Four Kennesaw State Owls earned 2011 All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors, the conference announced on Tuesday. Sharon Swanson was an All A-Sun First Team selection, while Jessica Cross, Ashlee Burkett and Sara Sikes were named to the Second Team.
Read More »Gilmer Lady Cats Summer Softball Camp
The Gilmer Lady Cats Summer Softball Camp will take place June 22-24 from 8am to 12pm. Coach: Eric Tedders 706-276-5080 [email protected]
Read More »Owls Open A-Sun Tournament Wednesday vs. USC Upstate
The Kennesaw State Owls will begin their run in the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., when they take on the hosting USC Upstate Spartans in Spartanburg, S.C.
Read More »Brittany Moore Named to Capital One Academic All-District Team
Kennesaw State Owls junior infielder Brittany Moore was named a Capital One Academic All-District Second Team honoree by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) this week.
Read More »Chairman Lassiter Charts Course for Charter School
After 144 years of operation the Oakland Elementary School will be closing. Issac Lassiter and a group of Gilmer citizens took exception to the school’s closing; therefore, this group has decided to petition for a charter school in Gilmer County, using the building that, until the end of the current school year, houses Oakland Elementary […]
Read More »Congressman Tom Graves Interested in Oakland Academy Charter School?
While Congressman Graves was not in attendance at the noon day presentation of Isaac Lassiter on the proposed Oakland Academy Charter School, one of his field representatives, Mr. Damon Walker, was. Mr. Lassiter’s public power point presentation, was an attempt to educate the Gilmer county citizens on the merits of the Charter School that he […]
Read More »1st Annual LT Mock Draft
The NFL’s Draft is about to be upon us and the excitement level I normally feel for this extravaganza is coming up shorter than Verne Troyer’s tank top. With all the drama surrounded the NFL’s lockout and courtroom proceedings, I just don’t feel that whoo hoo about the draft that I normally do. Without the […]
Read More »Gilmer Wrestling Banquet: FYN Exclusive Video
The Gilmer High School wrestling team held its annual wrestling banquet. Students, parents, coaches and guests were treated to a covered dish, buffet style Italian themed feast before the festivities began.
Read More »“Elevate” Elevates Gilmer Youth
God has been at work amongst the many youth groups Gilmer has been able to provide, as evidenced by, Elevate Student Ministries, a youth group founded by East Ellijay Baptist Church. This particular youth group has been in three different locations since it first started in 2006, growing in population as each week goes by.
Read More »KSU Sweeps Belmont
The Kennesaw State Owls used a combination of prolific offense and continued solid pitching to sweep a road doubleheader against the Belmont Bruins on Friday afternoon, 9-0 and 6-0. The sweep clinched a spot for the Owls in the 2011 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
Read More »Gold Wins T-Game
Redshirt freshman quarterback Synjyn Days rushed for 112 yards and accounted for two touchdowns, leading the Gold past the White, 21-7, in Georgia Tech’s annual T-Day Game here Saturday.
Read More »North Georgia Medical Center Expansion
The North Georgia Medical Center is expanding its offices, to the old Appalachian Bank building, and the community center neighboring the old bank building. The new locations, acquired via purchase/lease agreement, offers more space and an upgrade in facilities.
Read More »KSU Presses on with Preston
Kennesaw State University officials have named Lewis Preston, widely regarded as one of the top assistant coaches in the country, as the Owls new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. Preston, an assistant to Penn State’s Ed DeChellis for the past three years, also served as an assistant to Florida’s Billy Donovan when the Gators won the […]
Read More »FYN Covers Kid’s Kottage: Exclusive Tom Porter Video & Interview
In May of 2008 the Georgia General Assembly signed into the law the Gilmer County Kids’ Kottage Commission. The purpose of the commission is to ensure that Gilmer County families, who are under court ordered supervised visitations, may have a safe and secure place to stage the visitations.
Read More »Gilmer’s J.V. Bobcats Get Bombarded
The Gilmer Bobcats junior varsity baseball team was swept in a two game double header by the junior varsity Rebels of Fannin County High School, falling 9-6 in the first game and 4-1 in the second game.
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