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Tips offered to help elderly avoid heat-related illnesses As temperatures rise, people become concerned about older persons and young children because they do not adjust well to sudden changes in temperature and are more prone to heat stress. Individuals who are 65 and older are more likely to have a chronic medical condition that affects their normal bo... More ... Park pool schedule A.H. Stephens State Park announces its pool schedule for the remainder of the summer. Beginning on July 19, 2007, the pool will be open Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., closed Mon. - Thurs., until August 1. Beginning August 1 the pool will be open weekends only... More ... Family meeting The Blackmons and Wynns will meet at the home of Glenda McCord on Sat., July 14 at 5 p.m. Your attendance is needed. More ... Consumers get answers from Georgia Department of Agriculture 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 Recall: Gateway Inc. Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard. The U.S. More ... Leathersville News By Mrs. William Bentley .. Mrs. Jackie Bonner visited Mr. and Mrs. William Bentley Monday afternoon June 25th. .. Rev. Fran Connell visited Mrs. Irene Bailey recently. .. Mr. and Mrs. George Bailey of Elberton visited Mrs. Irene Bailey and they visited H.E. Bailey at Doctor's Hospital. More ... Diabetes cuts lifespan, exercise increases it People with Type 2 diabetes get heart disease about eight years earlier than people with different risk factors, and also lose about eight years from their expected life span, according to the findings that come from analyzing data of the Framingham Heart Study, that wealth of data from more than ... More ... WRD offers tips on keeping your birdfeeders clean You wouldn't want to eat at a restaurant that received a low score from the health department, and the same holds true for the birds visiting your backyard. In high summer temperatures, birdfeeders can quickly become breeding grounds for bacteria and disease. More ...
Monster cats have been biting recently for Mike Arrington, Larry Walton and others. Many photographs have been taken of Mike's fish but this is probably the best one in years. More ... Revival services Pleasant Grove C.M.E. Church will hold revival services July 30 - Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Bishop Richard Peoples of Faith Outreach Christian Center in Hephzibah, will be the guest speaker. Everyone is invited. More ... Donations welcomed The Lincoln County Food Pantry welcomes contributions. Your donations are tax deductible. You may mail your contributions to: The Lincoln County Food Pantry, P.O. Box 473, Lincolnton, GA 30817. Thank you for your support. More ... Mobile unit at HD The University Health Care System Mobile Breast Unit will be at the Lincoln County Health Dept. on July 31, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Please call the health dept. at 706-359-3154 to inquire about services. More ... Kids Crusade Kids Crusade, sponsored by Faith Temple Church, will be held July 19 - 20 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., for kids ages 4 - 12. Dwayne Riner, children's pastor of Evangel Church in Snellville, Ga., will be the leader. For more information, please call 706-359-4310. More ... Voters head to polls Tues. to fill congressional seat The Special Election Runoff for the 10th Congressional District seat, formerly occupied by the late Charlie Norwood, is set for Tuesday, July 17. In the June 19 Special Election, Jim Whitehead (R) captured 43.5 percent of the vote and Paul Broun (R), 20.7 percent, district-wide. More ...
Ice cream is good, but ice is twice as nice for cooling down on sweltering summer days. Elizabeth Ann Reed, 2, is shown here with a cold bag of ice from her "Dandy's" (Tab Reed) ice plant. She is the daughter of Haili Reed and Adam Aycock. More ... |
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