Farm-tastic fun: 4th graders treated to Ag Day at Habersham County Fairgrounds

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September 10, 2023

Ninth Grade Academy Agriculture teacher William Crump teachers students about corn and it's many uses during Ag Day at the Habersham County Fairgrounds. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

Fourth graders from Habersham County’s public elementary schools and Trinity Christian School spent most of their morning Friday at the county fairgrounds learning about farming.

Approximately 550 students from across the county attended the event.

Gilbert Barrett, with the Farm Bureau and White County Farmers Exchange, coordinated the AG Day event. It included 70 volunteers working with students at 15 mostly ag-related stations.

“We have math and science standards weaved through all the presentations. They are here to learn where their food comes from, how it’s processed, and how it gets to the table,” he said.

Habersham County’s Student Ag Day has been an ongoing event for nearly 40 years. For the last two decades, it has been held at the fairgrounds. Prior to that, students actually visited a working farm.

Farm Bureau’s SBureau’s Branch teaches students about horses and their care and treatment. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

“We do ag in the classroom and teach at different events. We are teaching equine today,” said Georgia Farm Bureau District 2 Women’s Leadership Chair Stephanie Branch.

Branch taught students several things about horses, including how to measure them using your hands. She turned that into a math problem, asking students to figure out how tall a horse is in inches and feet.

Georgia Mobile Dairy Classroom’Classroom’svall teaches children about milk cows and the milking process. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

Georgia Mobile Dairy Classroom’s Nicole Duvall explained that she taught the children a little bit of everything about dairy cows, from a cow’s life cycle, a cow’s eating habits, to how often a cow has to be milked.

The Jersey cow used for the presentation was quite vocal. Every time the cow “mooed,” students erupted into laughter.

Hardman Farm’s Sarah Summers (left) and Mary Roberts (right) teach students about churning butter. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

Sarah Summers and Mary Roberts work at Hardman Farms in Helen. They were at Ag Day to teach students how to make butter. They demonstrated how it was made in the early 1900s when Hardman Farm was agriculturally active.

Georgia Peanut Commission’s Jessie Bland teaches students about peanuts and their importance to Georgia’s agriculture economy. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

Jessie Bland of the Georgia Peanut Commission was on hand to present to students the importance of peanuts in the state of Georgia. She taught them how peanuts grow and what products they’re used in.

Students also learned about beekeeping, raising cattle for beef, raising chickens, and soil conservation, among many other activities related to the agricultural community and economy.

The Monarchs are coming

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Joe Berry

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September 10, 2023

butterflies3 — The majestic Monarch butterfly will soon be making its trek through North Georgia enroute to the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. (Photo by Joe Berry)

With the Summer season coming to an end, we start getting some relief from the high temperatures and even begin to enjoy the cool mornings and less humid days here in North Georgia. I hope you’re ready to get out with your camera and join me in getting some memories from your new or established hobby.

I’ll never forget when I took up nature photography some fifteen years ago with the purchase of a Canon “point and shoot” (P&S) S5 IS. I still have that camera, and it still makes great pictures with its limitations.

If you don’t have a camera or are unable to get out, I hope that I can take you along with my narrative and images.

Hooked on butterflies

My Dad raised me hunting and fishing. We have always been hunting buddies. When I traded my rifle in for a camera, he struggled with my decision at first, but when I started having deer and turkey pictures published, he was good with it.

After taking the Georgia Master Naturalist class at Elachee Nature Science Center, my eyes were opened to the many more subjects that were all around us in nature to photograph. Each week they had a visiting instructor who covered “their topic.”

I’ll never forget the sweet elderly couple that were butterfly watchers and photographers. They did a slide show presentation with some great photographs of different butterflies and gave tips for getting the best pictures. I imagined that if they could, they would have a bumper sticker that said, “I brake for Monarchs.”

They loved their butterflies.

A Common Blue butterfly (Photo by Joe Berry)

Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Photo by Joe Berry)

It just so happens that the time of year when scouting and hunting for deer is done, the iconic Monarch butterfly is passing through on its migration to the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. They are the only butterflies that make a two-way migration, as many birds do. (I also discovered some really cool spiders when I started noticing them on the webs that I used to dread running into while scouting.)

