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School news Officers of the local chapter of the Georgia Retired Educators Association recently accepted a proclamation for Retired Educators Day from Gainesville Mayor Myrtle Figueras. Gov. Sonny Perdue recently proclaimed this past Sunday as Retired Educators Day. 
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Uniform News Air Force Airman Codi L. Powers graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. |
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Good news The Hall-Dawson CASA program recently held a swearing-in ceremony for its new volunteers.
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School news Students at Flowery Branch High School recently competed in the Miss Falcon pageant at the school. The pageant was directed by Stacie Mavis and the master of ceremonies was Bryan Mavis.
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Good news The Jackson County Historical Society's historic courthouse document recovery project has recovered thousands of historical documents dating back to 1796, and the project has garnered the group an award for excellence in archival program development.
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Uniform news Air Force 1st Lt. Jonathan D. Blount is deployed in Afghanistan. Blount, a security forces officer with 12 years of military service, is normally assigned to the 316th Security Forces Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, Md. He is the son of Donna and David Blount of Dawsonville and the grandson of John and Frankie Davis of Gainesville. The lieutenant graduated in 1997 from North Forsyth High School in Cumming. Chase M. Simpson graduated ... |
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School news North Hall High School's Speech and Debate Team recently participated along with 11 other high school teams in a tournament at Sequoia High School in Canton. Sophomore Rachel Glazer placed first in Dramatic Interpretation. Glazer and senior Eli LoCicero placed second in Duo Interpretation. Sophomore Luke Tucker, competing in his first tournament, placed third in Humorous Interpretation. Senior Rob Brooksher was awarded the third-place speaker's trophy for Student Congress. The team's sponsor is Steven Wang. ...
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Uniform news American Legion members have coordinated a care package from the Mars/Wrigley Co. in Flowery Branch to members of the American Legion who are deployed overseas.
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Good news More than 600 attended the recent Taste of Gainesville, where 34 local restaurants offered signature dishes.
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