The City of Acworth urges you to Think Green! In conjunction with Federal Recyclers, Acworth’s Parks and Recreation Department invites you to their semi-annual Computer, Electronics and Metal Recycling Day at the Acworth Sports Complex, off South Main Street. The date is Saturday, May 12, 2012, from 8 AM until 5 PM. There won’t be […]
Story Musgrave — a 30-year NASA astronaut who flew on six space missions — will be the guest speaker at Tellus Science Museum at 7 PM, Friday, May 12, 2012. You’ll hear of the amazing missions of this American hero: Performing the first shuttle spacewalk on Challenger’s first flight Pilot of an astronomy mission Conducted two classified […]
Drifters. Brings to mind Clint Eastwood westerns and hoboes hopping freight trains during the Dust Bowl. Or maybe hippies hitchhiking to San Francisco with flowers in their hair. When I hear the word, I think of the song “Up on the Roof.” There’s a new breed of drifters, grampa: crazoids who drive crazy-powered cars trying […]
Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail at [email protected] Fishing is Good. The river run is over. The fish will be staging on the flats and schooling up at areas […]
The winners of the 2012 Spring Chicken Festival Cook-Off have been announced by Executive Director Cindy Reed of Keep Hall Beautiful, the celebration’s sponsor. The Grand Champion award went to … [insert drum roll here] Walgreens! Peoples’ Choice awards went to: Chipotle Bros. by Budget Blinds Ninja Pig BBQ Gracie Jay’s Showmanship Awards: Tuff […]
Tis the season to go camping, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains many Day Use areas near Lake Allatoona and the Etowah River. With the exception of Upper Stamp Creek and Knox Bridge, they are handicap accessible. Most have picnic areas that are ideal for barbecues and parties. The Day Use area […]
Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail at [email protected] Line side fishing is Good. The river run is coming to an end. The stripers and hybrids are really starting to […]
The 2012 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival was a tremendous success. The blend of music, food and unique arts and crafts was the best ever! If you weren’t there, take a look at what you missed … then plan to be there next year. Dahlonega is home to an outstanding university, mountain roads cherished […]
New Echota is one of the most significant Cherokee Indian sites in the United States, largely because it is where the “Trail of Tears” march officially began in 1838. So many more significant events occurred there, as you will learn when you visit New Echota’s twelve original and reconstructed buildings — including the Council House, Court […]
Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail at [email protected] Line-side fishing is very good! The fish are starting to come back down out of the rivers and school all over […]