Son of a gun. On my next hunt with my Dad, I found myself as enthusiastic to get butterfly pictures as deer and turkey.

That couple had me hooked.

Pollinators and photographers

Butterflies are important pollinators along with bees. There are many different butterflies with different shapes. A skipper is a type of butterfly that is shaped like a moth but with thin antennae that are club-ended, distinguishing them from moths that have feathery antennae.

Butterflies have to be warm in order to fly, so they fly during the daylight hours.

Just as in bird photography, you want to achieve focus on the eye nearest to you if possible. There’s something about that connection between the viewer and the subject’s eye that makes the image more appealing and satisfying.

Now, because much of a butterfly’s beauty is on its wing and one plane, geometrically speaking, you will have to move around to get as much area in focus as possible along with the eye.

If lighting allows, increasing the aperture value on the camera will give a greater depth of focus to make this easier.

Be careful as you move to get better focus not to let your shadow fall on them, as sometimes it causes them to take flight.

Most butterflies will fly and loiter around a plant that they are going to land on to probe for nectar. Prefocus on blooms you suspect they will land on and get your exposure settings preset. This will shorten the time to fine-tune and get the exposure when it does land.

You never know when they are off to the next bloom.

It is frustrating when you go to the trouble and they leave the bloom just before you get the shot or move as you take the shot to spoil focus, but that’s part of it. As you repeat the drill more, you will get faster and start having success which makes it worth all the effort.

Watch your step!

Some butterflies, especially the smaller ones, just don’t stay put long at all, and again, the smaller ones seldom open their wings while they are not flying. Those pictures require more patience and are considered a real trophy.

As with the Kite photography in my last column, while pursuing butterflies, it’s easy to lose your bearings while trying to keep your eye on that fluttering subject that can travel 50 to 100 miles a day, believe it or not. Stay aware of your surroundings, and don’t step into traffic or a canyon.

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Georgia lawmakers consider shrinking state’s dual enrollment options for high school students

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Ross Williams

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September 10, 2023

A student walks the Kennesaw State University Campus. Universities like Kennesaw allow high school students to sign up for college level classes. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder)

(GA Recorder) — About 45,000 Georgia students participated in dual enrollment last year, taking college-level classes for college and high school credit.

If those students were all packed into one district, they would be the eighth-largest district in the state, said Jennifer Phinney, dual enrollment program specialist at the Georgia Department of Education.

“It’s a significant population of our high school students around the state,” she said. “Almost every district in Georgia participated in dual enrollment last year. That includes our state charter schools and state schools in some capacities; they had student participation in dual enrollment as well. Our largest district participating in dual enrollment is Houston County; they had 2,707 students participating in dual enrollment. Taliaferro County had our smallest dual enrollment representation. They came in with eight.”

For some families of high school juniors and seniors, dual enrollment courses can be a way to save some money on tuition by banking college or technical school credit hours before their baby bird leaves the nest. But that money comes from the state budget, and Georgia House members are spending the summer considering tweaks to the program. Their next meeting is scheduled for this Friday at the University of Georgia.

In 2020, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill limiting state-sponsored dual enrollment options for Georgia students.

House Bill 444 capped the number of credit hours the state would fund per student to 30, limited offerings to core academic courses, and restricted the program to high school juniors and seniors with limited exceptions for sophomores.

Students can sign up for dual enrollment classes on their own dime to avoid these restrictions, but some lawmakers worried the changes would harm lower-income families.

Lawmakers approved the changes as a cost-limiting measure after a 2018 auditor’s report showed the program’s cost to the state ballooned from $18.5 million in 2014 to $78.8 million in 2018.

According to data from the Georgia Student Finance Commission, funding peaked at $104.6 million in 2019 and fell to $70.7 million in 2022.

Enrollment also fell between 2020 and 2021, with technical college and private students taking the biggest dip, while University System of Georgia enrollment stayed relatively level. The enrollment drop may be attributed to both the new law and the pandemic. The pandemic also shaped the way dual enrollment classes are delivered. Online classes made up just 12% of dual enrollment classes in 2020 before shooting up to 47% in 2021 and settling back to 29% in 2022.

Speaking to Phinney at a late August committee hearing, Rep. Chuck Martin, an Alpharetta Republican, questioned the expense and efficiency of the program.

