Local News
Leila Case: Motown and R&B plus a Dawg win make us happy
Rylander Theatre director Heather Stanley and the Friends of the Rylander organization brought Americus and the surrounding area ...
Opinion
Keith Wishum: How do we destroy our enemies?
On his first day of basic training, Mark Szczybo and his fellow recruits were herded off buses to the ...
Columns
Dick Yarbrough: Sept. 25, 2019
A potentially great senator declines the opportunity Dear Gov. Kemp: I hope all is well with you. I ...
Opinion
Your opinion: Sept. 25, 2019
Urges ‘yes’ vote by county on solar farm My name is Mark Simmons and I am a large ...
Opinion
Keith Wishum: It can happen for all of us
What a difference a few days can make. In the 1996-97 NBA season when former NBA MVP David ...
Local news
Nancy Young: 9-21-19
Schley County Farm Bureau wins 8th District award for membership efforts Schley County Farm Bureau has just been ...
Opinion
Joni Woolf: Recipes for late summer dining
As summer slowly transitions to fall (very slowly, it seems) we have been looking for recipes that require ...
Opinion
Chris Clark: Rural Renaissance
I’m a child of rural Georgia. I was born and raised in Ben Hill and Irwin counties with ...
Opinion
Your opinion: 9-21-19
It’s happening again 2019 high school reclassification — It’s déjà vu all over again. In 2016, the Georgia ...
Opinion
Dick Yarbrough: A start reminder that life is a precious gift
We are no strangers to hospitals, my bride and I. Over the past several years we have dealt ...
Local News
Nancy Young: 9-14-19
Ellaville-Schley historical society’s auction is Saturday night The Ellaville-Schley County Historical Society is having its big fundraiser auction ...
Local News
Leila Case: Three cheers for the Constitution
Column topics swirled around in my head as I lay in bed Monday morning, not too eager to ...
Columns
Joni Woolf: Pumpkins make great cakes, pies
I have just removed from the oven the two layers of a Pumpkin Praline Torte. They are beautiful ...
Opinion
A bird’s eye view: babysitting hummingbirds
Recently friends from Plains allowed me to babysit their hummingbirds while away for several days. I know what ...
Local news
Nancy Young: Sept. 7, 2019
Ellaville/Schley historical society to host annual auction The Ellaville/ Schley County Historical Society has its annual auction on ...
Local News
Leila Case: Harvey’s stuff you ‘ain’t’ seen yet
Local artist Ralph Harvey is a man of many talents that have a wide range including expert chili ...
Opinion
Joni Woolf: The best meal I ever had
A couple of weeks ago this column featured some of the feast-worthy foods that came from the author ...
Opinion
Brandi Lunneborg: Phoebe Sumter Breast Cancer Awareness Walk transitions to Sumter Pink
For 15 years, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center has hosted an annual Breast Cancer Awareness walk to raise awareness ...
Opinion
Your opinion: Sept. 7, 2019
American majority v. NRA Another mass shooting. What will it take for our elected officials to take meaningful ...
Opinion
Dick Yarbrough: Reflecting on the legacy of Sen. Johnny Isakson
I usually refrain from commenting on the topic de jour in the media. I’m not much of a ...
Local News
Leila Case: Steinway piano artist gives presidential performance
As I write I’m listening to the David Osborne’s newly released CD What a Wonderful World, a piano ...
Opinion
Joni Woolf: Labor Day provides time for lazy breakfast or brunch
Many who labor in the world of work will be given a brief respite Monday, as the nation ...
Opinion
Dick Yarbrough: To Coach Vince Dooley: congratulations on an honor overdue and much deserved
DEAR VINCE: The day has finally arrived. Next Saturday, the University of Georgia will officially name the field ...
Local News
Leila Case: A bee in my bonnet
Congratulations to Heather Stanley, director of the historic Rylander Theatre, for her hard work in keeping the almost ...
Opinion
Joni Woolf: Recipes for a Harvest Hand Orgy from Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
In her novel “The Sojourner,” Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings describes a feast for the harvest hands —those whose hands ...
Local News
Nancy M. Young: Aug. 24, 2019
Schley County contracts with Code Red for emergency notification services Following a thorough evaluation and review of alerting systems, Schley County ...
Opinion
Pastor’s viewpoint: Aug. 24, 2019
From the old French “poverte” or the modern French “pauvrete” or the Latin “paupertas” or the Anglo-Saxon “povert,” ...
Opinion
Keith Wishum: In what direction are you drifting?
Once there was a little boy who lived in the country. For bathroom facilities, his family had to ...
SportsPlus
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