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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. Read More
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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. Read More
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Soulful sounds make music at Iron Works

Gainesville Iron Works was a fixture on South Main Street for more than a century. Read More
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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. Read More
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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. Read More
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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. Read More
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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. Read More
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Poodle at large: Owner seeks pet lost for months

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. Read More
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