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Williams clan served House for 4 decades

Roger Williams this month is concluding his 22nd year in the Georgia legislature. Dalton Mayor David Pennington honored Williams on his retirement at a recent Rotary Club meeting. Williams was the Dalton area's state representative.

December 02, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Hall draftee’s number was 1st during World War I

A Hall County man was among the first to be drafted for military service during World War I. Thomas Arthur Moore had been assigned the number, 258, in the brand-new Selective Service System. Some others in the 1 million-plus pool of potential draftees had the same number, but it meant that Moore would be among the first of more than 10,000 draftees in the country. Moore and six other Hall County draftees left Sept. 7, ...

November 25, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Some rebelled against ‘closets’ city required

We take so much for granted, it's hard to believe how far we've come in basic living conditions in less than a century.

November 18, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


First GHS almost built at City Park

The old Gainesville High School building on West Washington Street is long gone, but not so long ago that many students who stalked its halls, dusted its erasers and frustrated its teachers are still around to remember it fondly.

November 11, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


After World War I, city, county got things moving

Immediately after the armistice was signed officially ending World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, Gainesville and Hall County leaders shifted into high gear a number of projects they had been chomping at the bit to begin.

November 04, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


World War I vets saw Germans give up their ships

We no longer have with us eyewitnesses to the signing of the Armistice at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the end of World War I.

October 28, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Adair Street was ‘a dare’ for youngsters

Adair Street, which connects Oak Street to Ivey Terrace, is one of Gainesville's shortest streets. It isn't insignificant, though because it provides another access point to Ivey Terrace Park and trails, including Wilshire and Longwood, that lead from the shores of Lake Lanier to downtown Gainesville.

October 21, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Johnsons won wide acclaim as journalists

William Malone Johnson was a prominent lawyer, educator and church worker in the early 1900s in Hall County.

October 14, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


All was rosy months before market failed

In the months before the Great Depression, there were few hints of the coming economic disaster, at least in the Gainesville area.

October 07, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Old-time editors drew attention with writings

Northeast Georgia History Center recently celebrated journalism and freedom of the press. The history of community newspapers, such as The Times, was told in a special newspaper section.

September 30, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Centennial year was a milestone for local education

The country was but 100 years old in 1876, celebrating its centennial with a big blowout in Philadelphia that actually became the first World's Fair.

September 23, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Spittoon miss caused blaze at courthouse

The old Hall County Courthouse, built in 1884 after a fire destroyed the previous one, was done in by the 1936 tornado that demolished downtown Gainesville. But for a mere coincidence, it almost burned down a quarter century earlier.

September 16, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


1st convictions for Klan Act came in area

Violence against blacks in Northeast Georgia led to the first convictions in the state under the Ku Klux Klan Act aimed at trying to outlaw the organization.

September 09, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Riders loved to commute on Airline Belle rail line

There has been talk in recent years about commuter rail from Hall County to Atlanta. Some folks see in the future an extension of Atlanta's rapid rail, MARTA, into Gwinnett County, maybe light rail to Gainesville.

September 02, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Schools faced overcrowding in early days

Gainesville School Board is rolling up taxes this year, saying teachers are having to do more with less as enrollment continues to climb.

August 26, 2012 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


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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.

May 12, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


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.

May 05, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


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.

April 28, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Family’s lives rotated around a 5-and-dime

You don't see many 5-and-10-cent stores anymore like McLellan's, which was such an anchor in downtown Gainesville over several decades.

April 21, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Mill villagers had hard life, yet had fun

With no television, limited transportation and very little money, children growing up in the Gainesville Mill village in the 1940s, '50s and beyond "made do."

April 14, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Do diamonds remain hidden in Hall’s soils?

A century and a half ago this month, the Civil War began officially with the shelling of Fort Sumter, but as embroiled as the nation was in the turmoil of the times, Hall Countians had diamonds on their minds and in their mines.

April 07, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Lawyer lost friends fighting for Cherokees

One of the little known, but most controversial figures in Hall County history was a lawyer named William H. Underwood.

March 31, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


Several ’20s stars excelled in college ball

Several players on the undefeated 1923-25 Gainesville High School football teams went on to greater things, including athletics.

March 10, 2013 | Johnny Vardeman | Johnny Vardeman's column


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