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Gov. Kemp to declare coronavirus emergency

News Staff
Sunday, March 15, 2020
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp will declare a public health emergency for the state of Georgia Saturday morning, the governor announced late Friday afternoon.
Addi’s next battle is to fight the reoccurrence of her neuroblastoma.

Addi’s next battle is to fight the reoccurrence of her neuroblastoma.

Young girl sees possible light at end of cancer battle

News Staff
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
   Addi Masten, 3, has been enduring a lengthy battle with stage 4 neuroblastoma since 2018. But she appears to be on the tail end which now requires extensive travel across the east coast.
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.
Before starting the 2020-2021 school year, all students entering or transferring into 11th grade, will need proof of a meningococcal booster shot ...

Before starting the 2020-2021 school year, all students entering or transferring into 11th grade, will need proof of a meningococcal booster shot ...

New meningitis vaccine required

News Staff
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
GAINESVILLE — Before starting the 2020-2021 school year, all students entering or transferring into 11th grade, will need proof of a meningococcal booster shot (MCV4), unless their first dose was received on or after their 16th birthday.
Inger Smith is the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia as of January 15, 2020. Her goal for the teaching kitchen is to build relationships with people in the community.

Inger Smith is the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia as of January 15, 2020. Her goal for the teaching kitchen is to build relationships with people in the community.

Smith aims to ‘be the good’ at Food Bank kitchen

News Staff
Monday, February 10, 2020
CLAYTON— Feeding people is something that Inger Smith has done for over 30 years, and as the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia she hopes to “be the good” as a hub of good will for the people in Rabun County and the mountain region.
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.
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.
Photo by Shane Scoggins The Georgia Renewable Power plant in Carnesville is shown.

Photo by Shane Scoggins The Georgia Renewable Power plant in Carnesville is shown.

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Plant served with violation notice

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Monday, December 30, 2019
By Shane Scoggins Franklin Co. Citizen-Leader   CARNESVILLE – A wood-burning power plant near Carnesville was served Dec. 18 with a notice of violation by Franklin County Manager Elizabeth Thomas.