Johnny Vardeman's column

	CD package relates stories of area locations Johnny Kytle was a native of Clermont in Hall County and a pioneer daredevil pilot who carried the mail between Atlanta and Richmond, Va. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 1 Comment
	CD package relates stories of area places like Dip Johnny Kytle was a native of Clermont in Hall County and a pioneer daredevil pilot who carried the mail between Atlanta and Richmond, Va. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
	Prior Street was named for Hall judge Prior Street is one of Gainesville’s most important streets. It connects the northside of town to the southside. It runs from Hunter Street near St. Paul United Methodist Church on Summit Street, to City Park and the Civic Center. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
	Hero reticent about his heroics during World War II Bob Dollar said Jason Nix was an ordinary man, the kind who goes about his work and lives humbly and without much fanfare or attention. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
	Poodle at large: Owner seeks pet lost for months If you’d lost a dog six months ago, chances are you would have given up finding it by now and moved on. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
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Ronda Rich's column

	Dixie Divas: Solving the mystery of Peggy Sue’s disappearance When Peggy Sue went away, just fell off the face of the earth with no warning or even a holler, we all wondered where she had gone. Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
	Dixie Divas: Taste of soap may cure profanity Recently, I was in a bookstore with a friend. We stopped at a table near the front of the store and it was loaded with different books that had such obscene titles that many of the words were expressed as “@?*#.” Read More by Ronda Rich \| 1 Comment
	Dixie Divas: When my Mama made up her mind Mama was stubborn. “Set in her ways,” is what country folks call it and boy, was she. When she made up her mind, nothing stopped her. Especially when she set her jaw and punctuated her declaration with a firm nod of her head. If she also threw that crooked forefinger in your direction, you knew it was set in stone. Destined to be. Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
	Dixie Divas: Sweet sound of old-fashioned harmony One day over lunch, my new-to-the-South-but-thoroughly-loving-it husband commented on the choir singing at our church, which is led by my brother-in-law, Rodney. Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
	Dixie Divas: Missing beloved Mr. Bobo To be downright honest, I never expected to miss him this much. And, if the deeper truth be told, perhaps it isn’t just the loss of a singular man, though great and admirable he was. Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
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	Original locations highlight class acts In the world of restaurants, there is something special about the original location of unique eating establishments. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
	Bear Bryant advised players to write home College football coaches often find themselves being pitchmen for everything from soft drinks to pickup trucks. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
	Hail true to alma maters The graduation season is upon us and with it comes songs we only hear at commencement exercises. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
	Mourn the loss of a college tradition At just about every college you can think of, there is a tradition uniquely identified with the football team. Some of them are historic while others are almost hysterical. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
	TV is to blame for fading our accents It is easy to blame television for a lot of things. We have seen many things that were once taboo become acceptable because we saw them happen on TV. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
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