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New Year’s Eve Celebrations – Or Chicken, Apples And Other Things Are Dropping

It’s that time of year again – the anticipation builds as the moment nears. The New Year’s Eve Big Ball Drop in Times Square begins and the end of the old year and start of the new year gets closer. When that Big Ball drops we are officially into 2012 and we are symbolically reborn. Our dreams and goals start anew and we feel refreshed.

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Brenau University

Brenau University challenges students to live extraordinary lives of personal and professional fulfillment. As students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees or non-degree programs at Brenau campuses and online, each prepares for a lifetime of intellectual accomplishment and appreciation of artistic expression through a curriculum enriched by the liberal arts, scientific inquiry and global awareness. Click here to visit the website.

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Hall County – Cities, History And Facts

Hall County is arguably the most well known county in northeast Georgia.  Named for Lyman Hall, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, it was created in 1818. Lake Lanier sits partially in Hall County.

Gainesville, is Hall’s largest and most well known city and  was originally known as Mule Camp Springs. There is still a Mule Camp festival every year on the town square. The city was a center of trade for the region and the site of cotton and lumber mills. It has been destroyed by fire and tornado but rebounded strongly each time. The history of this city certainly makes for a long and fascinating story.

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