Odum News

Courtesy Photo Emily Odum works on a small planter. Odum made over 100 of them for her senior project.

Bored? Consider heading to the ENSAT interpretive building at Sandy Creek Nature Center, which is hosting a temporary exhibit on Eugene Odum, the father of modern ecology who was a faculty member at the University of Georgia and a longtime member of the Sandy Creek Nature Center.

Human activity is increasing the supply of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, to stream systems all over the world.

A record nine University of Georgia faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon them by their peers for a oescientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.a The UGA faculty members are among 531 new AAAS Fellows who will be ...

During the holidays, citizens having a hard time making ends meet need help to ensure their tables aren't empty.

"This is our third year doing the maze,'' said Tanya Poppell. "And we have thousands of people joins us.'' The challenge is to enter a life-sized labyrinth carved into the Poppell's 10-acre corn farm, a series of turns, tricks and dead ends that can test and totally confound anyone.

Spurred by growth in several colleges and schools, the University of Georgia has its largest student body in history this fall with an enrollment of 34,885. The fall semester enrollment is up 705 students above last fall when the enrollment topped 34,000 for the first time, with several newer colleges, schools and programs recording enrollment ...

Citing lower costs and the company's familiarity with Bristol, city leaders Friday selected a search firm to help them hire a new city manager.

Third-grade teacher Diane Parr, right, is seen with some of her current Garden Earth Naturalist Club members at Colham Ferry Elementary School.

After having been separated for more than 50 years, Mark Keith Farris of Ada and his sister, Dorothy Marilyn Dawson, were recently reunited.

It's only about six weeks away. The 48th Annual Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair, that is. The Fair opens Oct.

However, Diane is not new to the Glennville Post Office; in fact, she feels it is her a oehome away from homea since she already served as Officer-in-Charge in Glennville from June of 2005 to November of 2006 and again in that capacity February 2008 to her appointment this week as Postmaster.

During her healthy days, Sunday would have been the day to wake up and get ready for church.

Perdue switches the tracks in Odum on Wednesday to mark the opening of a 2?-mile passing siding on Norfolk Southern's track.

Gov. Sonny Perdue is coming to Wayne and Appling counties Wednesday for a local version of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" - but only because Perdue is scheduled to arrive by plane.