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Cameron Carmichael

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LOYA presents 10 scholarships

News Staff
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Lake Oconee Youth Alliance (LOYA) is proud to announce its 10 recipients of LOYA scholarships for 2023, including seven local 2023 high school graduates and three local 2022 high school graduates who are now rising college sophomores.
Lake & Local cut the ribbon to their new location alongside Chamber of Commerce members The Palms on Main and The Boat Shop. CONTRIBUTED

Lake & Local cut the ribbon to their new location alongside Chamber of Commerce members The Palms on Main and The Boat Shop. CONTRIBUTED

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Lake & Local moves down the street in Greensboro

News Staff
Thursday, June 29, 2023
On Saturday, June 10, the Greene County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Lake & Local’s new location at 111 Main St. in Greensboro, next to the courthouse.
Greene County Commissioner Ernie Filice (standing) asks a question during Tuesday’s town hall meeting held by Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga 10th) in Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Greene County Commissioner Ernie Filice (standing) asks a question during Tuesday’s town hall meeting held by Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga 10th) in Greensboro. MARK ENGEL/Staff

Collins takes on federal agencies

Mark Engel
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Tenth District U.S. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) told a crowd in Greensboro Tuesday night that if there’s one message he has, it is that decisions being made by federal agencies under the Biden Administration just “don’t make sense.
Bob and Cat Williamson are simply known as “Bob and Cat.” CONTRIBUTED

Bob and Cat Williamson are simply known as “Bob and Cat.” CONTRIBUTED

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Retired couple enjoys second career with band

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, June 29, 2023
You can go to the most popular Greensboro restaurants and find a husband-and-wife band that is sure to play both your favorite tunes and old-time favorites with their guitars, accompanying instruments, and sing-alongs.
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File Photo/Lake Oconee News

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GCSS seeks charter status, drastic improvement over next five years

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, June 22, 2023
What seems to have been a misinterpretation of recommendations by a consulting firm working with the Greene County Board of Education on its strategic plan to achieve charter school status got most of the attention at the most recent meeting, but the five-year program includes an ambitious approach...
Members of the Greene County football team look on as they learn how to clean industrial-sized kitchen equipment. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

Members of the Greene County football team look on as they learn how to clean industrial-sized kitchen equipment. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

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Greene Football Gives Back: Tigers visit nursing home

Lance McCurley
Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Greene County High School football team has recently been on a mission to give back to its community. Two weeks ago, assistant coaches Aubrey Fortson and James Miller accompanied several Tigers’ players to visit the Boswell Parker Health & Rehabilitation nursing home in downtown Greensboro.
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