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Column: Gainesvillian did much more than just publish a newspaper
Johnny_Vardeman
Johnny Vardeman
Johnny Vardeman
For The Times
Published: Mar 14, 2025, 11:57 PM
Albert Hardy was so involved in civic activities and public service, one wonders how he ever had time to put out a newspaper. The Gainesville man published the Gainesville News weekly paper from 1897 until he died in 1953.
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Column: Town of Chamblee’s namesake was a Gainesvillian
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Johnny Vardeman
Johnny Vardeman
For The Times
Published: Mar 6, 2025, 7:28 PM
One might wonder why the town of Chamblee, just outside Atlanta, was named for a Black man from Gainesville, who never lived in Chamblee.
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