*Hall County Assistant Public Defender Brett Willis last week completed a teaching assignment at Harvard University's Criminal Justice Institute. Willis was invited to serve as a teaching team member for Harvard's Trial Advocacy Workshop. Willis has been with the public defender's office since its inception in 2006.
*The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia is currently holding an adult dog adoption special thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Adoption Angel Lock-In. All adoptable adult dogs who were in HSNEGA’s Large Dog Adoption Room during the Adoption Angel Lock-In will have $0 adoption fees until September 15 (some restrictions apply). For a list of the dogs that qualify for the adoption special contact Yesenia Cruz at 770-532-6617 or [email protected].
*The National Weather Service and the Georgia StormReady Advisory Board have recognized Forsyth County as a StormReady Community, a designation reflecting the county’s "high level of severe weather preparedness."
*Gainesville High School alum Kelli Grant Bivins (Class of '92) was recently awarded a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program grant sponsored by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Bivins, who teaches English at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, will travel to Washington in January to meet with other grant recipients and will then travel abroad next summer to address two global issues that are of great concern to her - immigration and climate change.
*Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association weekly update.
*Several new programs for library patrons and a few changes in regular programs are set for September and beyond at the Braselton Library. For details, visit www.prlib.org or telephone 706.654-1992.
*The Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Career Coach will visit the Sharon Forks Library in Cumming on Wednesday, September 18, from 11 AM – 2:30 PM. Experts will be on hand to help job-seekers search and apply for jobs, write resumes and cover letters, discern their career interests, and learn about funding for job training. There is no charge for these services.
*Helen Arts & Heritage Center Calendar of Events.