“That’s what is of some concern to me, that the students are getting in the right place; we’re not just moving them to there so that we don’t have to teach them in high school. I’m going to say it. I mean, nobody wants to hear it, but that happens, I believe,” he said. “And again, you also talked about affordable, and respectfully, I think this is the most expensive education we deliver.”

Martin suggested that lowering costs would help students do more with their 30 hours of instruction and said he wants the committee to look for ways to streamline the program.

“Dual enrollment is a good thing; we’ve seen good aspects, but it’s paid for three times,” he said. “We pay a (full-time equivalent) at the K through 12 level, we pay an FTE in TCSG or the university system, and then we pay the tuition at the rate that’s on that reading chart that President (Lynne) Riley gave us. So it’s very important, I think, for us to look at and maybe get data from the providers as what classes are being taken. Are we getting the students ahead toward a college degree or certification? Are we just replacing high school (courses) off campus with a course being taught at another geographic location?”

According to data from the University System of Georgia, the most popular dual enrollment courses for students seeking college credit are English Composition 1, College Algebra, English Composition 2, American Government, and Introduction to Psychology. The university system’s data is from fall 2021.

Rep. Rick Jasperse, a Republican from Jasper, questioned whether some students taking dual enrollment might be just as well suited in advanced placement classes.

In 2022, 10% of students had dual enrollment as their only advanced course of study, 31% had only advanced placement classes or international baccalaureate, and 14% had both.

“I would be curious on the years prior,” Jasperse said. “Because I think there’s been some discussion, or I’ve just heard people have talked to me about it, that dual enrollment is just undermining AP course enrollment. And I’d love to see the years prior to see if there’s a trend toward that, you know because you have AP courses because of the in-depth study and just really advanced learning kids get. And are these swapping out? And is this program hurting enrollment in AP?”

Advanced placement classes and dual enrollment can both provide college credit to high schoolers, but they come with their own pros and cons for each individual student. For example, advanced placement students must pass an all-or-nothing test at the end of the semester to earn their college credit, and while dual enrollment classes may provide high schoolers with a taste of college life, a bad grade could be added to a student’s college GPA, which could come back and haunt them when they are seeking scholarships or applying to graduate programs.

Proposal to move Demorest voting precinct under consideration

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September 10, 2023

Demorest Municipal Building voting — FILE PHOTO - Under a proposed plan, Demorest's Municipal Building and fire department would no longer be used as a voting precinct (NowHabersham.com)

Demorest voters are being asked to weigh in on a plan to move the city’s voting precinct.

The Habersham County Board of Elections and Voter Registration voted recently to consider several recommended changes. Those changes would include moving the Demorest Precinct from its current location in the town’s municipal building to Demorest City Hall on Alabama Street.

If the plan is approved, Demorest voters who live inside city limits would use the city hall precinct, while those living outside city limits would be assigned to either the Habersham North Precinct in Clarkesville or the Habersham South Precinct in Cornelia.

According to a press release from the county, the changes were recommended due to a lack of parking and lack of space at the current Demorest voting precinct.

Demorest voters have until October 8 to present any concerns about these proposed changes to the Board of Elections.

The Board’s next monthly meeting is at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21. The meeting will be held at the elections office at 130 Jacob’s Way, Suite 101, in Clarkesville. The precinct change will be on the agenda.

Anyone who would like to attend and speak about the proposed changes is welcome.

Residents who have questions may email Election Supervisor Laurel Ellison at [email protected] or call (706) 839-0171.

Fire forces evacuation of small apartment building in Gainesville

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Joy Purcell

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September 10, 2023

image1-5 — Fire broke out inside this apartment building on Tulip Drive in Gainesville on Sunday, September 10, 2023. (Photoy by Hall County Fire Rescue)

Ten residents were displaced from their homes Sunday after fire broke out inside a small apartment building in Gainesville.

Hall County Fire Rescue responded to the scene in the 1800 block of Tulip Drive around 8:20 a.m. on September 10. Smoke was showing from the upstairs windows when they arrived.

“The bulk of the fire was contained to one apartment on the second floor. Crews extinguished the flames quickly from the interior using hand lines,” says Hall County Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Kimberlie Ledsinger.

