Lt. Col. Duncan G. Hughes assumed command of the 4th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro. N.C., on July 26. He is the son of Glenn and Judy Hughes of Pembroke and the late Winnie Hughes.
Last week, 15-year-old Dalton Raulerson of Pembroke suited up for his first game as a member of the Pinewood Christian Academy varsity football team.
Go ahead - hit that snooze button. This Monday, it's OK. Labor Day, always the first Monday in September, signifies a day of rest for weary workers seeking a break. And, for many employees, it is a paid holiday. "It's a day that I get paid to sleep in," said Brad Lamb, an employee of Integrated Network Solutions. "Those are the fun days." Lamb plans to watch Georgia football, fire up his barbecue grill and ...
The Richmond Hill City Center teemed with activity Saturday at the Elegance in the Park bridal show, the facility's first bridal event since opening in February.
The 1965 graduating classes of Warner Robins High School and Northside High School of Warner Robins held a joint reunion this past Saturday. A barbecue was held on the grounds of the Governor's Mansion on West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta and was hosted by Gov. Sonny Perdue, who is a 1965 graduate of Warner Robins High School.
Ladies, it's time to show off your best bra. The Suzie Q's are holding an "Art Your Bra" contest in which participants creatively decorate bras to be showcased and auctioned off at a Sept. 15 gala. All proceeds from the gala will be donated to area breast cancer treatment facilities. A gas fund will also be established for local women who have to drive to Savannah to receive their radiation or chemotherapy treatments. Contestants are ...
More than 125 walkers have registered to participate in the sixth annual Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) Walk set for Oct. 9-10 along the C&O Canal on the beautiful Potomac River near Harper's Ferry, W.Va.
The Pembroke Garden Club recently named their Beauty Spot and Yard of the Month for August.
The 51st annual Kicklighter family reunion was held on Saturday, July 31, at Beards Creek Primitive Baptist Church in Glennville.
Kathy Hatcher's painting "Hanging Out," has won of the 2010 Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival Art Contest and will be used as the festival's poster this year. The festival is slated for Oct. 15-17 in J.F. Gregory Park
The teachers and coaches of some Richmond Hill Primary School will be trading in their instructors' caps Thursday evening for a McDonald's apron.
The United Way of the Coastal Empire will hold its Campaign Kick-Off from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Savannah Civic Center on W. Oglethorpe Avenue.
Dorchester Academy was one of 10 historic schools from 250 applicants across the country and the only one in Georgia to receive a $50,000 preservation grant from Lowe's this week. Lowe's Companies, Inc. and the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded nearly $500,000 in grants from Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation to historic schools across America.
Classmates of Bryan County High School Class of 1970 spent time reminiscing and updating each other on their adventures and accomplishments in the past 40 years at their 40th reunion held on June 5 at Black Creek Golf Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Conley of Blitchton will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 26, 2010. The couple was married in the Ellabell United Methodist Church by Dr. Victor Bowers on Aug. 26, 1950.
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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