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Habersham sheriff battles office leaks, victim’s son

Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell is fighting a two-front war as the investigation of Deborrah Collier’s death enters its ninth week. One on hand, he is trying to plug leaks in his office that have been disseminating unofficial information to specific media outlets.

Brief foot chase ensues after man escapes handcuffs

DILLARD– Rabun County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a business in Dillard around 10:14 p.m. Oct. 30 in reference to a suspicious car that had been parked in the parking lot for about two hours, according to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Incident Report Officer Supplementals from...
Photo courtesy Megan Morris/Rabun Gap-Nachoochee School. Cyrus Manoogian’24 of Rabun Gap, as Brian Dunning in Cirque Fantôme performs on the German wheel. Pictured in background, from left, are Juliette Teutsch ’24 of Demorest, Zoey Townsend ’23 of Cullowhee, N.C., and Parker Stribling’24 of Sautee Nacoochee, Ga.

Photo courtesy Megan Morris/Rabun Gap-Nachoochee School. Cyrus Manoogian’24 of Rabun Gap, as Brian Dunning in Cirque Fantôme performs on the German wheel. Pictured in background, from left, are Juliette Teutsch ’24 of Demorest, Zoey Townsend ’23 of Cullowhee, N.C., and Parker Stribling’24 of Sautee Nacoochee, Ga.

Cirque Fantôme wows audiences with spooky experience

Audiences raved about this year's spooky show, with amazing aerial Cirque acts, incredible dancing, and a spooky storyline.

UNG cadet Stover named a ‘Distinguished Military Student’

DAHLONEGA, GA -- Sixteen University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets have been named Distinguished Military Students (DMS) for the 2022-23 academic year. They were honored at the Sept. 25 DMS Review on the Gen. William “Lipp” Livsey Drill Field on UNG’s Dahlonega Campus.

‘Grand Day’ returns at TFS

A favorite tradition for the Tallulah Falls School middle school community returned on Oct. 7 with special guests in attendance for “Grand Day.” Students invited grandparents, grand friends or other influential people to join them for a peek into the middle school experience.
Submitted photos. From left, Allison Fish & Peaches; Carmen Rose & Loki; Mary Simonson with Sally & Blue; Bettina Justice & Hank; Holly Williamson & Lula; and Colton and Danielle Shetters with Oakey take a moment at the Rabun County Bark Park on Oct. 8 at the Shade-OutDM event.

Submitted photos. From left, Allison Fish & Peaches; Carmen Rose & Loki; Mary Simonson with Sally & Blue; Bettina Justice & Hank; Holly Williamson & Lula; and Colton and Danielle Shetters with Oakey take a moment at the Rabun County Bark Park on Oct. 8 at the Shade-OutDM event.

Annual ShadeOutDM event hosted by GenSol Diagnostics at Rabun County Bark Park

GenSol Diagnostics, a local animal genetics company, hosted their second annual ShadeOutDM - Race At Your Own Pace event at the Rabun County Bark Park on Saturday, Oct. 8. The ShadeOutDM Foundation was created to help raise awareness of Degenerative Myelopathy (DM).