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Moonlight on Main is coming to downtown Greensboro, Friday, June 16th and 7 p.m. Kendrick Ward, Director of the Greensboro Main Street Office, says the revamped event is going to be a blast. “We’re so excited to have a fresh new look on it, and to have some new things...

The United Tiny House Association (UTHA) is bringing the 8th annual Georgia Tiny House Festival to Lake Country on June 24-25. The event will be held at the Madison Lion’s Club Fairgrounds, 1311 Fairgrounds Road, in Madison, GA. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.  Tiny houses on wheels, skoolies and […] The post Tiny House Festival will be held in Madison June 24 – 25 appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

David McKoy is the Owner and a licensed agent at CW Smith Insurance in Greensboro. He’s been in the business for over 30 years. McKoy met his wife at the University of Georgia, and her dad was in insurance. So, ‘one thing led to another’ and McKoy himself got into the business.

Two people died Wednesday who were critically injured in separate wrecks that occurred in early May, according to Athens-Clarke police. Police said Fredrico Purnell, 36, of Athens died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle wreck on May 4 on Danielsville Road. Also, Julia Hampton, 85, of Crawfordville died from injuries...

The Colonial Revival features of the house may be later additions, perhaps in the early 20th century. I don’t know that the diamond pane window sashes would have been in fashion in the 1870s, though it’s possible. Madison Historic District, National Register of Historic Places.

Lt. Scott Underwood was mowing his lawn when his lawnmower flipped, pinning him in a creek.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. — Cutting-edge technology is helping law enforcement crack cases that went unsolved for decades. Just last week, we explained how a Texas lab helped identify a Macon Jane Doe. 20-year-old Yvonne Pless was murdered in 1977. Serial killer Samuel Little confessed to her murder in 2018.

Today, the Oconee community gathered to honor the life of Lt. Scott Underwood of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, who tragically died in a lawn mower accident at his home last week. Lt. Underwood served the Oconee County community for over two decades as a supervisor for a patrol...

I’m presently re-editing my Morgan County posts and discovered a few houses I’d yet to publish. This delightful Queen Anne is a favorite, and I will post more information when I can. Madison Historic District, National Register of Historic Places.

Laughing Moon on Main Street in Madison has been a small town favorite for 35 years. Rhonda Braxley says she walked into the store looking for a job seven years ago, became manager, and now owns the place. “I fell into this business and I absolutely love it,” she said....

FAMILY FUN NIGHT from 5 to 8 p.m. June 10 at Greensboro First Baptist Church, 203 S. Main St. Something for all ages with outdoor and indoor activities, concluding the evening with pizza, drinks, and cupcakes. Please let the church office staff know how many in your family will be attending by calling 706-453-7766 or email: church5223@bellsouth.net.

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — Attorneys representing the family of a Georgia woman who died after falling from a police car have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the $100 million lawsuit against the Hancock County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday. The lawsuit claims the sheriff's...

A sheriff’s deputy in Georgia died last week after his lawn mower overturned into a creek, pinning him underneath and drowning him, according to WSB-TV and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported that the Northeast Health District added 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on May 24, based on the Department’s electronic tracking system. The number of cases added a week earlier had been 65. The number of cases added on...

A Georgia mother has filed a $100 million-dollar civil rights lawsuit on behalf of her daughter, Briana Grier. It stems from the death of 28-year-old mother of 4-year-old twin daughters, who was taken into custody by Hancock County Sheriff's deputies while having a mental health crisis. What attorneys say led to her death while in custody.

The gabled-ell or winged gable form is one of the most common of the vernacular house types of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in rural Georgia. Most of these originated as small central hallway or hall-and-parlor houses and were expanded as a family’s needs required more space.

On Sunday, May 7, Greene County Habitat held a mortgage burning ceremony for Deborah West. It was a simple ceremony that was part of the dedication ceremony being held for the two new homes completed in Union Point. West shared words of appreciation and how she worked hard even through times of struggle to pay off her mortgage in 23 years. She used the opportunity to welcome the new homeowners, Darnesia Nesbitt and Talekia Wright, to Union Point with some advice to start their own homeownership journey.

Watkinsville native and owner of Black Hat Ranch Hunter Grayson embarked on a journey to find love in the first season of FOX’s “Farmer Wants a Wife.” And for the world to see, his love story unfolded every week for several months. “Farmer Wants a Wife,” hosted...

Four suspected gang members are charged in a March murder in Five Points in Athens.

ATHENS, Ga. — Another University of Georgia football player is facing charges after authorities said he was traveling twice the speed limit before his arrest. UGA wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint was arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor speeding and reckless driving charges, according to 11Alive's UGA insider Anthony Dasher. This comes...