A House Divided

A House Divided

It’s not always black and white when it comes to sports fans and athletes. Most sports fans grow up in households that have a favorite team, or have a family history at a certain college or university. For Katie Rietkovich, it’s not black or white. She is now in the grey.
The first football game Katie [...]

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Students Have a “Can-do” Attitude

Students Have a “Can-do” Attitude

Can an elementary, middle or high school student change the world?  Jon Braswell thinks so.  The junior and Beta Club treasurer at Effingham County High School believes that changing the world starts with one random act of kindness at a time – one community at a time.  And donating food to a local food bank [...]

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Pure Togetherness

Pure Togetherness

James Bunch didn’t always like to make syrup. In fact, during his younger days, Bunch didn’t want any part of helping out his father during the long process of feeding the cane mill and skimming the syrup as it boiled.
But Bunch found he missed the syrup making days after his father passed away — despite [...]

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A Winter Wonderland Emerges

A Winter Wonderland Emerges

If you find yourself in trouble of conjuring the holiday spirit, then you clearly have not rested your gaze on the charming 4200 square-foot home of Perry and Gina Mincey tucked gracefully in the trees of Silverwood Plantation. This winter-wonderland is both sophisticated in style and rich in holiday traditions that could inspire any heart [...]

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