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Saxophonist, John Sandfort, of the The Jazz Legacy Project with his saxophone. CONTRIBUTED

Saxophonist, John Sandfort, of the The Jazz Legacy Project with his saxophone. CONTRIBUTED

Festival Hall presents second show of 2022 Jazz Series

News Staff
Friday, May 13, 2022
Festival Hall, Greensboro’s premier arts venue and cultural center, presents the second show of the 2022 Jazz Series, The Jazz Legacy Project: John Coltrane, The Beauty of the Struggle, Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Lake Oconee Academy Student of the Month, Arie’una Long. CONTRIBUTED

Lake Oconee Academy Student of the Month, Arie’una Long. CONTRIBUTED

Rotary Club honors April 2022 students of the month

News Staff
Friday, May 13, 2022
The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties is pleased to announce the following Students-of-the-Month for April 2022: Landon Burner (Gatewood Schools), Arriona Sanay Brinson (Greene County High School), Arie'una Long (Lake Oconee Academy), Lily Amerson (Nathanael Greene Academy), and William...
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Five things I wish people knew

Taylor Hembree
Friday, May 6, 2022
There are a lot of things that I don’t know. Like, a lot. But, I have gathered a very short list of things that I wish people knew. 1. Art is for everyone. Whatever gender, age or socioeconomic status — art is for you. You can go outside and pick up a stick and draw in the dirt — that’s art.
Union Pharmacy owner Pharmacist Liddy Cronan in front of the circa 1940s era soda fountain at the pharmacy she owns. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

Union Pharmacy owner Pharmacist Liddy Cronan in front of the circa 1940s era soda fountain at the pharmacy she owns. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff

GCHS graduate buys historic pharmacy in Union Point

Maureen Stratton
Friday, May 6, 2022
A historic pharmacy in Union Point was bought by a pharmacist that grew up in Greene County and still lives on the 150-acre farm in Greensboro she was raised on.
All performers and sound crew, for the third coffee house, came together to sing and close out the night. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

All performers and sound crew, for the third coffee house, came together to sing and close out the night. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

A cup of coffee with local young artists

Bailey Ballard
Friday, April 29, 2022
The Plaza Arts Center in collaboration with The Arts Barn hosted their third coffee house. Coffee House is a monthly community event for high school students through adults. The community comes together to listen to music and theatre from young local artists while enjoying a nice beverage.
Car enthusiasts talk about – well, cars – at this year’s Southland Jubilee, which came back to Greensboro after a pandemic hiatus.

Car enthusiasts talk about – well, cars – at this year’s Southland Jubilee, which came back to Greensboro after a pandemic hiatus.

Southland Jubilee returns

Story And Photos By Maureen Stratton
Friday, April 22, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the city of Greensboro’s annual Southland Jubilee was held Saturday on the streets of downtown. Celebrated since 1998, the event attracts many to wander our historic streets enjoying a variety of local vendors, a car show and one of a kind art.
Ted and Riezl Baker welcome Charlotte Hildreth (center) to the Luxury Lake Oconee real estate sales team. CONTRIBUTED

Ted and Riezl Baker welcome Charlotte Hildreth (center) to the Luxury Lake Oconee real estate sales team. CONTRIBUTED

Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate group welcomes new agent

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate Group is pleased to announce the addition of Charlotte Hildreth to its real estate sales team. Charlotte comes to Lake Oconee with years of experience in real estate sales and finance in Southern California.
Greene County High School

Greene County High School

Rotary Club announces Greene County STAR Students

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
Mason Reddick, Lake Oconee Academy, Kensley Godbee, Nathaniel Greene Academy, and Kennedy League, Greene County High School, have all been named as their schools’ STAR students for this academic year. In addition, Mason Reddick was named a 2022 PAGE STAR Student Region Winner.
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