Schools will remain closed through April 24 following action by Governor Brian Kemp on Thursday, March 26.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said Thursday during a televised “town hall” meeting that a statewide “shelter-in-place” order remains “in the toolbox” for possible use, but he doesn’t want to implement that order at this time.
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At noon on Thursday, March 26, 1,525 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported in Georgia. On Wednesday, 1,247 cases were reported.
The Banks County Board of Commissioners will hold budget hearings April 15-22 in the County Annex board room.
The Baldwin City Council, during its retreat on March 13, discussed a wide variety of issues, including the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, capital projects, code enforcement, zoning, potential annex…
In an effort to safeguard the health of its employees and citizens against spreading of the coronavirus, the Lula City Council has taken steps to adjust city operations.
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With the 2020 season up in the air due to school closing because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), one thing is for sure, the Banks County Leopards found their stride as the two-week hiatus was announced.
After starting the week of March 9 off rough with a 1-0 loss to region foe Union County and a six-goal loss to non-region competitor White County, the Banks County boys' soccer team wanted to …
The Banks County boys' golf team defeated Commerce March 12 at Chimney Oaks Golf Club in Homer.
On March 6, Banks County traveled to Rabun County for a non-region match against the Region 8-AA foe.
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- Kemp, state officials talk coronavirus in Thursday ‘town hall’ meeting
- Schools to remain closed through April 24
- 1,525 confirmed cases of virus reported
- Birth announcement: Bonnie Ruth Rylee
- Drug arrest made in Hall County
- Vacant Baldwin home destroyed in fire
- Incidents reported to Baldwin police listed
- LEWIS: Honor God in the storms of life
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- 5 charged by sheriff's office
- Birth announcement: Bonnie Ruth Rylee
- 772 cases of coronavirus reported; up from 600 yesterday
- Incidents reported to Baldwin police listed
- Virtual Spirit Week planned for BCHS students
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The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, which includes Banks County, made a drug arrest on March 19 in Hall County.
A vacant Baldwin home was totally destroyed in a fire on March 15.
Incidents reported to the Baldwin Police Department last week include the following:
The Banks County Sheriff's Office charged five people last week, including the following:
Twenty-three arrests were reported by the Banks County Sheriff's Office last week, including the following:
The following is personal, but I don’t mind sharing it with any who might be a companion with the aging process. It has to do with heartburn. That is what I heard acid reflux called when I was down on the farm. (In fact, owning to my provincial background, I first thought it was, “acid reflex.”)
I rarely wear my hair up in public but decided to go with a messy bun on Friday. With natural curly hair, you don’t have a lot of options with hair anyway. It usually does whatever it wants to…
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Last week, the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee met to discuss Senate Bill 280, which would prohibit the distribution of certain plastic bags. Plastic shopping bags have becom…
Saturday mornings were always our favorite part of the week while growing up. Saturdays brought many things to our agenda for the day. Cartoons came on Saturday mornings only. That meant you g…
James Otis and Kayla Dodd Rylee announce the birth of their daughter, Bonnie Ruth Rylee, on March 16, 2020, at 8:02 a.m. at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton. She weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Lee Bryan, "That Puppet Guy," will present a program at 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 2, at Banks County Primary School.
The Ninth District Opportunity, Inc., offers cooling help for the elderly and medically homebound in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, L…
Marty Clark, Chairman of the Agricultural Facility Committee spoke at the March 9th meeting of the Jefferson Woman’s Club.
The Maysville Public Library recently held an adults Spanish speaking class led by teacher, Esther Smith. The class met weekly for almost one year and started with the basics and progressed ov…
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Banks County 4-H members competed at Northeast District Project Achievement March 6-8 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. 4-H District Project Achievement is a speaking competition where 4-H members must write and perform a 10-12-minute speech on a topic of their choice. Nine 7-12 grade students from …
Banks County Elementary School recently held the third Nine Weeks Behavior Reward Party. Students rotated between a Glow Party and a STEM Project. Some of the students recognized for good beha…
Representatives with the Banks County Sheriff's Office visited the primary school to read books as part of the Read Across America celebration.
Ethan Dalton a sophomore at Banks County High School recently competed at the Georgia Junior Livestock Show in Perry. Dalton was Champion of 10th grade showmen for the state of Georgia and als…
Do you ever feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? I’ve been there and I’m sure we all have at one time or the other. During those times it can be difficult to keep a positive outlook. There doesn’t seem to be an answer in sight. We may have hope for a brief period of time, …
Bush River Baptist Church will have a “What’s On Your Mind” boys’ and mens’ program from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 28.
Volunteers from Gillsville Baptist Church loaded up food to hand out to the community.
The Community Brotherhood, normally held at the Homer United Methodist Church, will not be holding their monthly breakfast for the month of April.
I walked into a local grocery store on Saturday evening to pick up a gallon of milk, and that store was a sight to behold. Empty shelves. People with their carts stacked to the brim, and limit…
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