Piedmont College News

Two University of Georgia-related foundations in December withdrew millions of dollars from an investment fund now frozen by Wachovia Bank.

Christy Ansley, a sophomore from Canton, studies in the crowded Gainesville State College Oconee campus library Tuesday.

OGLETHORPE STUDENT HONORED: The National Society of High School Scholars recently selected Oglethorpe County High School senior Clarence Michael Patman of Comer for membership.

The Rev. Samuel Glenn Chandler, dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, presented the 2008 convocation address at Piedmont College in Demorest, which recorded a record enrollment this fall.

Steven C. Jones, a superior court judge in Georgia's Western Judicial Circuit, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Georgia Black Faculty and Staff Organization's sixth annual Founders Award ...

Lyric soprano Barbara Steinhaus has joined the faculty at Brenau University in a new position as professor of music and director of the music program with a specialization in vocal performance.

For 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.

Katherine Drerup, a senior at Oconee County High School, recently returned from Washington D.C. where she attended a People to People Leadership Summit at George Washington University.

You've heard the saying, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," but those who come upon the new pedestrian bridge across Highway 441 linking Piedmont College to downtown Demorest will have to wait a ...

The Jasper County public school system kicked off the new year last Friday when teachers and staff reported to Jasper County High School for a school-opening breakfast.

Rick and Tammy Miller of Clarksville announce the engagement of their daughter Kayla Sue Miller to Jeffery Michael Waters, son of Edward and Martha Waters of Rome.

The manufacturer of the pedestrian bridge notified the contractor and the City of Demorest that the fabricated spans for the structure will not be shipped and installed Thursday evening as planned.

Georgia has more reptiles and amphibians than almost any other state - one reason the new book "Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia" is a hefty 575 pages.

Your dream job and your dream paycheck are becoming harder to find in the Triad.

North Carolina must start planning immediately to spend money on a dozen new sound stages from the coast to the mountains or risk losing its entertainment industry, a Hollywood film producer said Wednesday.

Jim Martin was a busy man Sunday, alternating between trying to slow down speeding motorists and urging on riders.

Foreign parents whose primary language is something other than English can register their preteen and teenage children for school with the help of interpreters at Gwinnett Schools' International Newcomer ...

At age 75, Nancy Hall could be well into a laid-back retirement. Instead, she is working hard to see that older people have plenty of opportunities to stay engaged in life and that the community is ready for ...

Mary Wells wonders if a proposed 14 percent electricity rate increase will be the proverbial straw breaking her Rocky Mount dry cleaning business.