From the annals of 1912

• Griffin High held graduation exercises.

• A Sunday school picnic was held at Warm Springs.

• Louise Walker won the Austin Medal.

• The Central Railroad adopted a telephone system for operating its trains.

From the annals of 1937

• Mrs. R.G. Hunt was elected regent of the Pulaski Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

• Mrs. Charles Lamb spoke at a meeting of the Wisteria Garden Club.

From the annals of 1962

• Peggy Anderson was honored with a birthday party.

• A local 5-year-old boy died in an old refrigerator.

• A moonshine center was raided in Pike County.

• Barbara Bankston was to marry Mike Bufford.

• Astronaut Scott Carpenter made three orbits around the earth.

• The Quarter-horse show was to be held in Griffin.

• Haskell Conkle was named to the Pharmacy Association state board.

• Wayne Olson won a scholarship.

• Mrs. Robert C. Walker was named Woman of the Year.

• Mrs. Grady Black was named Auxiliary president.

• The Griffin baseball team beat Cherokee 3-2.

• Outstanding students at Griffin High were honored as hundreds were presented with Achievement Awards.

• The Griffin baseball team beat Gordon 10-2.

• Sinclair Hollberg hit two home runs in the same inning in a youth baseball game.

From the annals of 1987

• Al Unser won the Indy 500.

• The city of Griffin considered getting expert advice on water figures.

• The Vogtle Plant costs figured into Griffin rate hikes.

• Playboy magazine was allowed to be sold in Hall County for the first time in seven years.

• The average teacher pay in the U.S. was nearly $27,000.

• Griffin High School honored its seniors in the honors day program.

From the annals of 2007

• A town hall meeting for the commuter rail issue was planned.

• Norcom and the Griffin-Spalding School System were teaming up to offer classroom supplies to local teachers.

• The Curves Bar & Grill was not giving up fight to have nude dancing.