VALDOSTA – The Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and the Young Writers League are seeking fiction, nonfiction and poetry entries for the “Art of Writing” contest. The contest is open to legal residents…
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Moultrie YMCA gymnastics team performs well in Red, White and You
MOULTRIE – The Moultrie YMCA gymnastics parents club hosted its 18th annual Red, White and You Invitational with 159 girls competing from Georgia and Florida. Several gymnasts have qualified for the state meet already. The…
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Engaging kids in cooking has numerous benefits. And it’s a good time
PITTSBURGH — Dustin Gardner has mentored scores of young cooks in the 16 years he’s served as executive chef of Casbah, an upscale Mediterranean restaurant in Shadyside. But it’s safe to say the budding chef…
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CHIP grant applications accepted beginning Tuesday
The Dalton-Whitfield Community Development Corp. will accept applications beginning Tuesday for the Community Home Investment Program (CHIP) grant. CHIP is a federally-funded program designed to provide safe, decent and affordable housing in Georgia by granting…
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PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: Fairview pulls away from Randolph 63-56; Brown’s buzzer-beating 3 lifts Holly Pond past Fyffe
FAIRVIEW — Kobe Payne and Cylas Yarbrough each scored 16 points, Colt Fletcher drained four 3’s en route to 15 points, and Fairview’s varsity boys surged past Randolph on Saturday afternoon for a 63-56 victory….
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Oneonta middle-schooler wins Regional Spelling Bee
For the second year in a row, an eighth-grade student from the Oneonta City School District was crowned champion of The Daily Star Regional Spelling Bee. The bee is a qualifying event for the Scripps…
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EASTERN NIAGARA HEALTHLINES: Helping to manage food insecurity
January is “Poverty in America” awareness month, and so we’re focusing on the situation many face with regards to hunger and poor nutrition. These issues aren’t unique to developing nations. Hunger and food insecurity are…
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Deerfield-Windsor earns two over Tiftarea
CHULA — Deerfield-Windsor continued their outstanding season Friday, Jan. 13, dealing homestanding Tfitarea Academy a pair of losses. The Lady Panthers made it close, dropping a 45-39 decision, only their second loss of the season….
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Route 1 Robotics teams invite public to event
DANVILLE — Route 1 Robotics is a community club for youths to explore Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) and Robotics through the FIRST Robotics organization. The two teams, FiRST Lego League (FLL) for students…
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When should hazard lights be used?
Question: I was driving on the freeway during the worst part of a recent storm. Just had a question — are people supposed to use their emergency flashers when they are driving? So many cars…
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