*Habersham County schools will be closed Monday because of lingering effects from Hurricane Helene. School officials said Sunday afternoon they were acting at the request the county’s public works director, Jerry Bagett, who said he is “very concerned” about current road conditions. In some areas, trees remain on power lines and some roads are still blocked or partially blocked by fallen trees.
*All Ingles Supermarkets – and there are several in our area – are cash or check only until further notice because the corporate headquarters in Asheville, N.C., is flooded as a result of the hurricane. A number of people in the area – Gainesville, Dawsonville and Winder, for instance – commented on social media Sunday about running into the restrictions.