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Chamber celebrates 75 years of leadership and growth

Several hundred people gathered to celebrate 75 years of history of the Habersham County Chamber of Commerce on Friday. The Chamber now has 544...

New hospice service in Habersham

There's a new hospice service in Habersham. Affinis Hospice opened earlier this year. The non-profit company is 5 years old and has 7 regional locations...

Sweet Breads set in Demorest

While the final closing documents have to be signed, Sweet Breads, LLC and the City of Demorest's Downtown Development Authority have agreed in principle...
Clarkesville Opportunity Zone

Clarkesville Opportunity Zone established

An attempt to spur downtown development in Clarkesville got a small boost this week. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) designated 6 properties...

Clarkesville named “Four for the Future”

Congratulations to Clarkesville for being honored by Georgia Trend for their efforts to emerge from the devastating fire on the historic downtown square. See...

Clarkesville leaders take pragmatic approach to rebuilding square

“While the pictures are beautiful, the practicality of doing that and being able to pay for that is just not there.” Clarkesville City Manager...

Clarkesville Master Plan available to public

The Downtown Clarkesville Master Plan in its entirety is now available for the public.  The final printed document, 87 pages long, details the vision...

Wells Lighting to create 200 jobs in Jenkins County

Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Wells Lighting, a Korea-based light manufacturer, will locate its first North American headquarters in Millen, creating more than...

NGTC nominates Lavonia firm for state award

Picture: (L-R) Back row: Travis Thomason, Arnold Harbin, Kenny Crump, Dwight Stovall, Cori Hollifield. Front: Rusty Jordan, Jeremy Barnes   North Georgia Technical College has nominated Stovall...

Residents speak on Dollar General

At tonight's county commission meeting, residents turned out to speak during the public comments. A large crowd clapped several times during comments. Sherry Donnelly...
Habersham Board of Education industry tour Scovill Fasteners Clarkesville, Georgia

Habersham School Board gets education in business during county tour

Habersham County Board of Education members Russ Nelson, Rick Williams, and Don Corbett met with human resource directors and toured manufacturing facilities this week...
new development coming to cornelia

$5 million retail development planned for Habersham County

The Sansone Group from St. Louis, MO will start construction at the end of March on a 22- thousand square foot development on the...