Tweet 1. Holiday Lights at Tech Park. Don’t forget to check out the 10th annual Holiday Light Show at Technology Park. The display on Hospital Parkway features nearly a mile of lights and will be up through Saturday. 2. New Year’s Services. Our holiday services guide lists special New Year’s programs at Johns Creek churches. 3. Get Out. Check out our [...]
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Tweet The South is steeped in tradition and many of those traditions revolve around food. Two of the dishes that have been prepared through the years as we ring in the new year are Hoppin’ John and greens. Hoppin’ John is a black-eyed pea dish. The peas symbolize coins. A shiny dime, thrown into this [...]
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Tweet UPDATE: Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. A landscaper and architect from Dekalb County who was out surveying an area of land for moss in the vicinity of Bluegrass Valley Parkway and McFarland Road discovered a human skull around 3:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, according to Capt. Tim House with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. “He [...]
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Tweet I was going to start my resolution early this year. I got this book about how to achieve your goals and it said you need to measure your progress quantitatively rather than just guessing how far along you are. My goal is to lose 10 pounds, so I got a scale to measure the [...]
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Tweet The top 11 news stories from Holly Springs Patch, in no particular order, are: 1. Snowpocolypse 2011: In January, the Atlanta area was hit with massive ice, snow, slippery streets and power outages. We were stuck in our homes for days. The streets of Holly Springs were little more than an ice-skating rink and [...]
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Tweet When the sun goes down and you feel like hanging out with your friends, there’s a new restaurant concept in downtown Woodstock that may just be your ticket. Wink is the new place for a girls’ night out, a date night dinner, happy hour with classic cocktails and signature drinks, live music and a [...]
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Tweet BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister hailed the end of the American military presence in Iraq as a new dawn for his country and urged Iraqis to preserve the unity of a nation still under attack by insurgents and beset by sectarian divisions. At a televised celebration in Baghdad on Saturday, Nouri al-Maliki declared [...]
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Tweet I love this time of year! When I drive down the street, I see everyone in their brand new jogging outfits, with iPods and water bottles. The gyms are packed full of people that are ready to lose those extra pounds or get into shape. The sad thing is, it only last a few [...]
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Tweet Need a ride home after being overserved on New Year’s Eve? The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has an app for that! The “Drive Sober Georgia” app is available for free on both the iPhone and Android smartphones, according to a WSAV report. The app compiles contact information on programs that offer free rides [...]
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Tweet The Pope and Walton boys basketball teams closed 2011 on high notes with victories in holiday tournaments Friday. For Pope, the 55-48 win over Forest Park in Smyrna earned the championship of the Campbell Holiday Classic and raised the Greyhounds’ record to 11-2. For Walton, the 64-60 win over Buchholz of Gainesville, FL, secured [...]
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