Construction Underway for Dawson County Adult Learning Center

The Dawson County Board of Commissioners and the Dawsonville City Council joined forces on this project with Lanier Technical College and the Dawson County Board of Education to provide a modern educational facility where individuals can improve their quality of life by obtaining a GED...
Dec 27, 2007

NGCSU's Linda Williams Named 2007 Georgia Professor of the Year

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named North Georgia College & State University’s Linda Williams the 2007 Georgia Professor of the Year...
Dec 20, 2007

NGCSU Steps Up Water Conservation Efforts

Among other initiatives, plans are in progress for the university's dining hall to go “trayless” in an effort to cut water consumption.  And maintenance workers are currently installing flow constrictors in residence hall bathrooms to reduce the amount of water used for showers...
Dec 19, 2007

Black’s Mill Elementary Insights - January 2008

Black's Mills begins the New Year with a bang, with a full month of activities, meetings and birthday celebrations...
Dec 18, 2007

Lanier Tech Announces GOAL Nominees

The Lanier Tech GOAL winner will be recognized at a Gainesville Lions Club luncheon in March and will compete in May against GOAL winners from other Georgia technical colleges during GOAL Week in Atlanta...
Dec 18, 2007

Disappearing Tax Break for Donors Prompts Close Watch on Year-End Deadlines

With a unique tax break for donors to universities and other charities expiring at the end of 2007, Brenau University’s top charitable giving official urged eligible prospective contributors to take advantage of the provision before Dec. 31...
Dec 17, 2007

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

Riverview Builders Club Holds Food Drive

More than 200 cans and boxes were collected on behalf of Dawsonville's Care for Kids...
Nov 20, 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

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

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

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