Ledsinger says all of the occupants got out of the building safely before firefighters arrived. There were no reports of any injuries.

The fire department notified the American Red Cross to help the residents displaced from three separate apartments due to damage.

The Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

28 Georgia counties eligible for federal disaster relief in wake of Hurricane Idalia

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September 10, 2023

Lowndes County after Idalia1 — 60 mph winds ripped through Lowndes County, Georgia, on Aug. 30, 2023, toppling trees and power lines. Lowndes is one of 28 Georgia counties included in a major disaster declaration. (Photo courtesy Lowndes EMA/Facebook)

Twenty-eight Georgia counties are now eligible for federal disaster relief due to damage caused by Hurricane Idalia.

President Biden extended the major disaster declaration for the state to include 25 more counties. Biden earlier declared disasters in Cook, Glynn, and Lowndes counties.

On Sunday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced the declaration now covers Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Bullock, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Echols, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lanier, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Thomas, Tift, Ware and Wayne Counties for Public Assistance.

Affected areas are now eligible for federal assistance to help with their recovery efforts from Idalia. The storm swept through the state on Aug. 30, 2023, causing widespread wind and flooding damage.

Assistance may include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the hurricane.

Public Assistance is available to state and local governments and qualified not-for-profit organizations. It will provide financial aid for debris removal and emergency work.

Lions Drop First Contest of the Season to Johnson & Wales

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September 10, 2023

The Piedmont University men’s soccer team dropped its first contest of the year to Johnson & Wales early Sunday afternoon. The Lions were unable to break the strong JWU defense that has not conceded a goal all season, falling 3-0.

The Lions played the majority of the first half on the back foot, registering just one shot to the 10 of the Wildcats. In the 33rd minute, JWU made one of their many opportunities count as they scored the opening goal of the contest.

Out of the half, JWU wasted no time, once again finding the back of the net and moving the score line to 2-0. The scoring continued later in the half as the Wildcats added a third to the books, taking a commanding 3-0 advantage to close out the contest.

Up next, Piedmont travels to Pfeiffer for their first road contest of the year on Wednesday, September 13. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
– The Wildcats out-shot the Lions 21-4.
– There were a total of 21 fouls in the game with five cards shown.
– BOBBY WOOD faced 21 shots making five saves.

Women’s Soccer earns Sunday morning scoreless draw with Roanoke

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September 10, 2023

The Piedmont women’s soccer team battled a tough Roanoke squad to a scoreless draw on Sunday morning at the Walker Athletic Complex.

On a beautiful morning for soccer, the Lions and Maroons each played outstanding defense and Piedmont goalkeeper Maggie Leger delivered a shutout, stopping numerous chances in both halves to keep the game scoreless.

Overall, Leger tallied 11 saves, one short of her season high, which came at No. 14 Emory.

The Lions were able to create a few good chances in the first half, but Roanoke had multiple scoring chances in the second half, putting pressure on the Piedmont back line.

However, Leger answered the call each time.

Piedmont Head Coach Timmy McCormack went deep into his bench, as 27 players appeared in the contest for the Lions.

As a team, the Lions totaled six shot attempts, with four coming in the first half.

Despite 18 shots in the second half, Roanoke was unable to find the back of the net.

Up next, Piedmont will have a short road trip to take on Toccoa Falls this coming Tuesday, September 12 at 7 p.m.

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
Leger was busy but perfect on Sunday morning, stopping 11 shots from Roanoke.

A sea of worry

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Lynn Walker Gendusa

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September 10, 2023

Recently, a bout of sleepless, restless, nightmare-filled nights accompanied me to bed. I am not a huge worrier, but lately, fretting, anger, and anxiety have chosen to rest on my soul, especially when I desire to sleep! Not fair!

Other than our personal journeys today, we are citizens of a country that appears all discombobulated. Some folks seek calm, while others stoke fear. Some work diligently to feed their families, while others steal for themselves. While many preach law and order, some don’t trust the law. A few believers in the Almighty hurl insults and threats, thus turning others away from faith. And that, my friends, is just the tip of the iceberg in my sea of worry.

Am I losing faith in America?

“God, I need to rest, so help me escape the turbulence around me. I know I will face its reality tomorrow, but I will accomplish more if you slay the demons ringing in my ears.” I asked the Lord recently.

