KSU Coach Brian Bohannon 'Here for the Long Haul'

Woodstock resident Brian Bohannon was introduced as the Owls' first head football coach on Tuesday.

KSU Coach Brian Bohannon 'Here for the Long Haul'

Woodstock resident Brian Bohannon was introduced as the Owls' first head football coach on Tuesday.

Declaring that he's found a new football home -- which happens to be very close to his family home -- Kennesaw State University football coach Brian Bohannon said he's eager to get started creating a program from scratch. Bohannon, 42, a former University of Georgia wide receiver who has been quarterbacks coach at Georgia Tech for the last seven years, was introduced Tuesday as he begins to guide the Owls from a long-term idea to on-the-field reality in two years. "I felt there was something special here," Bohannon said during his first press conference, held at KSU's Fifth Third Bank Stadium near campus. "All football is going to do is open that up for everyone to see." The Woodstock resident's hiring was announced by KSU on Sunday, after…

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Woodstock Students Achieve Collegiate Recognitions

Several Woodstock students were named to the dean's lists and graduated from local and regional universities.

Several Woodstock students have earned academic recognitions and graduated from local and regional colleges and universities. Cornell University's Maria Morawa was placed on the Dean's List for the fall 2012 semester while Charles Cumberland graduated from Armstorng Atlantic State University.  The following students were named to Reinhardt University's fall 2012 dean's list:  The following student earned faculty honors at the Georgia Institute of Technology: These students were also named to the Dean's List at Georgia Tech: The following students hailing from Woodstock recently graduated from Georgia Tech:  The following students from Woodstock graduated from Valdosta State University: These students were also placed on Valdosta's Dean's …

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College Deadlines Loom for Local Seniors

The inclement weather however has changes one major university's deadline.

There has been one ray of sunshine through all the snowfall this week – the University of Georgia has extended the college application deadline to Jan. 18 and Georgia Tech extended their deadline to Jan. 21 to make accommodations for students who are unable to gather the needed information thanks to Mother Nature. The past few days of closed schools, limited mail delivery and inability to meet with guidance counselors may be just another stress factor to local high school seniors trying to meet the application deadlines for Georgia’s top two universities, as well as many other colleges across the country. Local seniors commented about their experiences with the college application process and how it adds another worry to an already busy …

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