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Column: 100th career victory ‘builds on tradition’

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 02 Nov 2024 · 0

Aquinas coach James Leonard won his 100th career game Thursday.

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Guest Column: Practice feeling like you are on the other side of this

By Special To Augusta Good News · 15 Oct 2024 · Comments Off on Guest Column: Practice feeling like you are on the other side of this

Tara Simkins is a lawyer turned life coach, facilitator and childhood cancer philanthropist. This is the fifth and final column in a series in which she shares some of the tools she developed when dealing with her son’s cancer journey. She hopes that they might help others coping with the mental and emotional aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

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Guest Column: Taking action — small steps towards big changes

By Special To Augusta Good News · 14 Oct 2024 · Comments Off on Guest Column: Taking action — small steps towards big changes

Tara Simkins is a lawyer turned life coach, facilitator and childhood cancer philanthropist. This is the fourth in a series of columns in which she shares some of the tools she developed when dealing with her son’s cancer journey. She hopes that they might help others coping with the mental and emotional aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Column: Never say never – covering a hurricane

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 13 Oct 2024 · 1

Publisher Charmain Z. Brackett writes about doing something she never thought she’d do – cover a hurricane.

Guest column: The power of honoring your struggles

By Special To Augusta Good News · 13 Oct 2024 · Comments Off on Guest column: The power of honoring your struggles

Tara Simkins is a lawyer turned life coach, facilitator and childhood cancer philanthropist. This is the third in a series of columns in which she shares some of the tools she developed when dealing with her son’s cancer journey. She hopes that they might help others coping with the mental and emotional aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Guest Column: How to find light even in the darkest of times

By Special To Augusta Good News · 12 Oct 2024 · Comments Off on Guest Column: How to find light even in the darkest of times

Tara Simkins is a lawyer turned life coach, facilitator and childhood cancer philanthropist. This is the second in a series of columns in which she shares some of the tools she developed when dealing with her son’s cancer journey. She hopes that they might help others coping with the mental and emotional aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Guest Column: When no one else understands, start here

By Special To Augusta Good News · 11 Oct 2024 · Comments Off on Guest Column: When no one else understands, start here

Tara Simkins is a lawyer turned life coach, facilitator and childhood cancer philanthropist. This is the first of several columns in which she shares some of the tools she developed when dealing with her son’s cancer journey. She hopes that they might help others coping with the mental and emotional aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Column: The day I met my neighbors

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 28 Sep 2024 · 1

Charmain Z. Brackett writes about meeting her neighbors amid the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

ArtScape: Area authors publish new works

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 11 Aug 2024 · 1

Tarika Holland, John “Stoney” Cannon and Eva Creel have authored new books, while Baillie Conway illustrated one.

Column: Pigskin picks for the 2024 high school season

By Christopher Rickerson · 05 Aug 2024 · Comments Off on Column: Pigskin picks for the 2024 high school season

Sportswriter Christopher Rickerson looks at his Top 10 matchups for the upcoming season.

ArtScape: New August exhibitions at Gertrude Herbert and CANDL

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 04 Aug 2024 · Comments Off on ArtScape: New August exhibitions at Gertrude Herbert and CANDL

A peek at Heather Rene Dunaway’s latest exhibit as well as Andrew Swift’s debut exhibition.

ArtScape: Augustans on canvas, Westobou wrap planned for First Friday and more

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 31 Jul 2024 · Comments Off on ArtScape: Augustans on canvas, Westobou wrap planned for First Friday and more

Art exhibitions, receptions and fun things are planned in the arts community this weekend and beyond. Here’s a sample of activities.

Column: Candlelight concerts at Sacred Heart

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 19 Jul 2024 · Comments Off on Column: Candlelight concerts at Sacred Heart

Publisher Charmain Z. Brackett recently attended a Candlelight Concert at Sacred Heart Cultural Center.

Column: Paddling the Serene18 — The Dam Route

By Charmain Z. Brackett · 07 Jul 2024 · Comments Off on Column: Paddling the Serene18 — The Dam Route

The Serene18 Paddle Trail highlights the waterways in Columbia County.