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It’s curtain time soon at historic Rylander Theatre
By: Leila Case The arts that include visiting museums and live entertainment are among the things I’ve missed ...
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Carved in Americus: One Confederate Ring
By: Evan A. Kutzler An early visitor to the Confederate Museum (now the American Civil War Museum) in ...
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Loren Smith’s column on Covey Rise Plantation
CAMILLA – It would not require any genius to conclude that the name of this agribusiness enclave had ...
Editorials
What’s in a name?
From the courthouse folks come to our office, form in hand, requesting us to let the world know ...
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A word from Chief Mark Scott
Last month we published an article addressing the recent increase in gang related gun violence here in Americus ...
Editorials
Naming your Hallelujahs
I grew up on Upper River Road here in Americus. To go to town or to school I ...
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Ball Played As It Lies
I know little to nothing about golf. I know I like the idea of it. I know I ...
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Fueling Up: Early Filling Stations in Americus
By: Evan A. Kutzler evan.kutzler@gsw.edu At least twice during the Great Depression, Charles Monroe Hale Jr. boarded a ...
Editorials
The story of your perfectly ordinary face
I was walking the streets of downtown Americus looking for a story to be told. I had been ...
Columns
Sunshine, camellias are nature’s wonders
Leila Case As I write, it is pouring rain but thankfully it has stopped and the sun is ...
Editorials
Your package has been delivered!
I am going through a fun season. I get up early in the morning, sit on my red ...
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The truth about the monsters under your bed
My bed sits high off the floor. In fact, I have a little bitty staircase helping me get ...
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Camellias, crystal, Walmart receipts and tiny surprises of goodness
One of my camellia bushes is busting out all over in glory. When I say she is busting ...
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Loran Smith’s Weekly Feature Column: Cotton Today
There was a time when only the months of November, December and January had no connection with the ...
Editorials
You’re my favorite!
My parents once sent Valentine’s flowers to my office in Macon. Delighted, I opened the card to read: ...
Columns
Historic Rylander Theatre is ‘Celebrating a Century’; Trust passes the gavel
By Leila Case There’s a lot to celebrate, however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions we can’t ...
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Before the Barista: The Layers of 134 W. Lamar Street
Evan A. Kutzler In A Sand County Almanac (1948), a classic on environmental conservation, Aldo Leopold eulogized a ...
Editorials
She has character! And worm holes!
Transition. I did not know what to call it, and I am not entirely sure “transition” is the ...
Editorials
Clawfoot has a story to tell
I have not had a bath in over six years. To be clear, I have showered, just not ...
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Fightn’ the Vid
By: Stick Miller Boyce “Stick” Miller lives in Americus. Contact him at stickmiller @gmail.com While Inauguration Day has been ...
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Truth: There is no kitten stuck up the tree
About 10 years ago, I and my two cats moved from Atlanta to Americus and promptly set up ...
Editorials
When your black-eyed peas come with time travel
There is a mandate this time of year. It requires lingering in our past while also tiptoeing into ...
Columns
Hip, Hip, Hooray! Hip, Hip, Hooray! Huzzah!
By: Leila Case A Colonial era toast that is as appropriate today as it was then to turn ...
Editorials
Columns and foundations
The first sign was the buckling. The second sign was the heel of my stiletto busting through. My ...
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How to beautifully handle what irritates you
“Tracy, what do you want for—” “Pearls!” The question very rarely must be completely asked. The answer is ...
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Good Company’s Coming!
Mama started me on a silver pattern in my young days. She knew waiting to accrue silver through ...
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The night superheroes cried
It is a side to the story I have always treasured. It was one of those experiences that ...
Columns
A Bird’s Eye View: Dec 2020
By: Phil Hardy Inquiries have been pouring in and all are asking the same question: What’s happened ...