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Volunteers sought for pro golf event on UGA course
The Nationwide Tour’s Stadion Athens Classic at UGA needs volunteers to assist with the area’s only professional golf event to be held at the University of Georgia Golf Course the week of April 26- May 2.




Local panel opines on young black men’s issues
A panel of Walton County leaders met Thursday night in the Walton County Boys and Girls Club to discuss the challenges facing young African-American men in Walton and Barrow Counties.

Dancing and cooking for a good cause
Dancing and cooking for a good cause
opportunities in her fundraising plan as she participates again this year in Dancing with Athens Stars.
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Honan, Dillard engaged
Honan, Dillard engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Kim L. Honan of Alpharetta announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Katherine, to William Addison Dillard, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Dillard of Gainesville.
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Strickland, McCowan to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strickland of Winder and Judy Strickland of Wichita, Kansas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Strickland, of Chicago, Illinois, to Darrin McCowan of Chicago, son of Patrick McCowan of Kappa, Illinois, and Barb McCowan of Bloomington, Illinois.
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Blake, Carter will marry
Blake, Carter will marry
  Barry and Millie Duncan of Winder announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Latasha Blake, to Joshua Randall Carter, son of John and Stacey Sisk of Gainesville and Randy and Sandra Carter of Watkinsville. The bride-elect is the daughter of the late Larry Blake and the granddaughter of Bud and Jane Kitchens of Jefferson and Barbara and Sam Bertolo of Duluth. She graduated with distinction from Apalachee High School in 2009 ...
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Call to arms
Call to arms
Jamie Keyes was an Army mom. Her son Nathan was in the military for eight years, serving two tours of duty in Iraq. He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather and uncle, both of whom served in the military. But when Nathan returned home with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Keyes said she didn’t know what to do for him. "These boys don’t come home with an instruction booklet – how to ...
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It’s not easy going green
With environment conservation hogging the solar-powered spotlight so much lately, I’ve come to one conclusion: some people are born green, some achieve greenness, and some have greenness thrust upon them.

Susan Litchford: Volunteer of Year for United Way
Susan Litchford: Volunteer of Year for United Way
The annual awards meeting and banquet for United Way of Northeast Georgia was a time to thank everyone who worked extremely hard to keep agency funding stable in a particularly challenging economy.
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Cooking up a tribute for Aunt Ozelle
This previously published column by Ronda Rich is being reprinted as a memorial tribute to Aunt Ozelle, who was unable to shake a fungal infection. After battling hard for two weeks, she was such a good woman and did not deserve to struggle so God called her home where she is among good company. Whenever you’ll be among company, consider cooking up and sharing her Glorious Macaroni and Cheese, the recipe we’re sharing again here.

YMCA: A life-changing place
YMCA: A life-changing place
For Danielle Duchaine, the YMCA of Georgia’s Piedmont has been a life-changing, and perhaps life-saving, place.
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David Bentley, others safely delivered from Haiti quake
David Bentley, others safely delivered from Haiti quake
David Bentley experienced the same 38-second earthquake in Haiti that took the lives of tens of thousands and left thousands more injured or homeless. Back home without harm, Bentley is anxious to share how God protected him and the members of his group.
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AARP TaxAide under way on Mondays, Tuesdays
AARP TaxAide under way on Mondays, Tuesdays
Trained volunteer counselors with AARP TaxAide are now helping low- to moderate-income taxpayers complete State and Federal Income Tax Returns two days a week in Room 125 at the Barrow County Leisure Services Center in Winder. AARP TaxAide is being offered each Monday and Tuesday through April 13 from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Share the Spirit campaign: Leave no one behind
Share the Spirit campaign: Leave no one behind
  Creating a sound foundation on which a young person can build their life is important, according to University of Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans. As guest speaker at the Tuesday kickoff of the Share the Spirit campaign for the YMCA of Georgia’s Piedmont, Evans said his personal foundation was formed in places like the Y, although he never thought at the time the experiences would have such an impact on him. ...
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Mardis Gras Ball is Feb. 6
The Krewe of Knights proudly announces Mike and Cathy Ostroski as King and Queen of the third annual Mardi Gras Tableau and Ball.

Photographic Endeavour
Photographic Endeavour
HOSCHTON – Though she wasn’t alive to witness the beginning of NASA’s space shuttle program, next weekend Katie Darby, 21, will watch the beginning of the program’s final countdown.
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Lester, Godfrey to marry
Lester, Godfrey to marry

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Father Mentors training is Feb. 4
The Father Mentors is a new program designed to encourage fathers about the importance of their role in their child’s or children’s lives, as well as support them during times of difficulty.




AARP TaxAide getting under way this Monday
AARP TaxAide will begin helping Low to Moderate income Taxpayers complete their State and Federal Income Tax Returns on Monday, Feb. 1, at the Barrow County Leisure Services Center at 175 Second St., in Winder.







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