Celebrating 45 Years of Augusta Magazine

Celebrating 45 Years of Augusta Magazine

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Before James Brown Arena and before Augusta Mall, there was Augusta Magazine Like a lot of organizations with long histories, the exact year of origination of Augusta Magazine became confused over the years. The “20th Anniversary Issue” was the cover of this...
The Change Maker

The Change Maker

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Deke Copenhaver believes everyone has a story to tell. And now, the former Augusta mayor is turning a page in his own story, starting a new chapter that he hopes will help others. Later this month, Copenhaver plans to celebrate the official release of his new book,...
Meet The Man Behind The Morris Music

Meet The Man Behind The Morris Music

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It was April Fools’ Day of 2002 when Kevin Grogan got the call from William S. (“Billy”) Morris III offering him the job as executive director of the art museum that Morris had opened almost 10 years earlier in honor of his parents. Grogan, then 53, had spent the...
Beauty of Nature

Beauty of Nature

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After more than a decade of planning and nearly two years after breaking ground, the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia in Athens opened last month. The two-and-a half-acre site is designed to be...
A Happy Home

A Happy Home

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The Mediterranean-style home off Cumming Road has always been a mystery to me and many others in the area. Who lives there? What does it look like? I finally got a chance to go beyond the wall and meet the family that calls this place their home. When Lee Blanton West...
Fighting Joe Wheeler

Fighting Joe Wheeler

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Short in Stature, Giant in Battle On the corner of Aumond Road at its intersection with Walton Way is a huge, immovable boulder. Thousands of vehicles pass by it daily, but few drivers or passengers give it more than a glance.                                         ...