Willow Hill In the News
First ‘Techie Camp’ at Willow Hill starts for 25 students Monday - An opening ceremony for the first-ever “Techie Camp” at the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center was held Monday, June 6, 2022 at the Outdoor Learning Center on the campus at 4235 Willow Hill Road near Portal. Techie Camp Opening Ceremony YouTube link
The Resurrection of the Bennett Grove School - The last African-American one-room schoolhouse in Bulloch County Georgia (Facebook Live Link) (WTOC link)
Willow Hill Learning Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony -Features the opening of The Learning Center Pavilion which provides free high-speed Broadband access to students and community members in rural Portal, GA. This outdoor Pavilion creates a safe space during the current Covid 19 Pandemic and was made possible through the generous donations of the IMLS Cares Act Grant and the Nordson Corporation. (Facebook Live Link)
Willow Hill completes open-air classroom; seeks other support - The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center, on the historic Willow Hill School campus near Portal, has moved forward with the completion of its "COVID-Safe Outdoor Classroom" to accommodate its grant-funded after-school program.
The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center awarded IMLS CARES Act Grant
If These Cemeteries Could Talk - Dr. Alvin Jackson, Willow Hill Center chairman, led the Feb. 16 tour as participants visited the graves of all 37 persons born in slavery who are known to be buried in the Mount Pisgah Cemetery. (WSAV link) (WTOC link)
The Willow Hill School: A brief history- In 1874, nine years after the end of the Civil War, a group of former slaves in Portal, Georgia established a school for their children...
Bulloch County Historical Markers - In 1920 the Bulloch County Board of Education purchased the school for $18 dollars. In 1954 the county built the sixth and current building to house the school...
Family records key says Willow Hill festival speakers- Passing on the importance of knowing your heritage and preserving it were key points for speakers at the annual Willow Hill Heritage Festival...
History comes alive at Willow Hill - Now called the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center, the building is part of the school system that was founded by former slaves in 1874...
Health, faith, and heritage at Willow Hill - The sixth annual event at the historic Willow Hill School near Portal puts a renewed emphasis on health...