Sure enough, I slept well because He sent me to a place that gave me peace and assurance. He transmitted me back in time to view how others survived sleepless nights and stormy days.

The year was 1810, and Mary Polly was sweeping the floor of her small inn in the Tennessee mountains. Her children made her laugh as she playfully shooed them with her apron when they ran around the dining tables. She knew she would toss and turn with worry and grief later.

Mary prayed each night, “Lord, please provide me the strength needed to survive these turbulent days.”

It had been over a year since her husband, John, died unexpectedly, leaving her the inn and five small children to care for. To laugh seemed like a guilty pleasure, an oddity, but she welcomed any joy.

It was a late summer afternoon when she saw a dusty covered wagon stop in front of the inn. Two young gentlemen strolled in, looking for a home-cooked meal and a place to stay for a spell.

Like many others, they explained they were heading west to find good farmland and a new life. Benjamin was the chatty older one of the two, and his bright smile and clear blue eyes radiated a gentle, discerning warmth.

After a few days, Mary was laughing more, and her nights were less restless. Who was this Benjamin, and why was she suddenly excited to pour his coffee each morning?

Benjamin and his brother stayed on the mountain. He and Mary Polly wed two years later and began to live a life running the inn and farming the rich soil. Their union delivered seven more children into the world, and each one added more laughter around the tables.

The family befriended President Andrew Jackson, who always stopped by the inn on his way to Nashville. He thought Mary Polly prepared the finest eggs in the world, and he loved playing with all of Ben and Mary’s crazy young’uns.

However, life was far from easy back then. Wars, disease, crop failures, and uncertainty accompanied the family’s daily happiness.

As the children grew, so did their restlessness. Benjamin Walker’s family was always adventuresome, and Mary knew it. Their oldest son left home to travel to the new Arkansas territory, and soon, wagon trains were journeying together, heading west. By 1840, all their children were gone except for the youngest, named after their friend, Andrew Jackson.

Finally, approaching old age, Benjamin and his wife waved goodbye to Andrew and his growing brood. The couple began the trek that Benjamin had started years before. They reached the rest of the family in Arkansas, but within a short period, tragedy befell the couple.

Mary Polly died in 1857, and Benjamin followed her in 1859. Both succumbed to disease and typhoid fever.

Their frontier days were filled with angst, stress, fear, and sleepless nights that we do not fully understand today. Yet, they boldly paved the way for us to follow. Their lives inspired generations to believe America was the land of hope, faith, and courage.

Remembering the story of my heritage and those who bravely forged their way through the mountains and valleys to seek a better life, find love, and flourish encourages my confidence in all of us.

So, the story’s point is if we go back in time and remember those fearless enough to build this land, we must be courageous and courteous enough not to tear it apart with our discombobulated, often ungrateful, hate-filled attitudes. When we search our history, we understand that the love of country and each other will prevent us from drowning in a sea of worry.

God always pulls us away from the crashing waves if we ask him to calm the waters.

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Lynn Walker Gendusa is a Georgia-based author and columnist. Her first book, “It’s All Write with Me! Essays from My Heart,” was published in 2018. Her latest book is “Southern Comfort: Stories of Family, Friendship, Fiery Trials, and Faith.” For more inspirational stories, click here. You may reach Lynn at www.lynngendusa.com.

Chattahoochee Mountain Fair welcomes steady crowd on opening night

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Jerry Neace and Joy Purcell

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September 9, 2023

The Chattahoochee Mountain Fair is back for another spin (tilt and whirl) at the Habersham County Fairgrounds this week.

The fair opened Friday evening to an enthusiastic, although slightly smaller than usual crowd.

“It was a little slower than normal,” said fair committee member Sandra Cooper. She speculated Friday night high school football may have slowed things down a bit, but still, she said, the crowds were “pretty steady.”

“We did good,” said Cooper.

Hannah Gooch and William Palmer enjoy a relaxing ride on the Ferris wheel. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

There were plenty of games, rides, vendors, food, and entertainment at the fair for folks to enjoy. The organizing committee promised “more” this year, and it appears they delivered, with activities and rides for people of all ages.

Even Mother Nature provided “more” friendly weather. Despite the late summer heat that bore down as the gates opened, cooler temperatures prevailed after sunset, making it an optimum night for fair going.

