Habersham receives $50,000 grant

CLARKESVILLE - Habersham County is the recipient of a $50,000 grant from the Office of Domestic Preparedness.

The money will be used for the purchase of terrorism response equipment - specifically communications equipment.

The Office of Domestic Preparedness is the principal component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for preparing the United States for acts of terrorism.

Radio station WCON in Cornelia contributed to this story.