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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
First seniors really earned their diplomas
Seven boys and six girls earned Gainesville High School's first diplomas in 1894. They were Robin Adair, Kedar L. Boone, Marian Chambers, John T. Dorsey, William E. Dozier, William H. Hosch, Frank Looper, Maude Montgomery, Julia Palmour, Charles A. Rudolph, Lillie May Smith, Mary B. Whelchel and Mattie B. Woodliff. R.E. Park Jr. was the first city school superintendent, later becoming a prominent professor of English literature at the University of Georgia, where Park Hall ...
Movie made in mountains almost stalled
The original script of the movie "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain," which was filmed in White County in 1950, reveals how much a story goes through before making it to theaters.
Small steps meant a lot to minorities in 1947
There was a lot going on that inaugural year of 1947 for the Gainesville Daily Times, the name now shortened to simply The Times. The newspaper just marked its 65th year last month.
How a Ham tried to roast a terrapin bill
Georgia is moving to protect 19 species of turtles threatened by commercial pet trade or imports to Asian countries that use them for soup and folk medicine. Not to mention they rank right up there with armadillos and possums as road kill in some sections.
Southerners turned down charity offers
Many Confederate soldiers, even their officers, were in dire straits the years after the Civil War.
North Ga. drew attention during 1920s
A lot was going on in North Georgia in the Roaring '20s. That was when Johnson & Johnson decided on Hall County for its Chicopee Manufacturing Corp. model mill village.
Corner lot on square has varied history
When Gainesville was laid out, Lot No. 1 at the corner of Spring and Main streets where Hunt Towers is today was the prime place on the public square.
Possum took pride in job on city streets
People make up the character of the community. Certain personalities over time have stood out almost as familiar as the Confederate statue on Gainesville's downtown square.
Tight election added spice to Christmas in 1897
A lot more than Christmas was on the minds of Gainesvillians in December 1897. For one thing, there was a hot mayor's race. In those days, city elections were partisan, Democrats vs. Republicans. That isn't the case today, and there is some sentiment toward making all local offices nonpartisan. But what made the 1897 mayor's election more interesting was a dispute over whether Mayor J.B. Gaston, a Republican, could succeed himself. H.H. Dean, the Democratic ...
Confession led to freedom for suspect
It's been more than a half century since the conclusion of one of the most sensational murder cases in the state's history.
Hula dance got Cornelia show into trouble
While Northeast Georgia is still considered in a drought, every few days some rain falls to provide temporary relief.
Gainesvilleman told of escape during WWI
The Towery family of Gainesville hadn't heard from their son Fred Richmond Towery in more than three years during World War I.
Hard times hit Hall as WWI wound down
Many still remember how hard life was during World War II, what with rationing and shortages and loved ones fighting overseas.
How things change with political winds
If you're already worn out over the 2012 elections while we're still a few weeks from finishing 2011, get used to it.
Sunday booze ban wasn’t only blue law
The mostly overwhelming vote around the state for package sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday shows how far we have come, or, from the perspective of opponents, how far we have retreated on blue law issues.
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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