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A new Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities at North Georgia College & State University has been awarded $25,000 from the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to support major research activities at the region’s only four-year state university...
Teaching Kids How to Study for Tests is Key to Classroom Success
A Forsyth County mom has created new online study tool called Qwizzy's World that makes homework time easy and can actually help boost test scores...
Jun 26, 2008
NGCSU’s $145 Million Economic Impact Reaches Six Counties
In north Georgia, the combined economic impact of North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College was $298 million, with an employment impact of 3,000 jobs. Statewide, the University System of Georgia had an $11 billion economic impact and is responsible for 2.6 percent of all jobs in the state...
Jun 19, 2008
New North Georgia College & State University Road Paves Way for Expansion
Design work begins this week for a section of roadway that is the first phase of the University’s planned development of more than 200 acres of property next to the main NGCSU campus in Dahlonega...
Jun 18, 2008
Dawson County Adult Learning Center Opens
Joining forces, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners, Dawsonville City Council, Lanier Technical College and the Dawson County Board of Education worked together to provide a modern educational facility where individuals can improve their quality of life by obtaining a GED...
Jun 17, 2008
Hundreds Attend Lanier Tech Job Fair
Malissa Lawrence, job placement coordinator at Lanier Tech, said that the turnout of approximately 800 job seekers was more than double the number expected by organizers of the event. The fair was sponsored by Lanier Technical College, The Gainesville Times, and The Georgia Department of Labor...
Jun 8, 2008
Lanier Technical College Student Named as Semi-Finalist in 2008 State GOAL Student of the Year Competition
A panel of judges, representing business and industry, selected Karen Nowakowski of Lanier Tech from among the top echelon of students representing 33 technical colleges, as well as three state university system colleges with technical education divisions...
Jun 4, 2008
Dawson County High Senior Receives Democratic Scholarship
Jacqueline Mashburn was the first recipient of the newly established Dawson County Democratic Party Scholarship. The scholarship was awarded based on recommendations from teachers and community leaders and on a written essay...
May 30, 2008
Riverview Middle School Student Recognized for Supportive Letter
To thank Riverview Middle School student, Emily Ayers, for a supportive letter she sent, Sgt. Robert L. Sheppard, Jr. presented her with a United States flag that was flown over Iraq in an F-16C Viper...
May 28, 2008
North Georgia Recommends Changes to Military Officer Training in Adapting to Asymmetric Warfare
Perceptions of asymmetric warfare taken from the news media frequently focus on the devastation and loss of American lives in Iraq from improvised explosive devises. A much broader scope of the realities of asymmetric warfare was offered by retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Grange, president and chief executive officer of the McCormick Tribune Foundation...
May 28, 2008
North Georgia College & State University Awards Honorary Doctorate
The Mike Cottrell School of Business, named in honor of the university’s largest benefactor, Mike Cottrell, held its commencement ceremony on May 3 in Dahlonega. During the ceremony, 55-year-old Cottrell was conferred the honorary doctorate, where 90 business students also received their degrees in front of an audience of more than 500...
May 23, 2008
State Superintent of Schools Issues Letter Regarding CRCT Social Studies Scores
Over the past several days the Georgia Department of Education has been closely monitoring initial results of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) as they are being processed. The area that has raised great concern is the results for social studies in grades six and seven...
May 22, 2008
Dawson Art Council Announces Summer Classes
The Art Council is offering some amazing summer classes in June for all ages at the Bowen Center for the Arts, including writing and drawing camps, mixed media art camps, basket-making classes and more...
May 19, 2008
Local Student, Zack Arceneaux, to Walk in Footsteps of U S Leaders
Zack Arceneaux, a Dawsonville resident, attends Westminster Christian Academy. Zack was nominated to represent his school this summer in Washington DC conference...
May 15, 2008
Sales Tax Holidays Set by Governor
During the annual “back to school” sales tax holiday, Georgia shoppers will have the opportunity to purchase certain clothing items, computers and computer accessories tax-free. The “back to school” sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, July 31...
May 14, 2008
Lanier Technical College Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony in Forsyth County
A new 60,000-square-foot building will nearly double the size of Lanier Tech’s campus, located on Majors Road in southern Forsyth County. The expansion is in response to the school’s growing enrollment, which reached record levels in 2008...
May 13, 2008
