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Columnist: “Agriculture in the Lake Oconee area”
Submitted by editor on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 14:59.
By: Bobby Smith
“4-H Livestock programs spring into action”
Submitted by editor on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 14:56.Special to the Citizen
Can horses tell time (management)? The answer could potentially be debated for decades. However, there is no debating that young people who involve themselves in 4-H animal and livestock projects DO learn time management and a whole host of other important life skills.
Morgan County Relay for Life slated for last weekend in April
Submitted by editor on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 20:52.By Whitney Skeeters
Staff Writer
Morgan County is made up of more than 18,000 individuals with a variety of interests, religious activities and political ideologies. Despite the diversity, there is one thing that crosses all divides and brings us all together: a willingness to support the fight against cancer.
Feeding the hungry, one Friday at a time
Submitted by editor on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 21:53.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Madison churches and individuals are coming together to feed the hungry of this community, and they plan to begin by providing a free meal every week to those in the area in need of help and a meal.
Clerk refuses robbery
Submitted by editor on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 21:52.Staff Reports
A man with a pistol attempted to rob the Bulldog BP convenience store on Monticello Highway last Thursday.
Local tourism funding affected by poor economy, state cuts
Submitted by editor on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 21:51.By Lindsay Oberst
Staff Writer
Georgia's tourism budget will be lessened by 21.3 percent for this fiscal year and this number is proposed to increase the next year, beginning July 1.
But the Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau is set to find new ways to fuel their purpose of bringing people to Georgia.