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The next ACT test will be administered on September 15, 2007. Students who wish to take the college admission and placement exam must register by August 10 - the deadline for having the registration postmarked. There is a late registration postmark deadline of August 24; an extra fee is charged for late registrations. Students can register online at www.actstudent. More ... Everyone who joins The National Arbor Day Foundation during August, 2007 will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees. The free trees are part of the nonprofit foundation's Trees for America campaign, a program dedicated to environmental stewardship through the planting of trees. More ... The Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health confirmed the first two cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) this year in the state. The cases involve a 57-year-old resident of Gwinnett County and a 52-yearold resident of Johnson County. More ... The 2007-2008 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide now is available announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). This guide provides information on season dates, bag limits, hunting licenses, wildlife management areas and much more and is available on the WRD website, www.gohunt georgia. More ... Fountain Campground invites the public to a covered dish dinner and special music service on Sat., Aug. 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. A covered dish dinner will be served behind the tabernacle beginning at 6:30 p.m. Ice, tea and paper products will be provided. More ... .. Mrs. Jackie Bonner visited Mr. and Mrs. William Bentley Friday afternoon. .. Ryan Timmerman and Daniel Zeh of Greenville, S.C. and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Timmerman were lunch guests on Saturday of Mr. and Mrs. William Bentley. More ... Georgia's drought has had many effects. One little but truly annoying one is to drive Argentine ants indoors. University of Georgia experts say Argentine ants aren't hard to identify. "They're the ones that travel in trails into kitchens, offices and bathrooms," said Dan Suiter, an entomologist with the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. More ... New Hope Baptist Church will have summer revival August 12 - 15 with Rev. Steve Foster as guest evangelist. Rev. Foster has spent ten years as a full time evangelist and is now a specialist with the Evangelism Department of the Georgia Baptist Convention. Steve and his wife live with their only son in Griffin, Georgia. 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. Consumer Alert: Risk of explosion and hearing damage prompts recall of remote control airplanes. The U.S. More ... The Red Devils attending the Bobby Lamb Quarterback-Receiver Camp at Furman University are as follows: (front row, l-r) Austin Goldman, Bo Reed, Wilkes Goolsby, Trey Burt, (back row) Rusty Scott, Tyler Banks, Coach Kenn Barnett, Franklin Sherman, and C.J. Goldman. More ... I overheard a mother and daughter discussing college arrangements in a department store the other day. They were talking endlessly about which bathroom towels the daughter would get for her college dorm room. I only caught snippets of the conversation, but I hope the teen's preparations for college went beyond bathroom color schemes. More ... State Troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated one traffic crash during the month of July in Lincoln County. Sergeant First Class Durden said the traffic crash resulted in two injuries and no traffic deaths. More ... PLUMCOTS, APRIUMS What's a plumcot or an aprium? Both are fruit varieties produced by crossing plums with apricots, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. They're available on a very limited scale from fruit-tree mail-order catalogs or at specialty nurseries. They're reported to be sweet and juicy. More ... Most veterans know they can use their GI Bill to pay for the costs of their college education. "However, many veterans are not a ware that they can use their GI Bill benefits in on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs with most businesses," points out Georgia Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Pete Wheeler. More ... A party was held recently at the Lincoln County Food Bank to thank student volunteers for their faithful service over the summer. Pictured are: (front row, l-r) Jalen Franklin; Ciera Norman; Christopher Chinn; (back row) Carrie Parker, operations manager; Christopher Mariney; and Lula Crite, pantry volunteer. Not pictured is Meygan Hogan. More ... The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office received reports of two robberies, three burglaries, seven thefts, two stolen vehicles, and two DUIs during the month of July. The burglaries took place toward the latter part of the month. More ... As part of his continuing education and training in the administration of law enforcement, Jim Justice, chief of the Lincolnton Police Department, recently attended the 2007 Annual Summer Training Conference, sponsored by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP). More ... The reroofing project at LCES is expected to reach completion in the very near future. School administrators apologize for any inconvenience caused by the improvement initiative. More ... |
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