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Christmas pageant will take place at HAC Dec. 1-4
The Angel Choir rehearses for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” while Gladys Herdman yells “Shazam!!” Those pictured: Katie McBride, JoAnn Graves, Grace Converse, Abigail Converse, Cassie Workman...
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Aletia Dupree
Deliciously Southern: Local woman authors Barnes and Noble-distributed cookbook
Move over Paula Deen, there is a new Southern fried cooking connoisseur to be reckoned with. Aletia Dupree, a Calhoun-born-and-raised-chef and former owner of B.J.’s Restaurant, knows a thing or tw...
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About 800 people turned out for the Coats in the Park event. The East Calhoun Church of God worship band performed for the crowd.
Coats in the park draws 800 people
Hundreds of people stood in line for free coats during the third annual Coats in the Park event in downtown Calhoun. The event was hosted by Final Approach Men’s Ministry and East Calhoun Church o...
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Sarah and I before her deployment in October 2010.
Pedicured toes and AK 47s
Oh My Goff is an editorial by staff writer Rachel Goff My twin and I are complete opposites. From birth we’ve always repelled what the other likes in hopes of finding our own self-identities. ...
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Owen Morales (left), 8, and Cesar Valencia, 6, ran the kid’s run prior to the Unity Run.
Unity Run: why diet sodas and a 5K don't mix
"Oh My Goff" is a column by staff writer Rachel Goff I’ve been telling myself for years that this is going to be the year: the year I finally put my foot to the pavement and run in an official r...
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School News, Part 3
This is the third of three stories full of school news from the most recent Gordon Life. CHS Science classes are heating up Calhoun High science classes are heating things up this fall. ...
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School News, Part 2
This is the second of three stories full of school news from the most recent Gordon Life. BES reveals library improvements Belwood Elementary School’s library was recently remodeled and rede...
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School News, Part 1
This is the first of three stories full of school news from the most recent Gordon Life. SMS robotics team host demo for scouts Sonoraville Middle School robotics team visited Boy Scout Tro...
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Saving money, eating healthy on budget
by RACHEL GOFF, staff writer
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Eating healthy can be a challenge as the price of food continues rise. The additional costs of “healthy food,” such as fresh produce, can really add to shopper’s grocery bill. According to recent ...
Dr. Ken Hemphill will speak at Belmont
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CORRECTION: Dr. Ken Hemphill will speak at Belmont Baptist Church on Sunday, Aug. 14, 8:30 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Local artist uses paper, imagination to create Main Street USA, including the HAC
by SUSAN KIRKLAND
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Although it’s only August, the Christmas spirit has started to fill the Harris Arts Center as one local artist has started working on a very special present. Elsa Patton is working to create a tow...
Laramie Rodriguez leads Ashworth Middle School band
by KARISSA STEWART/Staff
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Laramie Rodriguez’s path has led him back to Gordon County. Now it has given him the chance to lead Ashworth Middle School’s band program — a program that he has grown to appreciate. “I am ...
Enough's enough: Too many kids dying in the heat
by PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Glenn Jones is preparing to bury his 16-year-old son. It never should've come to this. "If you drove a tractor-trailer right through my heart, you would know how it feels," Jones ...
Boys & Girls Clubs to host ‘understanding poverty’ training feature
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Boys & Girls Clubs will host a training featuring author, advocate, and educator Dr. Ruby Payne Aug. 4. Payne, who most notably authored “A Framework for Understanding Poverty” which sold more tha...
It only gets better: Calhoun’s Got Talent is back
by RACHEL GOFF
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Last year Calhoun’s Got Talent brought sold-out shows to the Harris Arts Center and featured talented musicians and dancers from all over Northwest Georgia. This year, program coordinator Alan Rabo...
Harris Arts Center expands eligibility and deadline for The HeART of Education Exhibit and Awards Program
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The Harris Arts Center recently invited the employees and their immediate family members of Calhoun City Schools, Gordon County Schools and Gordon County Campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical ...