Two Up Across America: Western vistas colored with history, culture

Editor's note: This is the third of a four-part series chronicling a trip Bill Rezak made across the U.S. on a motorcycle.

A survivor's tale: How Mandy Smith Nix beat breast cancer

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, where ever-present swatches of pink, seen everywhere from suit lapels to pro football uniforms, serve as a reminder of the disease.

Project Hope puts church members to work serving community needs

The Chattahoochee Baptist Association is proving there really is power in numbers.

Got a craving to carve? Preserve your pumpkins for the spooky season

In case you haven't paid much attention to the displays outside most grocery stores and many other retail outlets, it's pumpkin season.

Smooth operators: Clermont dairy opens own creamery

Since cloning miniature versions of their Holsteins wasn't an option, Scott and Jennifer Glover found another way to get milk with that fresh "squeezed" taste to their customers all over Hall County.

Restoration work continues on old Jackson courthouse

Going buggy at North Hall Middle School

Most people can agree that bugs have their place - outside and away from food. But on Friday, some North Hall Middle School students munched on insects like they were popcorn. "They didn't really have a lot of taste," said Sean Taylor, after trying sour cream and onion-flavored crickets. "They were just really, really crunchy." As a treat for completing their entomology unit, directed studies instructor Kathy Mellette brought in packages of crickets and worms ...

Splash of fall color on the way soon in NE Georgia

During the summer, visitors flock to North Georgia to splash about in Lake Lanier. But come fall, it's all about the leaves. With October arriving, the fall color in the mountains will begin to appear over the next several weeks. Temperature, light and water availability all impact the brilliance - and time frame - of the changes. Elevation also plays a role. According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, "Whenever the color ...

Two Up Across America: A motorcycle adventure part 2

Editor's note: This is the second of a four-part series chronicling a trip Bill Rezak made across the U.S. on a motorcycle.

New church is ministering in the marketplace

The members of Revolution Church aren't concerned with keeping up traditional appearances.

Don’t neglect your indoor garden

Outdoor gardening may not be your thing, but that doesn't mean you can't have a lush oasis of greenery inside your home.

Colored snack makes waves in Gainesville, supports breast cancer research

Generally, a tortilla chip is just a means for transporting tasty dips and other toppings to your mouth.

Gainesville student’s passion for fashion lands him in the Big Apple for 2 shows

Many students struggle to make a name for themselves right after graduating from college, but not Marlow Larson.

Two Up Across America: A motorcycle adventure part 1

Editor's note: This is the first of a four-part series chronicling a trip Bill Rezak made across the U.S. on a motorcycle.

Artist’s battle with cancer motivates him to embrace life

Painting and drawing come as naturally to Abraham G. Egziaber as swimming to a fish.

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.