´BULLI Pulpit´ Opens As Brenau Group Hosts Sept. 13 Public Forum For Political CandidatesBrenau University Learning and Leisure Institute, called BULLI, will sponsor an open-to-the-public political forum Saturday, Sept. 13, featuring Democratic and Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, north Georgia posts in the U.S. House of Representatives, and candidates for the Georgia General Assembly...
Sep 8, 2008
Audubon Art and Science to be Showcased in Brenau Event Honoring Donation of Rare BooksBrenau University Trustee Library will host an engaging, informative presentation on the works of John James Audubon on Monday, Sept. 15, in the library and adjacent Thurmond McRae Auditorium...
Sep 5, 2008
The Gainesville Police Department is Investigating a Rash of Vehicle Vandalism IncidentsThe Gainesville Police Department is investigating a rash of vehicle vandalism incidents that occurred over the holiday weekend. The department has received a total of 40 (forty) reports indicating slashed tires on 40 (forty) vehicles that occurred from Thursday evening (08-28-08) through Tuesday morning (09-02-08). The locations where the incidents occurred are as follows...
Sep 5, 2008
11Alive, MyAtlTV and Comcast to Make Remaining Falcons Tickets Available to Community VolunteersThe Metro Atlanta Red Cross is distributing game day tickets this Sunday to evacuees of Hurricane Gustav, to the volunteers who worked tirelessly in support of the evacuation effort, and to The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta...
Sep 5, 2008
Eye on GainesvilleAccording to the newly released 2007-2008 annual report the Gainesville-Hall County Economic Development Council reported their best single year investment in the history of the council. In this edition of Eye on Gainesville host Catiel Felts
talks with Tim Evans...
Sep 4, 2008
A Word from Council Member George WangemannAs we approach the Labor Day Holiday I want to thank the thousands of people who work to make Gainesville the special city that it is: teachers, bankers, garbage men, police officers, firefighters, doctors and small business owners. I salute you...
Sep 3, 2008
Calendar of EventsCheck here for this month's events in and around Gainesville...
Sep 2, 2008
Ejupi Now Does Double DutyShkurte Ejupi, sophomore from Kosovo, competed in her first cross country race yesterday in Atlanta and finished 5th on her team. She also plays tennis for the Golden Tigers...Sep 1, 2008
Restructured Grant Program Increases Access to the ArtsThe Georgia Council for the Arts recently announced the re-structuring of the Grassroots Arts Program (GAS). The Grassroots Arts Program is a decentralized funding opportunity that ensures every county in Georgia has access to grants for arts programming. The budget for the program has seen its first increase in more than a decade...
Aug 30, 2008
Aspiring Artist Scores with ´Irreplaceable´ Photography SaleFor some reason, one of Jessica Daniel's worst fears is that her house would burn down and she'd lose everything. So the aspiring studio artist and photographer played off that fear to create what would become her first professional sale...
Aug 29, 2008
Brenau Retains Best Education Value Distinction in U.S. News & World Report RankingsFor the fourth consecutive year the magazine U.S. News & World Report ranked 130-year-old Brenau University as the 10th best education value in the Southeast...
Aug 28, 2008
Brenau Debuts New ‘Portals of Learning’ Courses with Fall OfferingsIn a new approach to liberal arts education, Brenau University this fall debuts the first in its series of new courses based on the “four portals of learning” that will shape future curriculum...
Aug 21, 2008
Rosanne Short to Head Brenau Evening and Weekend College Gainesville DivisionSeparate from the Gainesville-based Brenau Women´s College, the Gainesville evening and weekend program is coeducational, serving more than 400 north Georgia students who are seeking graduate and undergraduate degrees in a number of disciplines...
Aug 17, 2008
Citizens Encouraged to Watch, Enjoy Wildlife - But do not Touch!Georgia is fortunate as there is an abundance and variety of wildlife for citizens and visitors to enjoy. However, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division encourages everyone, especially children, to enjoy observing wildlife, but to never pick up or touch wildlife. Why? Because it is safer for the animal and for people - such as in the recent exposure of rabies in a coastal Georgia county where seven people are now undergoing expensive medical treatments...
Aug 14, 2008
Bulli Registration Starts this Week for Eclectic Course OfferingBrenau University Learning and Leisure Institute will enroll members for its fall term starting Thursday, Aug. 14. Classes run from Sept. 29 through Nov. 14...
Aug 12, 2008