Brianna Irvin from the Cornelia bakery Sugartopia was impressed with the opening night crowd and atmosphere.

“I think it’s been great! So far, we’ve had a lot of traffic come through, and they’ve been very friendly. If they don’t pick up anything now, they’ve told us they’re going to come back by on the way out, and that’s what they have been doing the whole time,” she told Now Habersham.

Tara’s Pumpkin Patch has uniquely carved pumpkins for fairgoers to purchase. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

Rural fun in a digital age

This year marks the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair’s 47th year. When it first launched in 1975, cell phones didn’t exist and IBM was the world leader in computer technology. A lot’s changed since then. Even so, despite the distractions of this digital age (and football), the fair proves there’s still room – and an appetite – for homespun family fun.

Kapril Wheelis of White County attended the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair last year. She was back again Friday with her children in tow.

“They got a lot of good food and vendors and stuff. The rides are pretty fun,” she said.

5-year-old Elle White gets her face painted at Face Painting By Kristina. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

Eleven-year-old Kenzey Wheelis enjoyed the “really good slushies and stores.”

“My favorite ride is where you lay on your stomach and you go up,” she added.

‘Up’ is where the crowd count is expected to head this Saturday and Sunday as Northeast Georgians make their weekend trek to the fair.

This weekend’s fair hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Carnival rides open one hour after the gates open. Gate admission for people 37″ tall and over is $10; those 36″ tall and under are free. Wristbands for unlimited rides are $25.

Check out this week’s fair discounts and special events at chattahoocheemountainfair.org.

Also, sign up for your chance to win a free family pass, good for gate admission for 2 adults and 2 children. Visit Now Habersham’s Facebook page for details.

Ferris wheel on opening night at the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair. (Jerry Neace/NowHabersham.com)

The Chattahoochee Mountain Fair is located at the Habersham County Fairgrounds, 4235 Toccoa Highway, in Clarkesville.

Week 4 scores

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Now Habersham

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September 9, 2023

The Habersham Central Raiders picked up their first win of the season, 17-10, on the road Friday against Central Gwinnett.

Rabun Gap won their home conference game against Christ School (Arden, NC), 42-21.

And Stephens County kept its undefeated season alive, shutting out Dawson 35-0.

Here’s a check of the rest of your week 4 high school football scores from across Georgia. Visiting teams are alphabetized. Northeast Georgia area teams are in bold.

GHSA

Thursday, September 7

Baker Co, FL 20, Glynn Academy 27
Campbell 18, Miller Grove 38
Charlton County 13, University Christian, Jacksonville Fl 40
Cross Keys 0, Clarkston 24
Forest Park 0, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate 34
Hapeville Charter 46, Dougherty 0
Islands 7, Windsor Forest 21
Josey 8, Glenn Hills 12
Osborne 35, Lakeside DeKalb 0
Shaw 7, Northside Columbus 33
St. Mary’s at McNair
Therrell 27, Towers 0
Wayne County 7, Appling County 21
Worth County 49, Central Macon 0

