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Georgia's wildfire season is getting off to an exceptionally busy start, with more than 300 fires burning close to 2,000 acres in the first week of March alone. "The number one cause of wildfire is debris burning that gets out of control," said Alan Dozier, Chief of Forest Protection with the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC). More ... Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin warns consumers to the possibility of arsenic found in some bottles of Armenian mineral water. Both the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are warning consumers not to drink certain brands of mineral water imported from Armenia. More ... Math Game Night was held recently at LCES for parents/student teams hosted by Mrs. Mollie Wagoner, Title 1 Parent Involvement Coordinator, Mrs. Bridgette Cliatt, 3rd grade teacher, and Mrs. Kelly Phillips, Special Education teacher. More ... .. Nancy Bailey spent the past weekend in Duluth with her sister, Harriett Smith. She also visited her children, grandchildren and mother. Saturday evening the family attended a pageant in which Courtney Owens, Nancy's granddaughter, was a participant. More ... Nancy Powell Hohlwein, associate broker at Powell & Associates, Inc., was named Realtor of the Year at the Classic South Board of Realtors Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, February 21, 2007. More ... JoAnn Cronin, National American Legion Auxiliary President from Imperial, Mo., visited several Augusta locations of February 21. Her first stop was the Uptown VA Hospital. As President Cronin's special project is "creative arts," veterans that participated in the Creative Arts contest has their exhibits up for show. More ... Jerri Tutt's world literature classes completed a unit on fairy tales and made replicas of castles. Pictured with their castles are (l-r): Morgan Reese, Christina Baker and Miranda Banks. More ... Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced new results of the recent opportunity given to Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants to re-enroll or extend their contracts, which are set to expire between 2007 and 2010. An estimated 23.2 million acres out of 27.8 million acres of eligible CRP contracts are expected to be re-enrolled. An estimated 4. More ... Rashad Bolton, son of Jerome and Lilvender Bolton, a student of Washington Wilkes High School, has been accepted into the educational travel program People to People Student Ambassador Program. Bolton will explore Australia and New Zeland for 21 days in summer 2007 as a member of the CSRA delegation. More ... Receiving awards for JV football were: (l-r) Bo Reed, Leadership Award; A.G. Middlebrooks, Most Valuable Offensive Player; Jafabian Green, Most Valuable Defensive Player; and Alex Ellis, Most Promising Player. More ... Prepared by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Affairs Tommy Irvin, Commissioner. Call Consumer Q's hotline at 1-800- 282-5852. Q: My garden consists of mostly clay soil. How can I test and improve it? A: Clay soils are rich in nutrients, but if the soil is too acidic or too alkaline, those nutrients won't be available to the plants. More ... Three Lincoln County High School students are on the Premier MPACT Senior All Star Squad for Evan, Ga. They competed March 4 at the Georgia Peach Open National in Macon and won National Champions in their division and Grand National Champions for their level. More ... Georgia veterans, who served on active duty or active duty in a reserve component, including the National Guard, during wartime or any conflict when personnel were committed by the president, are probably eligible to receive a free Georgia driver's license. More ... Our favorite dentist stopped by Over the Rainbow recently to discuss good healthy habits for our teeth. Dr. Greg Griffin and his mom, Mrs. Dianne, told the children all about eating healthy foods, brushing, flossing as well as the need for regular dental appointments. More ... |
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