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Twenty-year-old dragon fantasy novel published as e-book, paperback
After reading the novel "Jurassic Park," and going to see the movie, Ginger Wages and her brother Tony Wages, discussed the idea of writing a book involving a tyrannosaurus rex.. Being fans of science fiction/fantasy, the siblings changed the dinosaur into a dragon and pit the fierce creature
Lowe's grant finances half of Habitat home
Persistence paid off for the Conyers/Rockdale County Habitat for Humanity. The nonprofit, which helps provide affordable housing for low-income families, procured a $30,000 grant from the Lowe's home improvement company recently, a grant they failed to obtain when they first applied for it in 2008.
New 4-H agent a former Rockdale County club member
As a middle schooler, Brittany Johnson opted to make breakfast tortillas for a 4-H cooking competition rather than pursue a 4-H public speaking project. Judges visited her stove and asked her questions about her dish, one-on one interaction that suited Johnson just fine. "I was extremely shy and didn't want to stand in front of people and talk," she said.
Brother and sister donate their kidneys to younger sibling
Allen Conner literally owes his life to his two siblings. The 36-year-old Conyers man recently underwent his second kidney transplant. He received his first new kidney at age 2 from his then 16-year-old brother Todd Conner. Thirty-three years later, sister Lori Ann Christian, 51, has given her kidney to her younger brother.
Transportation company sponsors art contest for Sims students
A transportation broker, BAT Logistics specializes in lining up trucks and trains to move freight across the country and to Canada. But leave it to a group of elementary school students to imagine much more intriguing ways to travel.. BAT Logistics recently partnered with Sims Elementary School to hold an
Teen beauty pageant winner inspires other contestants to donate 400 toys
The Toys for Tots program gained a few hundred more toys last weekend thanks to the efforts of one Conyers teen. Anna Barnes, who holds the title of Miss Georgia Teen America, organized what she called "A Queen for Claus" event which drew about 40 other pageant contestants and their
Country music radio personality Moby teams up with local author Darrell Huckaby to produce audio version of 'Need Two'
For author/educator Darrell Huckaby, "Need Two" is the gift that keeps on giving. The Newton County native's first novel, a humorous account of two small-town friends who defy all odds to attend the 1981 Sugar Bowl -- where Huckaby's beloved Georgia Bulldogs won the national football championship -- was published in 1995, and several years later the book was re-released in paperback.
Holiday concert features voices from Rockdale, Newton, surrounding counties
Although the repertoire for Christmas musicals is vast, Mary Lynn Luke still faces a song-selection challenge each year. As she has for the past eight years, Luke will lead the Oxford Singing Children and the Oxford Youth Singers in the Arts Association in Newton County's presentation of "Christmas in Covington."
Choral Guild performs holiday favorites in Covington, Conyers
At this year's Covington Conyers Choral Guild holiday concert, audiences can expect to hear the traditional songs of the season but they'll also be treated to a performance of a work not often heard during the Christmas holidays, the "Magnificat" by the Italian composer Giacomo Antonio Perti.. The text of
"Pokey's Promise" helps kids remember how to tell time
When Jackie Vadney's students struggled to understand how to tell time the elementary school teacher told them a story that brought the hands of the clock to life.. She told them that Pokey, the short hand, was sad because he's wasn't as fast as Speedy, the minute hand, which was
Philadelphia UMC prepares 10,000 meals for poor children in Uganda
Since its founding in 1837, Philadelphia United Methodist Church has always been a mission-minded church, but nothing has been quite as unique as the mission work the Conyers church recently did to feed hungry children in Uganda.. Taking part in the international Stop Hunger Now campaign, Philadelphia UMC members
Area farms offer pumpkins, fall fun activities
If you haven't made that trek to the pumpkin patch yet this season, there's still time. Farmers are waiting to welcome you with hayrides, corn mazes, slides and plenty of other activities to keep the kids busy for an afternoon.
Conyers native honored by UGA Alumni Association
A scheduling mishap changed the career path of Joel McElhannon.. During his senior year of college at the University of Georgia, McElhannon, a 1991 Heritage High School graduate, was supposed to take a legislative process class with Charles Bullock, a Southern politics professor at the university.
Hard Labor Creek hosts fall fest
An old-fashioned fall festival will take place at Hard Labor Creek State Park Saturday, Oct. 15.
"Red Velvet Cake War" offers up Southern-fried humor
With the main character addicted to whipped cream and cake being eaten by all the characters on stage, the set for "The Red Velvet Cake War" is quickly becoming a messy place, said director of the comedy Cathe Hall-Payne.
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