mrs. Brotherton enjoyed nature and was of the Methodist faith.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Stan E. Brotherton; brothers, James Ralph Galloway and Donald Edward Galloway; and sisters, Shelby Jean Kimbrell and Shelia Jane Harrington.
Survivors include her brother, Andrew “Andy” Galloway of Canton; sisters and brothers-in-law: Maxine Galloway of Cornelia, Pat Elsea (Harold) of Columbus, Martha Williamson (Henry) of Clarkesville, and Muriel Dawn Butts of San Antonio, Texas; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Drugs authorities say they seized during a raid at a residence on Hulsey Road in Cleveland on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (White County Sheriff's Office)
Half a dozen people face a range of charges following their arrests Tuesday in Cleveland.
On March 12, personnel from the White and Dawson County sheriff’s offices, Cleveland Police Department, and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office executed a search warrant at a residence at 979 Hulsey Road.
During the search, authorities say they seized approximately 25 grams of meth.
According to a news release from the White County Sheriff’s Office, the following six individuals were arrested:
Donald Cory Wheeler, 38, of Cleveland – possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Rebecca Allyn Frankum, 32, of Cleveland – possession of methamphetamine.
Anthony Stephen Thompson, 53, of Clermont – failure to appear.
Jordan Lee Teague, 31, of Gainesville – probation violation
Megan Lynn Myers, 33, of Dawsonville – probation violation
Marah Grace Gilreath, 27, of Cleveland – failure to appear
The Ruby C. Fulbright Recreation located at 120 Paul Franklin Road in Clarkesville. (NowHabersham.com)
The Habersham County Senior Center will host a health fair on March 14, allowing residents of Habersham County to have free health screenings and more.
Health screenings are medical tests that doctors can use to check for diseases and health conditions before there are any signs or symptoms. These screenings are helpful by finding potential problems early on. In this way, it is easier to treat because they are found early before symptoms occur. It is one of the most recommended mechanisms for monitoring your health.
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center in Clarkesville, with a range of free screenings available, including cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, and more. Topics to discuss could be the cessation of smoking, the benefits of weight management, glucose, and Body Mass Index.
The fair will also offer free consultations and raffles for prizes.
Those interested in participating are asked to call 706-839-0260 or email [email protected].
