Georgia Public Safety Training Celebrates 30th Anniversary
On Saturday, July, 22nd 2017, the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) celebrated thirty years of training those who serve and protect the citizens of every community across the great State of Georgia. The celebration was held in Forsyth at the main campus of GPSTC. It was a great day of celebrating […]
Read More »Lt. Governor Cagle to Host Health Care Reform Task Force Meeting
ATLANTA, June 30, 2017 – Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, along with Sens. Renee Unterman, Dean Burke, Chuck Hufstetler, Ben Watson, Kay Kirkpatrick, Jack Hill and Doc Rhett, will hold a meeting of Georgia’s Health Care Reform Task Force at Tift Regional Medical Center on MONDAY, July 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Members will discuss innovative reforms to advance Georgia as a […]
Read More »LOCAL ARTIST LEAVES BEHIND BRICK-AND-MORTAR STUDIO…FOR A BUS AND A ROUSING NEW PROJECT.
Mobile businesses are happening all around us and in every industry. The art world is no exception. Artist Jenny King has been a fixture on the Marietta Square for almost a decade. At the end of the month, she will be moving her studio from the cozy spot above The Australian Bakery, to a shuttle […]
Read More »Joe Ryan McCook: Obituary
Mr. Joe Ryan McCook, age 89 of Hiawassee, passed away July 24, 2018 at his home. Mr. McCook was born September 7, 1928 in Lizella, Ga to Leon Ennis McCook and Julia Elma Hicks McCook. And was the youngest of 5 children. He attended the Lizella Elementary School until moving to Miami, Fl. in 1936. […]
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Jerry Lynn Lunsford: Obituary
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Mr. Jerry Lynn Lunsford who suddenly passed away on July 17, 2018 at his home. Jerry was born February 13, 1944 in Canton, Ohio to the late Willie and Faye (Hooper) Lunsford. After, High School, Jerry enlisted in the United States Air Force as a […]
Read More »Short Takes – The Congessional Circus
The Congressional Circus Well, what more can be said about July 12th’s Congressional hearing circus featuring Peter Strzok as ring master, except to point out the obvious, that the Democrat party, all of them, shouting out objections to Republican questions of the witness, praising the shamed witness with accolades for his bravery and Purple Hearts […]
Read More »Short Takes – Predictable Outrage – Stop SCOTUS
Predictable Outrage – Stop SCOTUS First, the good news: The danger of a youthful soccer team perishing in a monsoon filled cave deep in the jungles of Thailand after nearly two weeks, is now ended. All twelve boys and their leader have been rescued by the splendid efforts of Thai Navy divers and other volunteers. […]
Read More »Joshua Lee Hooper: Obituary
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee announces Funeral Services for Joshua Lee Hooper, age 30, of Young Harris who left this world all too soon on July 2, 2018. Josh was born in Hiawassee, Georgia on October 23, 1987. He played a variety of sports throughout his school years and made friends with everyone that […]
Read More »Short Takes – A Contagion of Mental Illness
A Contagion of Mental Illness Dementia appears to be a growing phenomena in our society, but really, it’s simply because there are more of us. But, for a whole group, a body of singular individuals to display the disease of mass hysteria, now infecting the Democrat party, is alarming. Well, maybe not, Remember the Jim […]
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