Best from Sunday Nov 9, 2009
The Piedmont College Cafe, located in Piedmont College's Athens campus at 595 Prince Ave., will donate a portion of the proceeds from lunch sales Thursday to St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary. The Royston-Franklin Springs Pilot Club is accepting entries until Nov. 20 for a Holiday Beauty Pageant it will host Dec. 5 in the Telford Center for the Fine and Performing Arts at Franklin County High School, Carnesville. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Health Inspections Nov 8, 2009
Piedmont College Cafe on Prince (595 Prince Ave.) 94. Pauley s (134 E. Clayton St.) 84. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lunch sales to aid St. Mary's Auxiliary Nov 8, 2009
The Piedmont College Cafe, located in Piedmont College's Athens campus at 595 Prince Ave., will donate a portion of the proceeds from lunch sales Thursday to St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary. Under the "Percentage Day" event, 10 percent of receipts for meals sold between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. are donated to the auxiliary if the meal receipt is placed in a designated ticket holder at the cashier station. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Grants program to help students' college selection Sep 30, 2009
Sophomores can visit Piedmont College on Oct. 6 ... Freshmen can travel to Emmanuel College on Oct. 28, while juniors can visit Athens Technical College and Piedmont College's Athens campus on Nov. 4. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Applying liberally Sep 7, 2009
You knew there was a job fair because people would come in and print tons of copies," Ms. Osteen said. At least once a week, someone stops by looking for work. JOB FAIRS DID NOT help newlyweds Jeffro and TaShara Powell. They were married in June. Two days before their ceremony, they were in a long line of job-seekers at a job fair at Augusta State University. They steadily applied for jobs for two months, but had no luck. Mrs. Powell, 23, graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in art from... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Rabun County High School then-freshman Ethan Hunter, left, and then-freshman Austin Gragg add a strip of wood to a casket that members of an industrial arts class built for Sammy Green in 2007. Green, who lived in Rabun Gap, died Aug. 18 at age 76 after a battle with cancer. His funeral expenses were paid for from donations and from a 2007 barbecue fund-raiser. Green was buried in the pine box that pallbearers Hunter, Gragg, Jordan Coalley, Colby Nichols, Harrison Sumlin and Jake Welch helped construct. Aug 28, 2009
"She said Gragg, who had cared for Green for about 10 years, "just couldn't pay for a funeral. Nobody could, so they were just very appreciative because he did not want to be cremated. (Clayton Tribune, GA)
A Georgia county shares a tale of one man's life and death Aug 24, 2009
"I could tell it was burden for him," said Best, now a freshman at Piedmont College, in Demorest, Ga ... " "I could tell it was burden for him," said Best, now a freshman at Piedmont College, in Demorest, Ga. So Best and some other students started a "Bury Sammy" campaign. The school's industrial arts teacher got the six volunteers from his ninth-grade class to build a coffin, pulling a design off the Internet. A bluegrass barbecue was held at a Wal-Mart parking lot. Green showed up briefly,... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Smoke clears on other campuses, but not UGA Aug 23, 2009
Public schools also ban tobacco anywhere their grounds, as do area hospitals and Piedmont College, which has a campus in Athens. Athens Technical College officials enacted the most recent campus smoking ban on March 30 of this year. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Hull man joins crowded Senate 47 seat Aug 20, 2009
Weaver received a degree in criminal justice from Piedmont College and is working toward a master's degree in religion from Liberty University, he said. He said he is active in the Madison County Republican Party, the Winterville Marigold Festival and Reviving Hearts, an Oglethorpe County music ministry. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Classes resume at UGA Aug 17, 2009
About 800 students at the Athens campus of Piedmont College began classes last week. At UGA, officials hope students won't see the changes wrought by big budget cuts, but will notice instead some of the big building projects recently begun or completed, like a 550-bed residence hall now under construction on the university's East Campus and a huge addition to the Tate Student Center that opened earlier this year. (Athens Banner-Herald)
New Warriors coach Green keeps pressure out of equation Aug 16, 2009
Madison County (24-11, 8-3 in 2008) lost two top players in pitcher Megan Kesler and shortstop Taylor Morgan (now both at Piedmont College), the Patriots will be ably led in the pitching circle by senior lefty Erin Gibson and juniors Cortney Boggs and Sarah Smith. "We have a chance to be pretty good, as long as we stay healthy," Kesler said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Fall semester kicks off at Piedmont College Aug 14, 2009
Junior Lee Summerall walks with his computer on the first day of classes Thursday at Piedmont College in Athens. Sophomore Sophia Momin looks for her class location on the first day of classes at Piedmont College on Thursday ... Sophomores Katie Bradley, center and Destini Faulk talk before a macroeconomics class on the first day of classes at Piedmont College on Thursday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Why the mystery around teacher assignments? Aug 7, 2009
I also just started my 22nd year in this profession and have three degrees, one from UGA, another from Piedmont College, and a third from, yes, an online university that I worked my butt off for ... I also just started my 22nd year in this profession and have three degrees, one from UGA, another from Piedmont College, and a third from, yes, an online university that I worked my butt off for. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
