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SUBMITTED ::: Griffin Choral Arts, under the direction of Dr. Stephen J. Mulder, will present “Christmas With Griffin Choral Arts” Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Griffin First Baptist Church (106 W. Taylor St.). This seventh annual Christmas concert continues the Griffin-area tradition with music for choir, organ, brass, and percussion and includes audience […]
AMY DUNHAM, EDWARD JONES ::: Throughout your career, you have been working hard to save in one or more retirement accounts. Then, once you retire, you’ll have some new decisions to make. But one choice has already been made for you: the age at which you must start taking withdrawals, or “distributions.” It’s a good […]
The Griffin Police Department will soon be installing new digital cameras in five police cars, replacing the systems currently in use. The city Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved the use of $15,125 – $14,139 in Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds along with $986 which will be transferred from the Federal Asset Forfeiture cash account […]
GALE BROWN SANDLER, Griffin Resume Service ::: Today’s resume-writing techniques have to differ from traditional resumes you’ve been mailing out because of ATS – applicant tracking systems. Companies now use these systems to wade through the hundreds of resumes they get for every job they advertise and there are no human beings involved in this […]
DUSTY TAKLE ::: Wayne Dyer wrote, “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” This is not some theory in my life. It has become a principle that has changed my life and how I view it. I can remember when we first moved back from Oklahoma, and […]
SHEILA MATHEWS ::: The Griffin-Spalding Airport Authority (AA) has compiled a list of projects that may be recommended as potential projects for the upcoming 2014 SPLOST referendum. The costs of the projects, depending on the exact specifications selected, would range from $2,075,500 to $4,082,000. Each of the projects is designed for use at either the […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: Local residents will have an opportunity to learn more about the history and heritage of Oak Hill Cemetery when the Archives division of the City of Griffin hosts a guided walking tour of the property on December 5th. Archivist Cynthia Barton will provide a one-hour tour of the older sections of the […]
ROBERT HAYDEN, DC PhD, FICC ::: How now, which of your hips has the most profound sciatica? –William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure Question: I drive a fair amount as I commute to work and live in a rural area. After just a few miles, I get serious pain from under my wallet […]
Spalding County air quality is not directly monitored, but expected to meet state and federal standards Although many federal and state air quality regulations mandate standards that must be met and maintained, the air in Spalding County is not directly monitored. “There are six air pollutants that the federal government has designated as necessary to […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: Fifth grader Ansley Potter has been studying robotics, both at home and at school. “My brother wants to grow up to be an engineer, and with him building all these things at home, it got me interested in it as well,” Potter said. “He got a robot for Christmas and I’ve […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: Students from UGA’s College of Environment and Design have been addressing issues of affordable housing in Georgia this semester. One of their targeted projects is the Fairmont Neighborhood and Historic Rosenwald School in Griffin. Over the weekend of October 25-27, 2013, they and their professors spent three days in the neighborhood talking […]
Orrs Elementary students are visiting Evergreen Christmas Tree Farm this morning to pick out Christmas trees to send to U.S. Troops stationed around the world. Each class raised money to purchase “Trees for Troops,” a program of the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation that provides farm-grown Christmas Trees to armed forces members and their families in […]
Jessup is a fun loving dog who gets along with everyone. He has his doggy friends he lives with and always is mannerly when we are at adoptions. He is a sweet boy who wants to be your lap puppy. If you would like to meet Jessup please contact us at catsanddogs4you@yahoo.com. Adoption Fees are […]
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