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By Barbara W. Russell Phyllis Glisson started writing short stories when she was a teenager, but she never dreamed that she’d be writing professionally – she mainly wrote stories to entertain her friends. “My friends would always want me to write short stories that had them in it, and some famous celebrities, or heart throb, [...]
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By Barbara W. Russell A Special Program for Our Military Men and Women Who Have Been Injured Lee Ann and Doug Marrie shared a dream. They wanted to do something for our wounded military and their families, to somehow give back to them for their sacrificial service to our country and to the world. They [...]
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By John Newton Many people can identify a time when their lives were at a crossroads, a place where the right or wrong decision led them down a path from which there was no return. Looking back today, Jose Velasquez, pastor of the historic 150-year-old Mizpah United Methodist Church in Effingham County, recognizes several such [...]
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By Katie Turner When I first contacted Doug Morgan to interview him about his fishing, he is so modest that I think I’ve contacted the wrong man. After stepping into his office, I know otherwise. Amid a sprawling sea of white spreadsheets and office supplies, my eyes quickly come to rest on a wall of [...]
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Like most Georgia fans, Nick Smiley would like to meet Hershel Walker. But Smiley won’t be looking for an autograph, rather he will be looking more to leave his name in the mind of Walker. On January 30, 2010 the 47-year old Heisman trophy winner and former NFL running back won his MMA debut. Also, [...]
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By Kathryn Turner Author and educator Dr. Howard Thurman once said,”Don’t ask yourself what the world needs.Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” And anyone who has ever met Donna Holder knows that art is what makes her come [...]
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By Barbara W. Russell Pat Kennedy of Springfield likes to have fun, and she likes to make people laugh. This 63 year old grandmother of six has been practicing her trade for most of her life; in fact, she began performing when she was in elementary school. Her inspiration was watching Elvis perform on the [...]
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by Kathryn Turner What could be better than going to the theatre for an evening of entertainment? Having the theater come to you! And Effingham Theatre does just that. Performing all over the county, Effingham Theatre is a travelling theatre on a mission to educate through entertainment. They do their shows in garages, in living [...]
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Many of us have heard the phrase “It’s a God thing” used many times over the years. Evangelists have used it, pastors have used it, and we have even heard someone in our own family use it to describe what might be happening in their lives. We have even probably said it ourselves at one [...]
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What is red, white, blue and gold and can reach 202.55 miles per hour in 7.887 seconds in just a quarter mile? Superhero fans would say Superman, but the answer is actually something and someone from this world. The Ballistic Eagle, piloted by Effingham resident Kevin Martin, is the answer to the question. What, you [...]
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