Stories by Virginia Norton

Saturday, Aug 22, 2009

Dear Congressman Barrow: You have no place in health care

Your letter published in the Aug. 6 Augusta Chronicle came across as thoughtful and sincere.
By Virginia Norton

Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007

Remodeling gives couple an open view of landscape

A rustic fireplace that had occupied a corner in Paul and Charlotte Blankenship's North Augusta living room since 1967 finally got a makeover at Christmas.
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007

Faith is source for wit, wisdom

Christian comedian Ken Davis has made a career out of knowing what different age groups want.
By Virginia Norton

Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007

Irish Rovers keep traditional music in mix

A love for Ireland proved lucky for native son George Millar about 40 years ago.
By Virginia Norton

Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007

Heirloom treasures

Suzanne Painter can't remember which came first, her chickens or an article about raising them two or three years ago.
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007

Love is in the air

Come Sunday, the congregation will leave Mann Memorial United Methodist Church on Milledgeville Road with traffic-stopping bunches of red, white and pink balloons bobbing above their heads.
By Virginia Norton

New station manager is eager to tap into markets

When the Winter Jam tour stopped Thursday at James Brown Arena, radio station WAFJ-FM (88.3) was there to welcome it.
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007

Speaker to wax presidentially for WinterJam

The first time it happened he was setting up for a VIP speaker, Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
By Virginia Norton

Food for the soul

Fred Cox cruised through the former ballroom of the once-grand Bon Air Hotel, nodding his way past early arrivals.
By Virginia Norton

Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007

Bead it

Mary O'Hare lifted a strand of pearls to eye level. Was it real or fake?
By Virginia Norton

Churches' role stressed

Richmond County students need the faith community to play a supporting role if they are to succeed, Valerie Jackson told about 25 ministers and faith leaders at the Board of Education on Saturday.
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007

Pastor & scholar

The pastor is in. Less than a month into his move to Tabernacle Baptist Church, the Rev. Charles E. Goodman Jr. already is spending long days in the office.
By Virginia Norton

IRS takes love out of offerings

Love offerings might feel a pinch after a change in the tax law takes effect this year.
By Virginia Norton

Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007

Couple build dream house on the river

Paul Muckenfuss has spent much of his life in and around water.
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007

Physician will discuss cancer at symposium

When Dr. Jacqueline Fincher was going through chemotherapy, her mother said she didn't know whether she would put all that poison into her own body.
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007

Gift of time

Cooking, serving or acting as host for Interfaith Hospitality Network's ministry to homeless families is more than volunteer work to Debbie van Tuyll. It is a way to change the world for the ...
By Virginia Norton

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007

Couple's landscape is always changing

Armed with a master landscaping plan three years ago, prosthodontist Mike Gardner tore out the backyard of his West Lake home and began transforming it. He and his wife, Jean, finished the project ...
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006

Monastery's Web site teaches about prayer

Jean McGoff takes it for granted that she and every other member of the human race have something in common - a hunger for God.
By Virginia Norton

What makes you peaceful?

Peace ... the word brings welcomed calm, an expectation of tranquility and quiet fulfillment.
By Virginia Norton

Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006

Greene Street Presbyterian is faced with possible closing

Bracing for an uncertain future, Greene Street Presbyterian Church will play host to a glowing Christmas Eve concert in a bittersweet toast to the season.
By Virginia Norton
Top headlines

Third flesh-eating bacteria case reported

A Cartersville man is facing his sixth surgery today after contracting the same flesh-decaying bacterial infection as Aimee Copeland.
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