By Don Rhodes | Painting by Rod Crossman BILL BAAB Bill Baab recalls that it was Earl Tyler DeLoach (the first local writer for The Augusta Chronicle to cover the sport of fishing) who inspired and mentored him after joining the daily newspaper as its first copy boy...
The Hammond House becomes James O’Neal’s passion By Don Rhodes | Photos courtesy of charleshammondhouse.com Few investors had the determination to take on the renovation of the dilapidated Charles Hammond House, built in the late 1700s in North Augusta, until...
Georgia native, sam byrd, played in a World Series game and golfed in several Masters tournaments By Don Rhodes The boldface type headline of The Augusta Chronicle on March 11, 1937, pretty much said it all about the life of Samuel Dewey Byrd: “Sam Byrd Quits Baseball...
By Don Rhodes | Photos courtesy of the Augusta Museum of History and Don Rhodes The Fire It didn’t take long for J.E. Henderson Jr., an executive of the J.M. Lang Co. fertilizer company in Savannah, to realize that something major was happening to the Albion...
By Don Rhodes The restored historic Miller Theater on Broad Street will be rocking again at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 10, when blues-gospel singer Ryan Abel and his musicians return for their “Goin’ South” concert. Classic Southern rock songs will be re-created...
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Nesia Wright, owner and CEO of the Georgia Soul Basketball Team. Ashlee and Nesia discuss life as the owner of a basketball team, retirement and more.
Venus Morris Griffin, one of the top real estate agents in the Augusta area, stops by our front porch to talk about her success and her upcoming book. This episode is sure to set a fire in you to go for your dreams!
Michael Romano, self-proclaimed carbohydrate king and executive pastry chef for Edgar's Hospitality Group stopped by our front porch to chat with Ashlee.
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