Barry Paschal
Sunday Letter Project encourages handwritten letters
In a world of email, text messages and reels, letter writing is becoming a lost form of communication, but The Book Tavern recently joined an initiative to bring it back.
Smith-Shawver shines as Augusta splits series with Salem July 5
:AJ Smith-Shawver worked four scoreless innings and ran his fastball up to 100 mph as Augusta beat Salem 4-1 July 5.
In pictures: Meadow Garden July 4, 2026
Scenes from Meadow Garden’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
In pictures: Residents meet at the river to mark Independence Day
Augustans and North Augustans gathered at the river for a two-state Independence Day event.
Augusta shut out for second time in a month against Salem July 4
The Augusta GreenJackets fell on Independence Day 1-0.
In pictures: Patriotic Paw Parade celebrates America’s 250th
Patriotic pooches and their owners took to Laurens Street for a parade on Saturday celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday.
In pictures: Yankee Doodle Dash celebrates the 250th
Runners celebrated the nation’s 250th with a 5K/10K.
Yaks’ first inning lead holds to secure July 3 win over GreenJackets
The Salem RidgeYaks (6-7, 31-47) took the lead two batters into the game and never let go, picking up a wire-to-wire win on Friday night against the Augusta GreenJackets (9-4, 44-35) by a score of 7-4.
Survey says: Bald eagle is thriving in Georgia
This year’s survey of bald eagles nesting in Georgia may have covered less territory than usual. But the results point to a population that is still going strong.
Augusta bullpen allows 10 unanswered runs in July 2 loss
The Augusta GreenJackets (9-3, 44-34) scored nine runs in the first five innings of the game, but a ten-run stretch over four innings for the Salem RidgeYaks (5-7, 30-47) enabled them to come back and pull away for their first win of the week on Thursday.
Art brings respite from stress of hospital environment
The healing art of on a wall at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center often brings a smile or alleviates some of the stresses in the hospital setting.
Vartanian twirls gem as Augusta blanks Salem on July 1
Derek Vartanian fired the best outing of his pro career, hurling seven scoreless innings against the Salem RidgeYaks (4-7, 29-47) to give the Augusta GreenJackets (9-2, 44-33) a low-scoring 1-0 win Wednesday night.
