The Hall County Head Start program is now accepting applications for the 2012-13 school year.

Head Start and Early Head Start are child development programs that serve children up to age 5, as well as pregnant women and their families.

To apply for Head Start, parents must provide their child's original birth certificate and proof of income for their household.

Pre-K lottery sign-up for Myers, Sugar Hill, Tadmore, Mount Vernon, Flowery Branch, Lula, Lanier and McEver elementary schools will run through March
30.

For more information, call the Butler Center at 770-536-1816.