Piedmont College News

Last year, Peach State Speedway was in danger of closing its doors, just as dozens of other tracks in the Southeast have done this decade.

The Piedmont College Cafe, located in Piedmont College's Athens campus at 595 Prince Ave., will donate a portion of the proceeds from lunch sales Thursday to St.

Diane Bresson's journey to the classroom may have taken a few detours, but the Teacher of the Year for Bethlehem Elementary found her way there eventually -- and helped a few others along the way.

Piedmont College and North Georgia Technical College have expanded their working relationship.

Barrow County Early Learning Center Teacher of the Year Mitzi Smit has taught in Barrow County for 14 years, working in Bethlehem and Yargo Elementary Schools before moving to the ELC.

When it comes to choosing a college, the decision is anything but easy. There are a lot of different things to factor in when making one of the biggest decisions in your life.

Wadesboro Councilwoman Lynn Horton, on stage, left, and guest speaker Glenda Horton Manning, right, led the audience in singing "Happy Birthday" to Anson Women's Center director Lois Crumpler, on stage, right, during the opening ceremony for the center on Oct.

The Madison County High School Guidance Office will receive an $8,000 grant Thursday from the Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Education to promote high school graduation and post-secondary education among its students.

Thousands of veterans who returned to college under the Post-9/11 GI Bill will have access to emergency aid this week to help them pay their bills until their expected aid arrives.

As an elementary student, Laura Toney loved not only learning, but also helping her teachers around the classroom, doing things like putting up and taking down bulletin boards.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce Melinda Hubbell as its new Director of Education and Community Engagement.

The Covenant Lady Scots' volleyball team dropped to an overall record of 2-5 after losing its third consecutive match Tuesday night.

The 2009 class of first-year students at the University of Georgia includes 250 undergraduates who have been awarded Charter Scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Dr. James Mellichamp will present an organ recital at Easley Presbyterian Church, 200 South First Street, Easley, on Sunday, August 30, at 4:30 p.m. The recital, which will last approximately one hour, will include music by Bach, Buxtehude, Balbastre, Pierne, Gade, and Vierne.

His pallbearers were the six boys who built his plain pine coffin in their high school shop class.

A Madison County Republican joined an increasingly crowded field Wednesday running for a vacant Northeast Georgia state Senate seat.

A new dorm is being built on the University of Georgia's campus. Students will see some changes when classes resume today.

The Bascom is starting a series of community ceramics classes in its new Studio Barn with Patrick Taylor, retired chair of the art department at Piedmont College, in Georgia.

Junior Lee Summerall walks with his computer on the first day of classes Thursday at Piedmont College in Athens.

The Lake Lanier Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association announces its 2009 Education Award recipients.