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. Read More

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. Read More

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. Read More

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.  Read More

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. Read More

Last week, I enjoyed an evening at the Civic Center when the Cirque du Soleil made its first visit to Savannah. Read More

McIntosh County historian Buddy Sullivan will give two free lectures on key periods in the county in Darien. Read More

Applications are being accepted for the 2014 Miss Georgia South Pageant on July 13 in Adel. Read More

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!” Read More