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Ashworth students spread donated rubber mulch on the Tolbert playground.
Tolbert playground receives mulch donation
Tolbert Elementary recently accepted a donation from Greenscapes of rubber mulch for the playground. Ashworth Middle School students lent a helping hand working during their community helper day s...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Both Confederate and Union troops participated in the ceremony at the Resaca Confederate Cemetery Saturday.
Resaca hosts annual reenactment
Reenactors clad in authentic Civil War gear from bayonets to boots brought history to life Saturday, May 18 at the resting place of many Confederate Civil War soldiers who died at the Battle of Res...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Medicine Ridge Singers perform a prayer song during the 175th Trail of Tears memorial event at New Echota.
New Echota honors Cherokee
It has been 175 years since soldiers appeared on the doorsteps of Cherokee Indians in the Southeast and forcibly removed them from their homes. They were made to march west to Indian Territory on ...
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jim Lay thanks Jimmy Blackmon in front of guests at the Calhoun Depot, where Blackmon returned for a quick talk to his hometown.
Blackmon returns to ‘Southern Roots’
Jimmy Blackmon, a native of Gordon County and 1987 graduate of Calhoun High School, recently came back to visit and speak to guests on behalf of the Gordon County Historical Society Thursday, May 1...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Georgia Cumberland Academy students who performed at Morning Pointe.
GCA, Coble students entertain at Morning Pointe
Students of all ages recently brought sounds of music to the seniors at Morning Pointe of Calhoun. Georgia Cumberland Academy students and Coble Elementary Students, grades 1-4 both made special t...
May 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left: Breanna Fowler, Richard Whitmore, Julie Saavedra, and Lisa Callaway.
Gordon natives named to top 10 percent
Breanna Fowler, Richard Whitmore, Julie Saavedra, and Lisa Callaway, all of Gordon County, were recently inducted into the Dalton State College chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international busine...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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The North Georgia Homeschool band on stage at Pickens High School, where they received a superior ranking.
Homeschool band receives superior ratings
On March 8, the North Georgia Homeschool Band participated in the Large Group Performance Evaluation (LPGE) at Pickens High School Performing Arts Center and received a ranking of superior on all c...
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fourth Annual Memorial Day in Fairmount
For the fourth year, United Way of Gordon County and the City of Fairmount will hold the Fairmount United Memorial Day Festival and 5-K Run on the Tate Square in Downtown Fairmount. The premier spo...
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Burn ban lifted until May 31 in Gordon
by ABBEY LENNON
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The burn ban put into effect May 1, for Gordon County has been temporarily lifted until May 31. According to State Representative John Meadows, many calls and complaints were received about the imm...
Middle Schoolers showcase talent
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Sonoraville Middle School recently held its First Annual SMS’s Got Talent, talent competition. The talent competition was held in two separate rounds with the top ten acts advancing to the final r...
History will come alive in Gordon this weekend
May 16, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
This upcoming weekend May 18 and 19 will be the 149th Anniversary of the Battle of Resaca and our 29th annual Civil Reenactment of the famous battle. The reenactment is Georgia’s oldest and largest...
Gordon joined in prayer
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May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 550 Christians circled Gordon Hospital on Thursday, May 2 in unified prayer. In observance of the National Day of Prayer, the Gordon Hospital Christian Service Committee organized an even...
Preparing the deaf community for disaster
by ABBEY LENNON
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Two men, John McDonald and Aaron Shoemaker are on a mission. This mission is to provide first responders through the Georgia Emergency Management Interpreting Initiative (GEMINI), for deaf and hard...
SHS business teacher wins top five in nomination contest
by ABBEY LENNON
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Sonoraville High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), got a major boost as they prepare to compete at the National Competition in Anaheim, Calif. in June, as their instructor Lisa Smit...
Youth theater company to perform at the HAC
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Northwest Georgia Youth Theater Company will be presenting The Importance of Being Earnest at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 at the Harris Arts Center. Additional performances will ...
First Lady Sandra Deal visits Calhoun Primary students
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Sandra Deal, Georgia’s First Lady, visited CPS on Thursday May 2, 2013 to read to the Class of 2024. The kindergartners eagerly listened to her read a story and share with them some valuable life ...