Clarkesville, GA - North Georgia Technical College’s Board of Directors will meet at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, June 20, in the Clarkesville Campus Board Room. For more information, contact 706-754-7702. ... Read more
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NGTC Board of Directors Meeting
June 3 | Posted by editor | Events, Habersham Tags: North GA Technical College
Learn to Draw with SketchGenie! June 6th at The Art Center!
June 2 | Posted by editor | Events, Fannin, News Tags: Blue Ridge Mountains Arts AssociationBlue Ridge, GA – Never thought you could draw? Well Elisha Fields will help prove you wrong by introducing you to the SketchGenie. The SketchGenie is an amazing new art tool based on the old grid method of drawing, but without having to draw and erase penciled-in grid lines. This saves so much time and effort and helps develop good drawing skills. Relaxing and meditative,SketchGenie is good forhand/eye coordination and... Read more
Byron Herbert Reece Center Grand Opening
June 1 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Union Tags: Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage CenterBlairsville, GA – Come one, come all! The Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center, located one mile north of Vogel State Park on U.S. Hwy 129. Grand Opening! Sunday, June 3 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. Free Admission Visitors to the site will find a Welcome Center with a gift shop and museum area; a Poetry Trail that highlights Reece poems representing the four seasons, inscribed... Read more
Union County Historical Society Events
May 28 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Union Tags: Union County Historical SocietyBlairsville, GA – Looking for something to do in Union County? Well look no further than the Union County Historical Society for some wonderful events both already in progress and upcoming all the way through October. Every Friday night May 4th through the end of October starting at 7:00pm there will be free concerts held in the old Union County Courthouse located on... Read more
Special Rollins Planetarium Presentation to Showcase Rare Astronomical Event
May 26 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Towns Tags: Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA – Young Harris College’s O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium will present a special planetarium show at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, to showcase a rare astronomical event as the planet Venus passes directly in front of the sun. Immediately following the show, visitors will have the opportunity to safely observe the transit of Venus at 6 p.m.... Read more
Take Down Hunger 5K/Fun Run!!! THIS Saturday
May 25 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Towns Tags: Towns County Food PantryHiawassee, GA – The Towns County Food Pantry will have their 1st Annual Take Down Hunger 5K/Fun Run is this Saturday at Brasstown Valley Resort starting at the stables. If you or anyone you know is interested in joining the fun they can register Saturday morning! The race starts at 8:00 am. The Pantry would like to thank all who have volunteered to... Read more
Zoller Campaigns for, Waldroup Reports on US Congress. Sheriff Clinton Featured Speaker this Friday
May 23 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Towns Tags: Mountain Movers and ShakersYoung Harris, GA – Martha Zoller, Congressional candidate for the new 9th district, and Matthew Waldroup, Deputy District Director for Congressman Dr Paul Broun spoke to a crowd of about 20 citizens this past Friday at Mary’s Southern Grill. Both were knowledgeable, informative, and held the crowd’s attention. Zoller, one of five Republican contenders, spoke of the many problems in Washington... Read more
Towns County Food Pantry Fundraiser – MAY 26TH
May 22 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Sports, Towns Tags: Race, Towns County Food PantryThe Towns County Food Pantry is finalizing all the details for their 1st Annual Take Down Hunger 5K/Fun Run. The Towns County High School wrestling team and the Food Pantry are partnering together for this event. The race/fun run starts at 8:00 am at Brasstown Valley Resort May 26th. This is the same day as the 5th Annual Horsin’ Around BBQ Showdown at Brasstown... Read more
Rep. Graves’ Dalton Office to Hold Senior Fair
May 22 | Posted by editor | Events, Fannin, Lumpkin, News, Union, White Tags: Tom GravesWashington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) announced today his Dalton district office will hold an outreach event for senior citizens on Thursday, May 24, 2012. The event will be held from 10:00am until 1:00pm at the Dalton Community Center, 218 N. Frederick Street, Dalton, GA 30721. This event will focus on the needs and concerns of the senior community... Read more
Celebrate Memorial Day with a Historical Day Trip
May 21 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Regional Tags: Department of Natural ResourcesAtlanta, GA – As friends and family gather for picnics and holiday celebrations over Memorial Day weekend, take some time to honor those who fought on American soil. Georgia is home to many significant historical battlefields and forts that have been meticulously preserved. A visit to a fort is a great way to teach the kids about our country’s rich... Read more
Business Seminar: “Free and Cheap Marketing Ideas”
May 18 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Union Tags: Tri-State Business Women, Union County LibraryBlairsville, GA – The Tri-State Business Women, in conjunction with the Mountain Regional Library System, will present a free seminar at the Union County Library on May 21, 2012, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The title of this seminar is “Free and Cheap Marketing Ideas”. Anyone who has a business, is in charge of marketing for another business, or is thinking about... Read more
The Union County Historical Society to Celebrate Armed Forces Day President
May 17 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Union Tags: Union County Historical SocietyBlairsville, GA – Harry S. Truman in 1949 led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and... Read more
North Georgia Chamber Symphony Spring Concerts
May 16 | Posted by editor | Events, Lumpkin, News, Union Tags: North Georgia Chamber SymphonyDahlongea, GA – The North Georgia Chamber Symphony, Inc. presents its Spring Concerts: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 7:30 p.m., Grace Presbyterian Church, Dawsonville Friday, May 18, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Old Courthouse on the Square, Blairsville Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Dahlonega United Methodist Church Come hear some beautiful, exciting and familiar music. We’re playing Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, two of Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words,... Read more
SHE-PAC To Headline Two Events for Zoller on Wednesday
May 14 | Posted by editor | Events, News, Politics, Regional Tags: Martha ZollerGainesville, GA – She-PAC Co-Chairs Teri Christoph and Suzanne Terrell will join with popular talk radio host and leading conservative candidate for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, Martha Zoller, to host two campaign events on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
