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Winners of Brenau barbecue contests will advance to world finals

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. Read More
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Student council collects books for community library

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. Read More
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Wedding bells, blues and venues

Wedding bells, blues and venues

Brittany Evans wanted a storybook wedding but what she got was something more like a movie. Read More
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Couple conquers 70 years together

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. Read More
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Jehovah’s Witness experiences an influx of hope

Jehovah’s Witness experiences an influx of hope

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On the day the Boston Marathon bombing transfixed the world, Mark Watkins of suburban Kansas City, Mo., lay face to face with a crisis of life, death and faith. Read More
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Local students put their imagination to work on garden homes for gnomes

Local students put their imagination to work on garden homes for gnomes

Gardens on Green hosted students from Riverbend Elementary on Tuesday for an exercise of creativity. Read More
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Better-for-you BBQ chicken

Better-for-you BBQ chicken

Barbecue chicken is one of my favorite summertime dishes. I like every part of it — the tomato-based sauce (the spicier the better), the crispy skin, even the bones. Read More
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Properly preparing a picnic

The school year is winding down and Memorial Day is just around the corner. Activities such as boating, camping and picnicking are fun ways to experience the great outdoors. Read More
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Ask cook: Correct way to cut lettuce

Question: It used to be forbidden to cut lettuce with a knife. Only tearing by hand or cutting with a plastic knife was acceptable. But now I see TV chefs regularly chopping lettuce with a regular knife. What is responsible for this change in thinking? Read More
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Singles meet and mingle

Singles meet and mingle

For 52-year-old Gina Sweet, it had been awhile since she hit the dating scene. Luckily for her, family members gave her the Cinderella treatment before she ventured out to Cocktails & Conversations, a brand-new speed-dating venture in Gainesville. Read More
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Racing to the front

Racing to the front

JEFFERSON — It was anything but a regular school day for the 15 local middle schools students who participated in the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation Junior Solar Sprint competition May 3. Using one of the Earth’s brightest resources, the sun, students put their hand-built solar sprinters to the test in a fast-paced race competition at Road Atlanta in Braselton. Read More
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Perfect pink present for mom

Perfect pink present for mom

Editor’s note: North Hall High School junior Catherine Sartain, 16, wrote this column for her journalism class about Mother’s Day. Read More
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Her husband is her 'hero'

Her husband is her 'hero'

“It will be a blessed Mother’s Day for my kids, my granddaughter, my wife,” Grady Nolan said, his voice cracking slightly. “And for me.” Read More
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Lay leaders lend a loving ear

Lay leaders lend a loving ear

BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Stephen Ministry is looking for compassionate men and women who want to help people who are hurting. Read More
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Diseases of the dogwood tree

Diseases of the dogwood tree

Just the other day I was looking at a dogwood tree at the house and saw it was in pretty good shape overall. However, things can change and it is worth keeping an eye on the tree to see if it becomes infected. Read More
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Conserve water with recycled rainbarrels

Conserve water with recycled rainbarrels

The Soque River Watershed Association in Clarkesvillle and the Habitat for Humanity ReStores in Clarkesville and Clayton are teaming up again to turn recycled Coca-Cola barrels into rainbarrels for water conservation efforts. Read More
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