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Banks County employees will soon be able to join the Habersham Federal Credit Union. In a unanimous vote by the board of commissioners on Tuesday, BOC chairman Milton Dalton has been authorized to sign a letter seeking to participate in the Habersham Federal Credit Union. Mark Alley, president and chief executive officer of Habersham Federal ... [Full Story »] 

All four Banks County schools met the “Adequate Yearly Progress” (AYP) goals for the past year. The results were announced Tuesday by the Georgia Department of Education and the county’s primary school, elementary school, middle school and high school all met the AYP guidelines. The Georgia Department of Education uses scores from the ... [Full Story »] 

Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said several calls came in to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, reporting that a black bear had been struck by a car on Interstate 85. Deputies responded to the area of the 152 mile marker and found the dead bear on the north bound side of the interstate. Chapman said ... [Full Story »] 

Qualifying will be held this summer for town elections slated for November. The general election for council seats up for grabs in Maysville, Homer, Lula, Baldwin, Alto and Gillsville will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3. MAYSVILLE In Maysville, the council positions for Ward 1 and Ward 3 will be on the ballot. The Ward 1 council position is ... [Full Story »]