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People Following Me The Augusta Chronicle | Columnist / Online News Director About MeBill Kirby lives in Martinez with his wife Carla, his 18-year-old son Charles, and their dog, Lil' Bow Wow ("Buddy"). He has held a number of Chronicle newsroom positions, writes a three-times-a-week column, and a Web blog -- Our Town -- about area history. From 1998 until 2001 he was editor and publisher of The Columbia County News-Times. Over a 38-year newspaper career he has won more than 100 state, regional and national awards for reporting, editing, column writing, editorial writing, sports writing, business writing, investigative reporting, layout and design.
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You are correct about the
You are correct about the date. The Web site says next Saturday. Thanks for alerting us.
Ty Cobb author Don Rhodes
Ty Cobb author Don Rhodes shared this account from Lueker (I originally mispelled) in The Augusta Chronicle on May 19, 1912:
"I...
Thanks for tip. A
Thanks for tip. A photographer went out there, but didn't find anyone. We also called Butler High, which is nearby, to see if it was...
When I came to work this
When I came to work this morning, it appeared downtown might have the lightest snowfall of all. Sidewalks on Broad Street are clear. Not...
Be sure the kids and
Be sure the kids and grandkids get out to see it.
I bet they'll be talking about this one to their own children decades from now...