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Freshen Up Your Home and Brighten Your Mood
      Could your home be putting you in a bad mood? If so, you're not alone. A recent study shows that having a clean home in the winter makes 92 percent of adults feel happier. You don't have to undertake a major cleaning overhaul; just a little polishing here and there can boost your mood as much as a...
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Resolve to be ready in 2008
Residents Urged to Prepare for Disasters 2008 Preparedness Article Series - Six
      The last article focused on preparedness on the local, state, and national level. Now let's look at some steps that may need to be taken during a pandemic. In a pandemic, authorities might be required to take some "common-good" actions to protect the health of our residents. These steps would be...
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Brownie Troop 1510 happenings
      Giant Sleep Over Brownie Troop 1510 was again on the go March 14, and 15, 2008 as they first went to the Dragonfly Café in Young Harris for an ice cream party that they had to celebrate a very successful Girl Scout Cookies sales this year. The girls then drove to Gainesville where they had s...
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Public input sought on Jake and Bull Mountain Trails
      The U.S. Forest Service is holding an open house for anyone interested in the hiking, biking, and equestrian trails in the Jake and Bull Mountain area on the Chattahoochee National Forest. Jake and Bull Mountain trails are located in western Lumpkin County, less than ten miles from downtown Dahlon...
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Fish Batter Mixes Recalled Due to Unlisted Milk
      State Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting Georgians to the recall of some fish batter mixes.
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Spelt bread recalled for unlisted wheat
      Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting Georgians to the recall of two Food for Life Spelt breads because wheat is not identified as an ingredient.
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Salmonella Risk with Cantaloupes from Honduran Company
      Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is warning Georgia residents to a problem with some imported cantaloupes. The U.S.
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"Put the Car before the Horse"
      Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin was one of several leaders to unveil Georgia's new equine license plate at the State Capitol on March 11.
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Thinking Day for local girl scouts
      The girls of Towns County Brownie Troop 1510 took a mini trip around the world when they attended the Girl Scout World Wide Thinking Day Event in Gainesville, Georgia on February 16, 2008 at the Georgia Mountain Center. They went to the event representing the country of Denmark.
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Know Your Risk of Deep-Vein Thrombosis
      March is officially DVT Awareness Month, and Northeast Georgia Medical Center takes this opportunity to remind community members to know your risk of developing Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and its potentially fatal complication, pulmonary embolism (PE).
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Fishing Tournament to Benefit Library Expansion Furnishings
      Friends of the Union County Library will kick off spring with a Benefit Bass Fishing Tournament held on Lake Nottley. Competition will start from the Deaver Town ramp Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 a.m. The tournament will end at 2:00 p.m. with the weigh in and cash prizes awarded on site. Entry fees ...
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World Tuberculosis Day Observance, March 24
      March 24, 2008 is World Tuberculosis Day and has been set aside by public health agencies around the world to raise awareness about this disease. World TB Day 2008 is a major opportunity to focus attention on the massive challenge of defeating the TB epidemic at the global, regional, national, and...
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