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Kyle and Caroline Lewallen are the owners of teXga Farms in Clarkesville.

Kyle and Caroline Lewallen are the owners of teXga Farms in Clarkesville.

Habersham County farm brings home the beef

News Staff
Thursday, February 27, 2020
   Habersham Countians now have the option to get the freshest cuts of beef directly to their fridge thanks to Caroline and Kyle Lewallen’s teXga Farms.      Each of them bring their own expertise – while Caroline knows marketing, Kyle knows about the cuts customers want.
Warm winters can be a dangerous time for bee populations. Courtesy of June Dale/Daleville Farms

Warm winters can be a dangerous time for bee populations. Courtesy of June Dale/Daleville Farms

Warm winter affects bees, parasites

News Staff
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
   According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, temperatures have not been as cool as climate averages since Dec. 1, 2019. With a warm winter this season, bee populations face the threat of starvation and also parasites.
Georgia Sen. John Wilkinson will run for the state’s 9th Congressional seat, currently held by U.S. Rep. Doug Collins.

Georgia Sen. John Wilkinson will run for the state’s 9th Congressional seat, currently held by U.S. Rep. Doug Collins.

Wilkinson to run for Collins' Congressional seat

News Staff
Friday, January 31, 2020
   Political dominoes are falling all over Northeast Georgia.    With U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) throwing his hat in the ring for the U.S. Senate, his seat in the House of Representatives will be up for grabs with no incumbent running for the first time since 2012.    Georgia Sen.
E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Shown in the foreground is Tallulah Falls School junior Justin Yu of South Korea during the Jan. 21 Esports Elite Eight match versus Lambert High School. Also shown, front to back, are team members Daniel Shin of South Korea and Janson Zhou of the People's Republic of China, both freshman.

E. Lane Gresham/Tallulah Falls School. Shown in the foreground is Tallulah Falls School junior Justin Yu of South Korea during the Jan. 21 Esports Elite Eight match versus Lambert High School. Also shown, front to back, are team members Daniel Shin of South Korea and Janson Zhou of the People's Republic of China, both freshman.

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Tallulah e-sports reaches Elite Eight

News Staff
Friday, January 31, 2020
Tallulah Falls School Esports teams wrapped up the fall season Jan. 21. The TFS Mushrooms lost to the defending state champion Lambert High School in an Elite Eight playoff match.
Another wreck on Highway 365 shut down the southbound portion of the road.

Another wreck on Highway 365 shut down the southbound portion of the road.

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Fatal wreck shuts down part of Highway 365

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
   A one-car wreck on Georgia Highway 365 on Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of an Athens woman as the car she was riding in crashed through a guardrail and into the trees below.
Blair Housely is ready to raise a glass to the upcoming Dahlonega Brewery.

Blair Housely is ready to raise a glass to the upcoming Dahlonega Brewery.

Mead maker taps into brewery market

News Staff
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
While some would say Dahlonega is late to the local brewery party, which has exploded in Georgia over the past few years, when the city’s first brewery opens later this spring, it’ll be the first of its kind in the state.

Death row inmate granted clemency

News Staff
Friday, January 17, 2020
   Jimmy Fletcher Meders, who was condemned to death after being convicted of a murder in Glynn County in 1987, had his sentence commuted Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Helen Dortch was born in Carnesville in 1863.

Helen Dortch was born in Carnesville in 1863.

A woman ahead of her time

News Staff
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Helen Dortch Longstreet was no stranger to controversy or fighting for the causes she believed in by the time the Georgia Railway and Power Company began work to dam Tallulah Falls in the 1910s.
Flu activity remains high throughout Georgia, and state public health officials are encouraging those who haven’t gotten a flu vaccine to avoid putting it off any longer.

Flu activity remains high throughout Georgia, and state public health officials are encouraging those who haven’t gotten a flu vaccine to avoid putting it off any longer.

High flu activity runs throughout state

News Staff
Friday, December 27, 2019
Flu activity remains high throughout Georgia, and state public health officials are encouraging those who haven’t gotten a flu vaccine to avoid putting it off any longer.
Living in the Lavender at Red Oaks Lavender Farm

Living in the Lavender at Red Oaks Lavender Farm

UNWIND: Living in the Lavender

News Staff
Friday, December 13, 2019
“It’s about giving back to the community.” For Tina and David Duffey, operating the Red Oak Lavender Farm is a way to interact with the community and to stay active postretirement. Originally from Atlanta, Tina has always preferred the outdoors and living in the country.