Author: Porkchop Branch

The Stephens County School System approves its 2014-2015 school calendar.   Stephens County Board Of Education members approved the calendar for next school year by a 5-2 vote at their meeting last week.   Board members David Fricks and Jim Ledford voted against the calendar.   Under the approved calendar, school will start for students on August 11.    That […]

U.S. Congressman Doug Collins has announced two competition opportunities currently underway for Northeast Georgia High School Students. The first is the Congressional Art Competition. It is open to public, private, and home-educated high school students across the Ninth District.  The winning piece will be displayed in the collection of 2014 winners at the U.S. Capitol, and the artist will have […]

Students in a variety of study programs at North Georgia Technical College, including students from Lavonia, Martin, and Toccoa, made a strong showing at the recent Georgia State SkillsUSA competition held in March, claiming first place in five categories and second and third places in ten others. This year, 40 students from 15 programs at the college competed and a […]

Another sign spring is in the air. On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District announced the opening for the summer season of a number of campgrounds on Hartwell Lake. They include: –Springfield Campground, in Anderson County, S.C.will be open from April 1 – Oct. 31.  – Twin Lakes Campground, in Pickens County, S.C. all sites are open […]