One of the things that most surprised me when I moved to Coastal Georgia was the enthusiastic celebration of St Patrick's Day – which comes around once again next week.
Members of the 2011 Leadership Bryan program, hosted by the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Chamber of Commerce, recently had team-building exercises at Epworth By the Sea on St. Simons Island.
The Richmond Hill YMCA is gearing up for its annual Priceless Gifts campaign that helps fund scholarships to various YMCA programs throughout the year.
The bride, dressed in a long, ivory gown, and her tuxedo-clad groom showed not a hint of nervousness.
The Richmond Hill YMCA is gearing up for its annual Priceless Gifts campaign that helps fund scholarships to various YMCA programs throughout the year.
Fort McAllister State Historic Park will have a candle lantern tour from 7-8 p.m. Saturday. There also will be cannon firings and musket demonstrations all day. Visitors who tour the fort by candlelight will see Civil War soldiers going about their nightly duties. Participants are asked to stay with their tour guides or they may be captured as a spy. Please do not bring flashlights. The tour costs $6 for adults and $3.50 for children. ...
Army Pfc. Adam C. Welch has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
The Richmond Hill Historical Society will host author Rand Wood Tuttle as guest speaker of its monthly lecture series at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Richmond Hill Museum.
More than 200 Richmond Hill and Savannah residents danced the night away last weekend at the Richmond Hill City Center to raise money for local and international charities.
Frank Spencer residence in Richmond Heights that was named Yard of the Month for February by the Richmond Hill Garden Club. Spencer and his wife received a gift certificate for Tim and Dave's Nursery. The garden club meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the Wetland Center in J. F. Gregory Park. For more information about the garden club, call 727-3219.
Spring is on its way and Richmond Hill is serving up a full menu of style, fashion and beauty trends for this season so everyone can look spectacular and feel fabulous as Coastal Georgia goes into full bloom.
Eleven cooks and cooking teams added peppery zing to downtown Pembroke at lunchtime Saturday during the third annual Chili Cook-Off hosted by the North Bryan Chamber of Commerce.
The Pembroke Garden Club had its regular meeting in January at the Pembroke Community Center. The club also took flowers on Feb. 17 to residents of the nursing home in Claxton. Club members also enjoyed lunch at a restaurant while in Claxton. For more information about the garden club, call Reta Willoughby at 858-3580.
Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, will appear at the fourth annual Savannah Book Festival at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Trustees Theatre in downtown Savannah.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - At 8 years old, Phil Hadaway dissected 4-track tape recorders to see how they worked.
Cars lined the side of Highway 144 on Thursday as folks flocked to Plantation Lumber and Hardware for its ninth annual open house.
Area World War II veterans got a chance to mingle and share stories Wednesday when the Richmond Hill Exchange Club hosted a special Memorial Day program at the Richmond Hill City Center.
Kroger stores throughout the Atlanta division are raising funds for the American Red Cross, which is supporting those affected by the tornadoes that hit Oklahoma on Monday.
In ancient times, before "inventive spelling," young minds were required to learn phonics and spelling rules. We even had word lists on which we were tested weekly - words we not only had to spell correctly but define and use properly in a sentence.
The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill is planning a World War II Remembrance Program on May 22. The guest speaker will be Paul Grassey, a B-24 pilot with the 8th Air Force; having flown 13 combat missions during the war.
The recently signed Rural Tourism Protection Act helps Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites meet budget challenges and aids communities dependent on the tourism provided by the state's parks, historic sites or outdoor recreation areas within their communities, according to state Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, who wrote the bill.
The Pembroke Garden Club recently completed a beautification project at the Pembroke Library. The club thanked Ernest Hamilton from the Honey Wagon Company for donating the pine straw.
I have drooled while watching The Food Network's Bobby Flay and others cook a piece of beef called a tri-tip. Now that I've cooked and eaten one, I know why I was drooling.
Last week, I enjoyed an evening at the Civic Center when the Cirque du Soleil made its first visit to Savannah.
McIntosh County historian Buddy Sullivan will give two free lectures on key periods in the county in Darien.
Applications are being accepted for the 2014 Miss Georgia South Pageant on July 13 in Adel.
When told the Americans were hopelessly surrounded at Bastogne, Belgium, and ordered to surrender on Dec. 22, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division's acting commanding general, Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe responded iconically to the German commander by saying, "Nuts!"
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