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- Thursday, June 20, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
Battles over rivers, boundaries are nothing new
Georgia has a history of boundary battles with its neighbors. The most recent scrimmage was with Tennessee, which some Georgia legislators wanted to adjust its boundary to take advantage of that state's water resources.
White County mountain’s past is quite infamous
Lynch Mountain isn't as well known or prominent as its more visible neighbor, Yonah Mountain, which stands guard over picturesque Nacoochee Valley in White County.
Historic home and Old Joe both will stay put
Ebernezer B. Gower was the guy who developed Gower Springs, which became a popular resort off Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville. He not only owned the property that eventually became the Green Street Circle neighborhood, but owned land from that point all the way up to the downtown square.
Dairies milked all over North Georgia
Winford Elrod used to get up at 4 a.m., milk cows, bottle the milk, load the bottles on a truck, deliver them to homes all over Gainesville, then get back to the dairy in time to milk again.
This year's ’maters pass the tasting test here
Reports are that some people are shying away from tomatoes in view of the federal government's report that they might have caused some to be sick, having eaten a salmonella sandwich instead of a genuine homegrown tomato sandwich.
New buildings drew criticism from near, far
When Hall County built its new courthouse, there was considerable criticism when the original estimate of $8.5 million grew to $16.5 million because of increased building costs, and finally to $24.9 million because another floor was added.
The first Red Elephants stampeded and stumbled
Katie B. Davis's excellent article in The Times a few days back about the origin of the Gainesville High School Red Elephants' nickname stirs some curiosity about that 1935 football team and the excitement that would attract the attention of the big-city newspapers.
How people got around without cars
Those interested in what it was like way back when are fortunate when those who lived way back when leave their recollections to their descendants.
Green Street Circle recycles a bygone era
Many people driving along ultra-busy, multilaned Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville may not be aware only a few yards away is a quiet two-lane, tree-lined street that developed early in the 1900s and today is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance.
Some of county's goals from decades ago still elusive
Hall County was quite a different place 60 years ago with men and women who served in World War II just settling into a new chapter of their lives.
Rural column writers won readers, if no Pulitzers
Some small weekly newspapers still carry the personal notes of country correspondents, who write faithfully of happenings in their community.
A costly fire long ago, and how local towns were named
Historians have written that a fire wiped out Gainesville in 1851, just over three decades after it was founded.
A plane lab caused a stir 52 years ago
It probably wouldn't go over as big today, but when Lockheed Corp. announced a research facility for an atomic-powered airplane would set up housekeeping in Dawson County, it was major headlines.
Indians lost every effort to keep land
As white settlers poured into what is now North Georgia in the 1700s and early 1800s, conflicts between them and the Indians were inevitable.
Gainesville’s namesake had his problems
Most people familiar with local history know Gainesville is named in honor of Gen. Edmund Pendleton Gaines, but perhaps fewer know why. Still fewer might know little about the city's namesake.
Articles by Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
Central Baptist Church prays its miracles will continue
It took several years to build the present Central Baptist Church building on Gainesville's southside because it ran into the Great Recession in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Church stands strong in face of adversity
"Not Made for Defeat" was the title of a book the Rev. Harold Frederic Green wrote about Gainesville's Central Baptist Church in 1974, a history of the church from its beginnings in 1890.
Soulful sounds make music at Iron Works
Gainesville Iron Works was a fixture on South Main Street for more than a century.
Pioneer home may return to its South Hall roots
Ken Cochran painstakingly helped dismantle log-by-log the historic Roberts-Orr house at Roberts Crossroads in south Hall County.
CD package relates stories of area locations
Johnny Kytle was a native of Clermont in Hall County and a pioneer daredevil pilot who carried the mail between Atlanta and Richmond, Va.
Prior Street was named for Hall judge
Prior Street is one of Gainesville's most important streets. It connects the northside of town to the southside. It runs from Hunter Street near St. Paul United Methodist Church on Summit Street, to City Park and the Civic Center.
Hero reticent about his heroics during World War II
Bob Dollar said Jason Nix was an ordinary man, the kind who goes about his work and lives humbly and without much fanfare or attention.
Poodle at large: Owner seeks pet lost for months
If you'd lost a dog six months ago, chances are you would have given up finding it by now and moved on.
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