State dental group recognizes Durden Aug 2, 2009
John Misner recently took over as dean of the Piedmont College Walker School of Business, replacing Bill Piper, who helped create the business school at the Athens and Demorest campuses in 2000 and retired in June. Misner comes to Piedmont from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania, where he was a professor of finance and assistant chair of the school of business. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Enrollment at tech schools soars as more seek training Jul 28, 2009
Piedmont College enrolled 6. 4 percent more students at campuses in Demorest and Athens, said Piedmont spokesman David Price. (Athens Banner-Herald)
One-of-a-kind find in Georgia: Patch-nosed salamander Jul 8, 2009
So the next day, they took the creature to a leading salamander expert, Piedmont College biology professor Carlos Camp, whom Maerz called "a medicine man of salamander knowledge.". Camp never had seen that kind of salamander, either. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Olson joins Athens Justice Project Jul 5, 2009
In 1995, he earned a bachelor s degree in sociology from Piedmont College with a minor in criminal justice. In 2007, Rice also earned the designation of certified community lender, a program accredited by the Community Bankers Association of Georgia, Illinois, Ohio and Iowa Independent Bankers. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Job fair at Augusta State draws 1,800 Jun 26, 2009
Ms. Lee, a Thomson native, graduated last month with a bachelor's degree in art from Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga. Mr. Powell is studying digital entertainment gaming through online classes and will graduate next year. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Editorial: Hull council race has two winning candidates Jun 16, 2009
At 20 years of age, Randell A.C. King - a sophomore political science major at Piedmont College in Athens - barely meets the age requirement for the council post. The other candidate, Brandon Fortson - a six-year veteran Athens-Clarke County firefighter - is all of 25 years old. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Catoosa student receives Piedmont academic honor May 29, 2009
Samuel Preston Coppage and Phillip Sloan both of Ringgold have been named to the Dean s List at Piedmont College after completing the recent spring semester with a grade-point average between 3. 5 and 3. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Veteran finds answers in art May 24, 2009
Karl Michel is a local sculptor and painter who teaches art at Piedmont College ... "I've turned (cardboard sculpture) into something personal to me," said Michel, a Piedmont College art professor in Athens and former public school art teacher. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Spotted®: The focus is on you! May 23, 2009
HONORED ALUMNI: Marion Hunt of Athens is this year s recipient of the Piedmont College Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his long career in music education. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, May 23, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Clarke Middle School principal leaving after 13 years May 21, 2009
Mike Blake, assistant superintendent for student services, has accepted a position as an associate professor of education at Piedmont College beginning in August, with plans to start an educational consulting business. Blake had overseen funding and programs for special education students and worked in the school district for 26 years. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Week in Review Apr 5, 2009
Smokers still can light up outside at the University of Georgia (not within the gates of Sanford Stadium), but Athens Regional Medical Center, St. Mary's Health Care System, Piedmont College, Gainesville State College, Athens-Clarke County parks and Clarke County public schools ban smoking even outdoors. - Crystal Yamasato, a 17-year-old Madison County High School junior, died in a one-car crash on Georgia Highway 106 about three miles south of Ila. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Smoking out on campuses Mar 30, 2009
Smoking is prohibited on Piedmont College's Athens campus, at Gainesville State College's Oconee campus, on Clarke County School District campuses and in Athens-Clarke County parks. DON'T LIGHT UP. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Peanut inspections riddled with holes Mar 8, 2009
Education: Bachelor s in history, Piedmont College, 1997. Work experience: Inspector for state Agriculture Department. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
School closings, openings for Tuesday Mar 3, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. com Several Northeast Georgia school districts have called off classes for Tuesday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Southeast begins digging itself out Mar 3, 2009
Athens Technical College, Gainesville State College and Piedmont College also canceled Monday classes. Parts of the state got up to 7 inches of snow Sunday, said Matt Sena, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office at Peachtree City. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Current list of school closings Mar 2, 2009
Piedmont College Athens - opening at 12 p.m.. Gainesville College s Oconee and Gainesville campuses. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Quick Glimpse Feb 25, 2009
QUIZ BOWL: Cedar Shoals High School, who took three teams to the annual Piedmont College Academic Tournament in Demorest, won second, third and fourth overall out of six teams. The A team, consisting of C.J. Elrod, Mike Xiao, Kevin Wen and Emily Bryant, went 3-2 in the prelims and made it to the finals where they lost to Flowery Branch. (Athens Banner-Herald)
