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Three Northeast Georgia Potters Honored by Folk Pottery Museum
Mike Craven’s potter ancestors migrated from North Carolina into Georgia in the early 1800s. Mike and his brother Billy Joe founded Craven Pottery in Gillsville in 1972.  After 40 years as a production garden-ware potter, Mike Craven now concentrates on decorated wares...
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Local Fishing Guide Shane Watson Inducted into Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
On January 12, 2010, Lake Lanier fishing guide Shane Watson was inducted into The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame for the year 2010 as a Legendary Guide. This is a prestigious honor as only 56 people have been recognized as a Legendary Guide since 1992. There are only 2 to 3 people inducted each year worldwide...
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Persimmon Creek Vineyards and Atlanta Wine School Present Vintage 2010 Program
Be a Winemaker, begins in February and includes 12 day-long sessions at Persimmon Creek Vineyards, under the tutelage of owners and winemakers Mary Ann and Sonny Hardman.  The experience offers the chance to reconnect with nature through an engaging hands-on discovery of the resources and efforts involved with running a sustainable farm and vineyard...
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Dawson County Nordson Corporation Named One of Top Plants in U.S.

IndustryWeek Magazine

named the Dawson County facility of Nordson Corporation (NDSN NasdaqGS) as one of the top ten "Best Plants." The announcement came with the publication of the January 2010 edition of the internationally recognized magazine...

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Looking for News Years Eve Plans Close to Home?
New Years Eve at Forest Hills Mountain Resort will start out with a delicious prime rib dinner buffet and will be followed by a dance party in the Rose Garden Dining Room, complete with DJ and complimentary toast at midnight...
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Father Shawn Aaron, L.C. Installed as President of Southern Catholic College
Father Aaron joined the Legion in 1991, and was ordained to the priesthood in Rome in 2002.  He has degrees in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, Rome.  He has served on the boards of several Legion-affiliated schools, worked as a retreat director and leader of national evangelization efforts and played a major role in development efforts for the Legion in North America...
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'A Dickens' Christmas' Comes to The Avenue Forsyth
Meet the Victorian townspeople as they herald in the Christmas season with Christmas Caroling around the square -- compliments of the Pinecrest Academy Players...
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No Question About It: Mobile Has a Lot to Offer
The Battle House Hotel has quite a history. Stephan A. Douglas stayed there the night he lost the presidency to Abraham Lincoln. Not only did President Woodrow Wilson stay there, but so did Elvis Presley the day he was kicked out of the fairgrounds for “doing the shake”...
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Justin Farmer to Co-Anchor Channel 2 Action News At 5 PM
John Pruitt, anchor for the 5 p.m. newscast, will continue co-anchoring the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts with Monica Pearson...
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Gifts with Meaning: Great Things from South Georgia
In the 1940s, when local businesses boycotted Koinonia Farms in South Georgia because blacks and whites lived and worked together, Koinonia, in order to survive, began a mail order business selling farm produce and pecans throughout the country while providing employment and job training for local residents. Every year they harvest, sort, smoke and roast pecans and peanuts, and produce delicious fruitcakes, pies, granola and chocolates...
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Saint Joseph’s Cardiologist Wins International Award
Dr. Spencer B. King has directed invasive and interventional cardiology training for more than 150 cardiology Fellows.  He began his career at Emory University Hospital, where he served as director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory from its inception through 2000...
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One-Man A Christmas Carol Returns for Third Year
Anthony Rodriguez focuses on the classic art of storytelling in the Aurora Theatre's version of A Christmas Carol, using his voice and mannerisms to bring to life Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley and the remarkable ghosts found in the greatest Christmas story of all time...
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House of Beauty Welcomes Gregg Ward
Ward's approach to healing is to help clients find the mental/emotional root-cause of disease and disorders.  Clients can learn how thoughts are creating emotions that set up physical manifestations in the body, and most importantly, how to get rid of what they don't want...
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TELLUS Northwest Georgia Museum Brings Smithsonian Flavor to Visitors
A Tyrannosaurus Rex is one of more than 40 pre-historic animals in The Fossil Gallery within this Smithsonian affiliate, and the 'touch us' policy makes the Georgia museum hands-on fun for the entire family...
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Cardiology Physician Practice Welcomes New Board-Certified Cardiac Specialists to Growing Medical Practice
Marcus L. Brown, M.D. and Mohammad Kooshkabadi, M.D. joined Northside Cardiology, P.C. recently and bring a combination of cardiac specialty expertise in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology. All eight cardiologists with Northside Cardiology, P.C. are board-certified...
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Moonshine Festival and More Await You in the Mountains in Dawson County
The 42nd Annual Moonshine Festival, set for October 23-25, 2009, features a Cruise In, live entertainment, a chance to meet legendary race car drivers, and an appearance by Jim Mitchum, co-star of the movie, Thunder Road, and son of screen legend Robert Mitchum...
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The Kangaroos Are Awaiting Your Visit
Don't let the time hop away!  Dawsonville's Kangeroo Conservation Center will be open for just a few more weeks and offers a unique family adventure for all...
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Trail of Terror Opens on October 15
Randy Phillips of Shadow Realm Productions is the master mind behind the Trail of Terror, and was with the well-known Netherworld haunted house for many years.  So he is sure to have some tricks up his sleeves.  He warns visitors, "Don't be afraid of the woods...be afraid of what's in them!"...
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Celebrate 19th Century Folk Life Near Alpine Helen
The first public preview of a restoration of an 1850s slave cabin will be available on the grounds of the Sautee Nacoochee Center Saturday, October 17.  In addition to watching demonstrations of 19th century handcrafts, visitors can participate in a raffle for traditional craft items.  Foods related to local crops and cooking styles will be available...
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Local Actress Lends Advice
Edith Ivey has possessed a natural charisma since her first appearance on ‘Howdy Doody,’ a popular children’s show in the 1960s.  She's captured hearts across America since then, working along the sidelines of  films such as “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” starring Brad Pitt...
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