Georgia Department of Agriculture, Gary W. Black, Commissioner, 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA 30334, www.agr.georgia. gov. Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter. Q: I’m looking for some new ideas for boiled corn-on-the-cob. More...

With their metallic copper and blue-green bodies and bronze wings, Japanese beetles might be considered beautiful if not for the damage they cause. More...

Lake Crossing Health Center was selected for the following honor, “Top 5 Star Rated Nursing Homes” in the April, 2014 issue of medicare. gov published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. More...

l Lisa, Chuck and Jordan Mahaffey came Saturday afternoon and carried us out for supper. l Alicia and Patrick Bryant visited their mother, Susan Bryant, during the week. l Marion Cliatt visited with friends on Wednesday in Appling, Ga. More...

Huguenot descendants and other persons interested in French Huguenot history will gather at John de la Howe School in McCormick County on Sunday, August 3rd to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Huguenots at New Bordeaux in Augus More...

Kimber Ashton Kirkland of Lincolnton and Steven William Hardy of Martinez were united in marriage in a beautiful outdoor ceremony on Saturday, June 14, at seven o’clock in the evening at Goodwin Manor in Greensboro. More...

Mrs. Opal Widener Stevens Harcourt, 92, wife of the late Hawthorne Harcourt entered into rest on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. More...

Elder Comer “Elton” Lawson, 81, of North Peachtree St., entered through the Gates of Heaven at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at his residence. A celebration of Rev. Lawson’s life was held at 11 a.m. More...