Piedmont College News

A striking new species of lungless salamander has been found living in a small stream in the Appalachian foothills of the US.

Warnell researchers help discover smallest salamander in U.S. Issue date: 7/7/09 Section: News Researchers from the University's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources weren't looking for anything new when they went exploring in the northeast part of the state.

Six colleges in northeast Georgia - public and private - have agreed to participate in a revised GI Bill program.

Barbara Brown Taylor was sitting in an Indian restaurant with some of her students, when she noticed they had all bowed their heads.

TaShara Lee, 23, and Jeffro Powell, 22, are getting married Saturday. They're also both looking for a job.

Far too often, the announcement that someone is seeking a political office gives rise to cynicism, specifically the expectation that the candidate - whoever he or she may be - is engaging in a personal quest for power rather than seeking an opportunity for public service.

Brandon Fortson and Randell A.C. King, two young Hull residents, were tired of hearing that no one wanted to serve on the council in their small Madison County city.

LULA a ' A college professor from Lula won $52,000 playing the lottery. Lottery officials said Robert Wainberg, 55, of Lula, won $1,000 a week for a year from matching five out of six winning numbers plus the Free Ball in the May 27 Win for Life drawing.

This is the first year the Banner-Herald has selected top high school seniors for this award.

Karl Michel is a local sculptor and painter who teaches art at Piedmont College.

Atlanta legal nurse consultant Liz Buddenhagen, RN, CLNC, attended the 2009 Illicit Drug seminar presented by Piedmont College in Athens, Georgia, May 15, 2009.

Barbara Brown Taylor believes that one can find moments of spiritual inspiration in everyday tasks, such as hanging up clothes or making eye contact with a clerk at the grocery store.

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Williams of Crawfordville, are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Virginia Lea Hudson to Matthew Scott Power, son of Mr.

Duties: Provide Financial Education workshops for budget and money management, youth-focused financial skills, understanding credit reports and scores, bankruptcy, first-time home buyers and shopping for credit cards.

Huntingdon College senior catcher Dane Vansant of Columbiana was named the Great South Athletic Conference baseball Player of the Week April 1. Huntingdon College Huntingdon College catcher Dane Vansant Vansant batted .526 for the week ending March 29, going 5-for-9 at the plate in three games.

Snuff 'em if you got 'em. As of today, using tobacco products is forbidden on Athens Technical College's main campus in Athens, as well as satellite campuses in Elbert, Walton and Greene counties.

Mr. Charles Olin Clark Jr. and Mrs. Pamela Jeannine Clark, of Conyers, Georgia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Layne Clark of Conyers, Georgia to James Cory Tiller of High Shoals, Georgia, son of Mr.

Wed., Feb. 11, 7 p.m., at Barnes & Noble Books, 2900 Peachtree Road, 404-261-7747; on Feb.

Piedmont College in Athens will hold a free investment seminar at 4 p.m. Wednesday in room 107, West Commons on the Piedmont College campus, 595 Prince Ave.

North Georgia College & State University conferred 278 graduate and undergraduate degrees during the December 2008 commencement.