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SUBMITTED::: Oak Hill Baptist Church is bursting with excitement as they prepare for “ITS CHRISTMAS” at Oak Hill. This Broadway style musical presentation is filled with costume and dance and is sure to entertain people of all ages. “IT’S CHRISTMAS” begins with classic Christmas songs you have heard since childhood and ends with songs about […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: UGA Health Navigators are offering informational sessions around the state to help Georgians learn about the best health insurance option for them and get signed up. Workshops will be held in Spalding County on Dec. 10-12. The workshops are free and open to the public. The Marketplace and Health Insurance Basics Informational […]
SUBMITTED ::: This holiday tradition is not to be missed! Join Clara, Fritz, the Mouse King, and the Nutcracker as they dance their ways into your heart. This ballet features over 100 local, talented dancers from the ages of 4 to 18 and professional guest dancers from Carolina Ballet Theatre in Greenville, South Carolina. The […]
AMY DUNHAM, EDWARD JONES ::: November is Long-term Care Awareness Month. And when it comes to long-term care — such as a stay in a nursing home or the services provided by a home health aide — you’ll want to plan for the potential costs involved. Of course, you might think that you’ll always be […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the homeless subject in this photo. This subject has been seen in the area of the 300 block of LaPrade Road. The subject is wanted for questioning in a theft in this area. This subject is a white male, […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office and the Griffin Police Department are currently investigating cases of debit card fraud affecting numerous customers of First National Bank of Griffin. Numerous reports have been made to both agencies, and investigators are currently investigating leads at locations where the debit card numbers were used. The public’s […]
JESSICA GREGORY ::: Griffin-Spalding County School System’s Kennedy Road Middle, Cowan Road Elementary, and AZ Kelsey Academy were among the Georgia schools named 2013 High-Progress Schools by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). A “High-Progress School” is among the 10 percent of Title I schools in the state that is making the most progress in […]
MICHELE MEMMO, MS RD ::: Question: My kids can drink water, but they sometimes get sick of it and like the taste of some sort of “flavoring”. My fear is that it is adding extra calories or the sugar free ones are not as healthy as they seem. Is there one out there that I […]
JESSICA GREGORY ::: Amanda Hollar-Bash and Chris Bash of Zebulon are in the process of adopting two-last chance teen orphan girls from Ukraine. Chris and Amanda have been married since 2009, and adopted their youngest child, Ian, from Vladivostok, Russia last year. They met Maria and Valeria through a hosting program called Project 143, an organization […]
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