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- Thursday, June 20, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Life top stories
Hall County woman wins recipe contest with last-minute egg dish
While cleaning out her files of old papers, Deborah Abercrombie noticed an envelope for an egg cooking contest she participated in almost 30 years earlier.
Retired band conductor celebrates 90th birthday
The Sounds of Sawnee Concert Band recently surprised one of its longest standing members with a birthday celebration.
Marty Owens takes an unplanned journey
Editor's Note: This is the first in the "Georgia Original" series of stories spotlighting area residents who have contributed to the betterment of Hall County through their community works. In this series, The Times will highlight one person each month.
Singing and songwriting
Most clergy describe their entry into the Christian ministry as a calling. For The Highlands United Methodist Church youth minister Kyle Jones, he got a call on two separate occasions to praise God through song.
Creating a comfortable work zone
When you consider the fact that The Times newsroom was once a parking deck, it's really not so bad.
Mac, cheese and pork combined in casserole compilation
Casseroles have never really had much of a place in my culinary repertoire. It's a time thing mostly. I'd rather sear something off in a few minutes than stand around while it slowly bakes.
Rhythm not required: Times reporter tries out latest exercise craze
For the past few years, I've been listening to some of the more fit people I know rave about the Latin dance-inspired workout, Zumba.
Elementary School collects pet products
After learning about the needs of the Humane Society of Northeast Georgia, fourth-graders at Myers Elementary School took it upon themselves to help out.
Returning to base
Three former Marines stepped onto the yellow footprints they knew in their youth at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island in South Carolina.
Gainesville minister pens book
When David Glover's grandson Zachariah Kyle Emerson was born in 1998, the Gainesville man felt blessed.
Banking fresh food
The recent rain has been very good for the Georgia Mountain Food Bank as the seeds from its first community garden begin to grow and flourish.
Winners of Brenau barbecue contests will advance to world finals
Two teams competing in this year's Brenau Barbecue Championship will also be selling their pork to hungry visitors at the event. But it's almost by accident that either team exists.
Student council collects books for community library
Fifth-grader Heartley Twiggs loves to read fiction books and thinks kids are better off when they read books they enjoy.
Wedding bells, blues and venues
Brittany Evans wanted a storybook wedding but what she got was something more like a movie. For the past eight months of their year-and-a-half engagement, Evans and her fiance Jared Roberts prepared for a wedding at the Walters Barn, a popular wedding and event venue in Lula. Then in early March - two months before the wedding - a fire destroyed the barn. "I cried, oh I cried," Evans said remembering the moment she heard ...
Couple conquers 70 years together
In 1940, C.W. Davis hitched a ride from a driver in a red Ford, ultimately securing a movie date with the woman behind the wheel.
Articles by Section - Life top stories
Residents rediscover edible roots
By eight o'clock Saturday morning, Bill and Latrelle Thomas had already sold all of their beets.
Contra dancing in Sautee-Nacoochee
One Saturday night a month, the old gym behind the Sautee-Nacoochee Center in White County comes alive with the sound of mountain music and swirling of dancers following a contra dance caller. Contra dancing is a blend of folk and square dancing and is practiced all across the country.
Father, son trek to nation's capital
When Harry Scroggs was serving his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, he saw trucks loaded with fallen soldiers who paid the price of freedom with their lives as they were shipped home from the battlefield.
Two are teams place in Odyssey of Mind contest
Aaron Turpin could only watch as his team of fourth- and fifth-graders from World Language Academy tried to turn on a waterwheel.
Gainesville girl on a medical mission
Erica Granger expected to see a different way of life when she went on a mission trip to Uganda. But she didn't expect the trip to change her view of her life after returning home.
Area home's backyard deemed a ‘hidden jewel’
From the road, Jim and Mary Beth Tharp's home is a pleasant sight with a green, manicured lawn and garden. A small sign by the road hints more artistry may be involved than one would notice on first glance.
Moonshiner makes his final batch
After spending nearly a century in the mountains near Canton, one moonshiner is preparing his last batch in Dawsonville.
U.S. flag is a symbol of a nation
Two hundred years ago this summer, Maj. George Armistead commissioned a flag maker by the name of Mary Young Pickersgill in Baltimore, Md., to sew two flags for Fort McHenry at Baltimore Harbor. One of them would be 30 feet by 42 feet, large enough the British could see it from a long distance across the water as it loomed over the star-shaped fort.
Artifacts found in North Georgia cornfield
On the surface, an old cornfield in North Hall County is just another place to grow feed for livestock. But 2 feet under ground, it's a 1,500-year-old time capsule.
Mormon church sees boost in female students
Sister Tara Reese, 20, and her companion, Sister Britteny Breinholt, 19, ride their bicycles six miles each day around the neighborhoods in the Oakwood area attempting to share the gospel with people they meet.
Staking tomatoes brings benefits, responsibilities
A month from now, don't say I didn't warn you.
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