Leadership embraces initiative, confidence and dedication. Skills, knowledge and experiences gained through leadership are used to guide others. Leaders strive to pass the torch to other, subsequent leaders to help them become successful both personally and professionally. Sometimes the idea of leadership is just about leading by example. Through her influence in mentoring others, Gabrielle…

The Cooperative Extension of Carroll and Haralson Counties, Carroll County Young Farmers, and Chestatee-Chattahoochee RC&D presented a two day conference for small farms at West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) Feb. 26-27. The West Georgia Small Farm Conference was held to give beginning producers the opportunity to learn from current experts and experienced farmers in the…

Atlanta United has enjoyed great success in the club’s first three years of existence. The story of 2017 was Atlanta United sending waves through American soccer and exemplifying how expansion teams should come into the league. Atlanta continued to build on its inaugural season in 2018 and achieved the pinnacle of American soccer by winning…

The UWG softball team held their home opener Feb. 28-29 with a three-game conference series against the Montevallo Falcons. The Lady Wolves used their momentum coming off a series win against Lee University to sweep a doubleheader with Lexi Close and Morgan Goree.  In the games, the team struck out a combined 16 batters. Goree…

Three games and three wins last weekend for the Wolves, marking their fifth consecutive series win and improving their season record to 12-4. The team traveled to Rome, GA, to face the Shorter University Hawks on February 28th and 29th. Taylor Boisclair got the start for game one. The senior pitcher was dominant from the…

We hold these truths to be self-evident blah, blah, blah and the pursuit of happiness. Talking about politics can be a daunting task, especially for college students. Their world within the four walls of a classroom is stressful enough, then they’re expected to start adulting too? It is not always easy or fun, but being…

In professional motorsports, while the camera might only focus on the driver, there is an army of specialists behind him providing the tools to win. Phillip Bell is a lead engineer for J.R. Motorsports, a NASCAR Xfinity Series team. A seasoned engineer with six years of experience in the position, and countless years under the…

Humans have been tied to food since the beginning of mankind. Through food, humans developed agriculture, which eventually led to advanced society. From an evolutionary perspective, we are tied into the rhythms of food seasonality through generations and generations of ancestry. Today, humans have developed the mass production of food through agriculture, and we even…

Coming this fall to West Georgia, there is a new apartment complex named Bellamy Apartments where technology meets home. The apartments will feature smart lock doors, a chef-inspired kitchen, 55″ smart TV, Alexa technology for thermostats, stainless steel appliances and will be fully furnished. Students can select from three or four bedroom apartments or a…