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Food bank holds its largest Empty Bowl fundraiser
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Visitors to the Georgia Mountain Food Bank’s annual Empty Bowl Lunch at the First Baptist Church banquet hall Thursday in Gainesville pick through a selection of hand-painted bowls, made by local artists and other members of the community, to take home.
Emma Witman
Updated: Sep 20, 2013, 4:37 AM
Published: Sep 20, 2013, 4:39 AM
The Georgia Mountain Food Bank’s sixth annual Empty Bowl Lunch fundraiser drew its largest gathering yet on Thursday. Attendees left the event at the First Baptist Church on Green Street in Gainesville with a full stomach and small, ceramic bowls, hand-painted by students and volunteers. The event has come a long way in six years, but stays true to its origins.
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NTSB releases final report on experimental gyroplane that crashed, killed 75-year-old Gainesville pilot
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An experimental gyrocopter crashed March 25, 2023 near Clarks Bridge Road, killing the 75-year-old pilot. Photo from National Transportation Safety Board report
Nick Watson
The Times
Published: Apr 4, 2025, 2:48 PM
Investigators reviewed GoPro footage from a 75-year-old man’s crashed gyroplane, according to a report.
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