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Health Reports for Newton, Rockdale counties for April 30, 2013

Health Reports for Newton, Rockdale counties for April 30, 2013.

THE RECIPE BOX: Zesty Italian dressing makes cucumber salad a refreshing dish

Italian dressing makes cucumber salad a refreshing dish. I'm a Southern girl and what Southern gal doesn't love a good piece of fried chicken or some hot homemade biscuits?

JOE LAGUARDIA: Pastors must maintain delicate balance of leader, friend

Several months ago, an article by M. Craig Barnes in The Christian Century caused a stir when he asserted that it is impossible for pastors to befriend parishioners.

Audience requests shape folk singer David Roth's performance

Chicago native David Roth has been playing his "James Taylor meets Will Rogers" style of inspirational acoustic music for nearly three decades, and even though he performs in excess of 100 concerts a year, he rarely takes the stage with a set list.

Boys and Girls Club names essay winners

Logan Gay 12th birthday

Logan Gay will celebrate his 12th birthday on Dec. 12.

Hightower Elementary School Honor Roll

Hightower Trail Elementary — Honor Roll

William Strickland Birth

William Mason Strickland was born on Nov. 1 at Athens Regional Hospital, weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long.

Social Circle woman wins Rummikub Online World Championship, places third in international board game contest

Though Karen Aiello only started playing Rummikub two years ago, she is already at the top of her game. The Social Circle resident recently won the Online World Championship in Rummikub, a game that is similar to the card game Rummy, and she estimated she competed against tens of thousands of players for the title.

Maesyn Floyd First Birthday

1st birthday. Maesyn Floyd celebrated her first birthday on Nov. 1. She is the daughter of Michelle and Tony Floyd II of Social Circle. Her maternal grandparents are Lisa and Jack Phillips of Mansfield, Craig and Christy Serra of Pennsylvania and Ronnie Brock of Covington. Her paternal grandparents are Tony

Pumpkins abound at Southern Belle Farm

Citizen staff photographer Sue Ann Kuhn-Smith visited Southern Belle Farm in McDonough to capture these images of the farm's pumpkin patch and grounds. In addition to the pumpkin patch, Southern Belle, a fully operational farm, offers visitors hayrides, corn maze, farm animals, cow train rides, piglet races, giant slide

Health reports for Rockdale, Newton counties

Restaurant health reports for Newton and Rockdale counties.

Lunch lectures focus on American history, God

It's difficult to pin down Darrell Huckaby -- noted author, syndicated newspaper columnist, humorist and longtime history teacher -- on his favorite historical period.. "For a long time I was really interested in the War Between the States," Huckaby said. "Now I'm very interested in the Civil Rights movement

Health inspections for Newton and Rockdale counties for June 26

Restaurant health inspections for June 26.

Newton, Rockdale restaurant inspections for May 22

The Newton County and Rockdale County restaurant inspections for May 22.

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