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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Johnny Vardeman's column
A funny ride through time around Georgia
Wouldn't it be exciting to travel in a time machine and witness some of Georgia's historic events?
Hall Countians paid tribute to late First Lady
Gainesville's Norfolk Southern Railroad depot has been the scene of several memorable occasions, including presidential whistle-stop campaigns, troop trains during World War II, visits from President Franklin Roosevelt and funeral trains.
Habersham, Hall counties competed for new school
North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville has a rich history, its campus dating back 104 years.
50 years ago, trying times at university
Probably at no time in the history of the University of Georgia had there been more change than in January 1961.
When schools became serious about merging
The subject of consolidation of Hall County and Gainesville schools rarely comes up these days, although it has been discussed numerous times over the past few decades. There is no apparent groundswell of support for such a merger.
1960s decade began changes, crucial times
The 1960s are remembered mostly as a chaotic period in American history, marked by assassinations of major public figures, desegregation and civil rights struggles.
Moonshiners, revenue feud slowed down
While moonshining, making illegal whisky, is supposed to be just a memory, every now and then you read about a liquor still being discovered or seized or a couple of moonshiners being arrested. The moonshine trade might be near nothing nowadays, but there could be old-timers back in the hills who still make their own for their own consumption. You occasionally hear of somebody getting a Mason jar of peach brandy or some other ...
State officials’ pay was puny a century ago
People seem more concerned than ever these days about how taxes are spent on the local, state and national levels.
1899 blizzard blew misery through area
As the extremely hot summer wanes, we can wonder what kind of winter it will be. As extremely cold as it was warm?
New’ City Hall didn’t last as long as hoped
The marble building next to Gainesville's Georgia Mountains Center near one end of the new pedestrian bridge across Jesse Jewell Parkway continues to bear the name "City Hall," although numerous city offices are in the Joint Administration Building next door.
Book teaches youngsters local history
There are plenty of history books and resources available on Gainesville and Hall County. Local history buffs down through the years, including William Hosch, Lester Hosch, Sybil McRay, Ruth Waters, Gordon Sawyer and James Dorsey, preserved piles of information about the community's past. But, Laura Rauch Sumner decided, there wasn't anything geared for children. Her parents, Sam and Pat Rauch, challenged her to put something together on Gainesville's history for the younger set. "I grew ...
Fish tale took good ole boy to stardom
Howard Samples has a unique autograph written in the floor of the carport in his Forsyth County home: "Junior S., 1983."
Bill Sellers was a big fan of trains, rains and temperatures
For family entertainment, Bill Sellers used to pile his wife Miriam and two sons Bruce and Billy into their car and track down a train.
Yet another early version of Nacoochee tale
There have been as many versions of the legend of Nacoochee as there have been cows grazing the fields of that lush White County valley.
Farmer’s first plane earns more notice
They had the annual Dyer-Souther family reunion at Choestoe Baptist Church in Union County a couple of weeks ago.
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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