Friday, September 8

Adairsville 21, Cass 40
Alcovy 0, Eastside 31
Allatoona 7, Hillgrove 24
Apalachee 31, Loganville 49
Armuchee 3, Union County 50
Bacon County 35, Atkinson 3
Bainbridge 46, Thomasville 28
Blessed Trinity 16, St Pius X 14
Boyd Buchanan, TN 35, North Cobb Christian 0
Burke County 29, Evans 13
Butler 20, Savannah 0
Cairo 51, Godby High School, FL 20
Calhoun 35, Cedartown 21
Callaway 38, Heard County 6
Carver Atlanta 14, Stephenson 29
Centennial 21, Etowah 51
Central Carroll 40, McIntosh 21
Central Fellowship Christian Academy 31, Crawford County 29
Charlotte Christian, NC 10, Calvary Day 41
Chattahoochee 24, Alpharetta 38
Chattahoochee County 13, North Clayton 34
Cherokee 13, Sequoyah 14
Chestatee 10, East Hall 14
Claxton 35, Groves 6
Coahulla Creek 14, Chattooga Indians 17
Coffee 17, Bolles High School, FL 9
Collins Hill 26, Cedar Grove 37
Columbia 6, Cartersville 31
Cook 27, Clinch County 35
Creekview 24, North Forsyth 21
Crisp County 15, Sumter County 24
Cross Creek 14, Jenkins County 39
Dalton 21, Rockmart 14
Daniel, SC 52, Hart County 21
Dawson County 0, Stephens County 35
Decatur 17, Greater Atlanta Christian 31
Denmark 13, Harrison 21
Discovery 0, Eagle’s Landing 34
Dublin 7, Emanuel County Institute 10
Duluth 27, Chamblee 12
Early County at Terrell County
Effingham County 13, Southeast Bulloch 20 (OT)
Fitzgerald 16, Madison County, FL 30
Franklin County 16, Banks County 34
Gainesville 24, Clarke Central 7
Grayson 21, Spartanburg, SC 19
Greene County 41, Wilkinson County 6
Habersham Central 17, Central Gwinnett 10
Hampton 14, Stockbridge 6
Haralson County 14, Mary Persons 35
Hardaway 0, Newnan 21
Harlem 35, Midland Valley, SC 42
Hebron Christian Academy 14, Morgan County 26
Heritage Catoosa 28, Ridgeland 7
Houston County 56, Locust Grove 12
Howard 19, Harris County 27
Jackson Atlanta 42, Lithonia 0
Jackson County 14, Mountain View 56
Jasper County/Monticello 17, Putnam County 24
Jefferson County 0, Toombs County 44
Johnson Savannah 18, Brantley County 12
Jordan 0, ACE Charter of Macon 54
LaFayette 21, Sonoraville 41
LaGrange 42, Upson-Lee 7
Lakeside Evans 14, Greenbrier 10
Lamar County 17, Manchester 14
Lanier County 24, Berrien 7
Lee County 20, Colquitt County 37
Loganville 6, Social Circle 42
Lovejoy 26, South Atlanta 8
Luella 8, Stockbridge 44
Lumpkin County 35, Temple 0
M L King 19, North Springs 6
Madison County 27, Cherokee Bluff 26 (OT)
Marion County 34, Hawkinsville 26
McDonough 32, Mt. Zion Jonesboro 7
Metter 0, Jeff Davis 2
Midtown 7, Johns Creek 20
Miller County 14, Telfair County 28
Milton 34, Roswell 14
Mitchell County 14, Brooks County High 49
Monroe 37, Westover 12
Mt. Pisgah Christian 13, Athens Academy 59
Mt. Zion 42, Heritage, Newnan 14
New Hampstead 7, Camden County 51
Norcross 25, Archer 21
North Atlanta 52, River Ridge 18
North Cobb 32, Marietta 22
North Gwinnett 32, Parkview 35
North Hall 28, at Walnut Grove 6
North Murray 35, Northwest Whitfield 38
Northeast 25, Carver Columbus 18
Northgate 34, Griffin 3
Oconee County 7, Jefferson 44
Oglethorpe County 20, Lake Oconee Academy 7
Pace Academy 14, Lovett 27
Pataula Charter at Grace Christian
Paulding County 7, East Paulding 44
Peach County 21, Jones County 48
Peachtree Ridge 46, Winder-Barrow 0
Pebblebrook 7, Rome 48
Pelham 21, Wilcox County 43
Pepperell 28, Woodland, Cartersville 35
Perry 49, Veterans 41
Pierce County 49, Liberty County 6
Portal 21, Screven County 22
Prince Avenue Christian 45, Monroe Area 17
Randolph Clay 14, Pike County 0
Richmond Academy 17, East Laurens 24
Ringgold 7, Gilmer 31
Riverdale 0, Drew 33
Rock Creek Christian Academy, MD 12, Lowndes 23
Sandy Creek 14, East Coweta 31
Schley County 48, Bleckley County 42
Shiloh 30, Seckinger 24
South Cobb 0, Chapel Hill 21
South Effingham 52, Bradwell Institute Tigers 36
South Paulding 7, North Paulding 35
Southwest Dekalb 7, Westlake 52
Spalding 41, Dutchtown 27
Sprayberry 7, Kell 40
St. Francis 6, Fellowship Christian 56
Stone Mountain 0, Douglass-Atlanta 68
Swainsboro 11, Dodge County 7
Tattnall County 13, Hephzibah 26
Tattnall Square Academy 13, Bowdon 40
Trion 65, Gordon Central 6
Tucker 22, Dacula 36
Turner County 36, Irwin County 48
Twiggs County 6, Central, Talbotton 14
Union Grove 20, Jackson 38
Villa Rica 0, Carrollton 50
Walker 15, B.E.S.T Academy 24
Walton 67, Pope 7
Ware County 21, Benedictine 31
Warner Robins 12, Valdosta 45
Washington 12, Holy Innocents’ 37
Washington County 10, Baldwin 20
Washington-Wilkes at Georgia Military
West Forsyth 42, Cambridge 17
West Laurens 24, Vidalia 21
Westside, Macon 49, Rutland 32
Wheeler County 40, Montgomery County 14
Whitefield Academy 7, Wesleyan 34
Woodstock 20, Lassiter 10
Woodward Academy 10, Marist 17 (OT)

