Russell Honored with Reinhardt’s 2009-10 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award
Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. S. Beth Russell was recently honored with the annual Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award. Russell received the award for 2009-10 during a Faculty Senate meeting on April 20, 2010...

Hillcrest Baptist to Host Soul Survivors on Danger Island VBS
All are invited to come kick off the festivities with the Family Field Day on Memorial Day.  Participants will be playing flag football, basketball, horseshoes, volleyball and other sports.  Bring a picnic and your game face...

Hickory Flat Fellowship Church Hosts Trade Day
Everyone is welcome to buy, trade or sell new or used merchandise, and both inside and outside spots are available...

An American Choral Sampler to be Hosted at Canton First United Methodist Church
The Cherokee Chorale has performed numerous classic master works such as Handel's Messiah and the Requiems of Mozart, Brahms, Fauré and Rutter.  The group has also performed concerts of American folk songs and spirituals, patriotic programs, and Broadway selections...

Religious Sisters Teach Oprah the Rosary
In their ongoing series for EWTN, the global Catholic network, the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, taught Oprah what it means to be "a bride of Christ" and how to say the rosary...

Hillcrest Baptist Church Announces Upcoming Events
Teen Impact will host a church-wide luncheon on March 21 directly after the 11:00 am service.  The group is raising money for our annual summer Teen Expedition Mission trip...

Personal Values
My dad raised and trained carrier pigeons.  He showed me the little metal cylinder he could attach to their leg with a message rolled up in it.  I could tell his favorite was a regal silver and white guy.  When I watched him gently release him into the sky, we watched him fly away, and I was always afraid he would not come back, but he always did...

Register Now for Church Marketing Seminar at Reinhardt College
Dr. Phil Schroeder, associate director of connectional ministries for the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church, and his brother, Dave Schroeder, a chief information officer and chief technology officer, will lead the event.  The morning session will focus on understanding and targeting a church’s mission field for Christ using congregational gifts.  The afternoon session will explore the expanding field of social media...

Georgia Mountains Hospice Presents Mardi Gras Event
The festive event will be held at the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce Building, on February 13, 2010, beginning at 6:00pm.  Meals for the event will be catered by the Woodbridge Inn, music is provided by 53 West, and a Silent Auction  will run throughout the evening...

Ribbon Cutting and Dedication of Mi Familia Center a Success
A crowd of about 40 stood two and three deep for the ceremonial ribbon cutting, as the Rev. Dr. Francisco Cañas, coordinator of the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministries, encouraged the crowd to “proclaim God with a Bible in one hand, and the love of God in the other”...

Rev. Ed Swehla Speaks on Native American Worship at Reinhardt
Swehla is the chairperson of Native American Concerns for the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. His talk was in conjunction with the Year of the North American Indigenous People...

History of Loudsville Campmeeting
Every Summer since 1838, families have gathered at this traditional place in the Loudsville community of North Georgia near Cleveland for a week of fun, fellowship, and revival. This week -- July 20-26, 2009 -- is the 170th meeting at Loudsville Campmeeting...