Brenau University and Gainesville State College Host School Principals from Brazil Through the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program

Three award-winning secondary school principals from Brazil and the director of a national  organization of top Brazilian state educators will spend five days in northeast Georgia...
Dec 10, 2007

Joint Effort Between Dawson County Organizations Saves Trees at College Entrance

Placement of a new Lanier Tech entrance and parking lot in Dawsonville was carefully reviewed so that a number of large trees on the site could be preserved, and the design of the road will allow a nicer, park-like entrance for the Lanier Tech campus...
Dec 10, 2007

The Brenau University Chamber Choir Offers Free Concert

The Brenau University Chamber Choir will perform a variety of choral music as well as holiday favorites at historic Pearce Auditorium on the Gainesville campus Tuesday, Dec. 4...
Nov 21, 2007

Robinson Elementary Assembles Care Packages for American Troops

The entire school is collecting items to send to our country's men and women fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the school's 5th graders are assembling packages as part of a Character Education Program project...
Nov 15, 2007

Lt. Governor Cagle to Celebrate Veterans Day with Students and WWII Veterans

Cagle will partner with Georgia Public Broadcasting in collecting the oral history of veterans, and his discussion will be formatted to distribute to teachers and students who are studying WWII and are interested in hearing first-hand from veterans who served in various roles during the war...
Nov 9, 2007

Criminal Forensics Program at NGCSU Fills Emerging Need in Region

The behavioral-based criminal forensics program at NGCSU is the only one of its kind in the state. It is centered on exposing future law enforcement practitioners to the evaluation of crime scenes, evidence and putting together 'a picture of what happened'...
Nov 7, 2007

Orb Weavers Show Their Stuff in Fall

Have you noticed large spiders sitting in the middle of big, circular webs lately?  The web shape gives these arachnids their name -- orb weavers...
Nov 6, 2007

November 2007: Black’s Mill Elementary Insights

Field trips to Zoo Atlanta and Brenau University, Santa pictures and a Veteran's Day assembly are some of the activities on tap at Black's Mill this month...
Nov 2, 2007

Lanier Tech to Offer Free Wellness Fair

Lanier Tech to offer free cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, and vision screening, as well as strength testing at Wellness Fair...
Oct 29, 2007

Professors Bring Global Perspective to Early 19th Century Cherokee Religious Culture

Brenau University’s Gnimbin Ouattara and Southern Illinois University’s Rowena McClinton will team up Nov. 1 at the Northeast Georgia History Center at Brenau University to showcase their combined expertise on 19th century efforts to convert southern American Indians to Christianity...
Oct 26, 2007

Water Management Program to be Presented by Dawson County Extension Office

Water Management in the Landscape will cover steps homeowners may take in order to maintain their landscape during dry weather... 
Oct 23, 2007

Robinson Kindergartener Honored for Perfect Attendance

Austin Lawson won a new bike for having perfect attendance the first nine weeks at Robinson Elementary School...
Oct 23, 2007

ClickN' KIDS, Inc. Launches Worldwide Distributor Program

The award-winning phonics program utilizes a state-of-the-art distribution network that provides the perfect opportunity for customers to build a profitable business without having to invest any upfront capital and without having to maintain inventory...
Oct 19, 2007

150th Celebration at Dawson County Library a Big Success

As part of the 150th Anniversary of Dawson County celebration, Dawson County Library hosted Old Fashioned Days on Saturday, September 22...
Oct 10, 2007

‘Opera for Everybody’: Brenau Hosts Promusica Opening Tonight

Brenau University will host the opening performance of the 2007-08 Gainesville ProMusica concert series this evening, with a veritable smorgasbord of operatic performances designed to appeal to the opera novice as well as the aficionado...
Oct 9, 2007