Saturday, September 9

Creekside Christian Academy at Richmond Hill
Hiram at Morrow
McEachern at Newton
McIntosh County Academy at West Nassau High School
Meadowcreek at Arabia Mountain
St. Augustine, Fla at Brunswick

NCISAA

Friday, September 8

Christ School 21, Rabun Gap 42

GIAA/GAPPS

Thursday, September 7

Frederica 13, Bluffton 44

Friday, September 8

Bethlehem Christian 42, Augusta Christian 9
Brookwood 26, Stratford 45
Calvary Christian at Flint River
Central Fellowship 31, Crawford County 29
Community Christian 0, Sherwood Christian 45
Covington at Fideles
Gatewood 20, Southland 13
Hearts Academy at Central Christian
Hilton Head at St. Andrew’s
Holy Ground 14, Lafayette 58
Holy Spirit Prep 49, Crisp Academy 14
John Hancock Academy 0, Westminster Schools of Augusta 31
John Milledge 34, George Walton 7
Johnson Ferry 40, Dominion 24
Lakeview Academy 52, Creekside 0
Laney 44, First Presbyterian 44
Lanier Christian 56, Rock Spring 13
Loganville Christian 6, Social Circle 14
Memorial Day 28, John Paul II 14
Monsignor 8, Horizon Christian 59
Mt. Zion 42, Heritage 14
New Creation Christian at Praise Academy
Peachtree 30, Community Christian 0
Piedmont Academy 14, Augusta Prep Day 16
Pinecrest 48, Harvester Christian 28
Riverside Military 13, Providence Christian 51
RTCA 27, Briarwood Academy 6
Southwest Georgia Academy 42, Deerfield-Windsor 27
St. Anne-Pacelli 48, Mount de Sales Academy 7
Stewart County 56, Notre Dame 34
Strong Rock 61, Athens Christian 0
Tattnall Square 13, Bowdon 40
The King’s Academy 11, Skipstone 27
Thomas Jefferson 16, Brentwood 34
Trinity Christian 7, Bulloch Academy 50
Valwood 54, Georgia Christian 0
Victory Baptist 20, CrossPointe Christian 40
Walker 15, BEST 24
Westfield 37, Tiftarea 35
Westwood 8, David Emanuel 38
Windsor 54, Covenant 0
Young Americans Christian at Westminster Christian

Early morning wreck claims life of Hartwell woman

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Staff Report

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September 8, 2023

Georgia State Patrol (GSP) car — File photo (Daniel Purcell/NowHabersham.com)

A 59-year-old Hartwell woman was killed early Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Hart County.

At approximately 7:36 a.m. on September 8, troopers from Post 52 in Hartwell responded to the crash at the intersection of Highways 17 and 51.

The crash investigation revealed that Linda Small Christie was driving a Pontiac G6 west on Hwy. 51. State troopers say Christie “failed to stop at the posted stop sign.” The Pontiac pulled into the path of a northbound Ford Explorer on Hwy. 17.

The Explorer struck the driver’s side of the G6, killing Christie. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Explorer driver, 32-year-old Sheree Keller of Royston, and a 16-year-old juvenile passenger in the Explorer were transported to AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina, to be treated for their injuries.

Troopers cited Keller for not having valid insurance.