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This Georgia University Was Just Named One Of The Most Beautiful College Campuses In America
The building at the center of this campus was once the entire university. It went up in 1874, and it still stands as a striking Victorian Gothic landmark. That alone got my attention. Then I learned the law school was modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia. A Greek Revival mansion...
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Students help transform Jackson for ‘Stranger Things’ event
JACKSON — Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC) Film Technology students helped transform downtown Jackson into an immersive “Stranger Things”-inspired environment for the Welcome to Hawkins Weekend held Oct. 2 to 4. The project marked the Film Technology Program’s third year collaborating with the Butts County Chamber of Commerce under the leadership of Jacqueline McKoon, president and CEO. Jackson’s historic downtown square is well known to fans of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” as a filming location for the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. This year, students and instructors drew inspiration from Season 5’s Military Access Control Zone (MAC-Z), creating a military-themed quarantine setting and a dramatic passageway leading to the eerie alternate dimension known as the Upside Down. The student-centered project immersed participants in the art department side of production, providing hands-on experience from concept development and preproduction through set design, scenic construction, fabrication, practical effects, lighting, set dressing and installation. Students created military-style signage, weathered barricades, perimeter fencing, prop equipment, creature elements, atmospheric lighting and an illuminated portal to bring the concept to life. Working toward a fixed public event deadline requires them to apply not only technical skills but also collaboration, troubleshooting, resource management and adaptability, according to SCTC. The
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Jackson High Class of 1971 holds 55th class reunion
The Jackson High School Class of 1971 held its 55th class reunion at Hunter’s Event Center in Jackson on Saturday, Oct. 24. Twenty-two class members and their guests attended the event. This was the first totally integrated class at Jackson High. These classmates have come together every five years since they graduated in the spring of 1971. “To our knowledge, no other class from Jackson High has had 11 reunions,” said Class President Fredrick J .”Fred” Head. Attendees were welcomed by Head and the following members of the Reunion Committee: Laurette Denson Grier, Janice Norsworthy, Charles McElhaney, Willie Hicks, Linda Head Daugherty, Otis Jester, Evelyn Stewart Roberts, Cale Ann Head Morgan and Marvin Johnson. The 43 deceased members of the class were recognized and a bell was run in their honor as each name was read aloud. President Head presented gift cards to the Classmate Who Responded to the Invitation First (Anderson Morgan), The Classmate Who Traveled the Furthest (Lester Patterson — Idaho), The Classmate Married the Longest (Evelyn Stewart Roberts — 54 years), The Newlywed Classmate (John Grier — three years) and the Classmate with the Most Great Grandchildren (Cale Ann Head Morgan). Every class member and their guest