Telling the Stories That Celebrate Our Community

Home, Style & Savoring Summer

From inspired homes and fresh décor to summer flavors and foodie finds, this issue serves up stories to savor. Plus, cast your vote for the area’s 100 Best!

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LIFE + STYLE

fifth annual Betty’s Bash Paddle Race & Music Festival at Riverside Park

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Paddle, Play, Party

Paddle in the morning, play at the park in the

The Landsharks perform live at Columbia County’s annual Summer Beach Blast

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Simply Fin-tastic

Live music, dancing and dining will be on deck for

Bestselling author Fredrik Backman

Literary Loop

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with a funny, deeply moving

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SABLE, fABLE by Bon Iver

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April and Randy Sasser

Lucinda and Robert Clark

Lynne and Joe Entrekin

Pam and Nick Uros

Tammy Williamson and Hazina Bellamy

Taylor and Jared Best

Terri and Harvey Key

Betty Gary and Bruce Way

Brandy and James Getts

Cathy Hutchinson, Tanya Matthews and Cheryl Rhodes

Doug and Tammy McMonigle

Heather and Pete Adams

Jessie and James Choi

Judith and McKenzie Hite

Rhonda and Emily Lyon

Rhonda Fry and Ali Goodale

AC, Samantha, Bowen and Jasmine Wiley

Bridget Kerley and Josh Byers

Donna Smith and Teri Mobley

Heather and Noah Vaught

Korie Housley and Heather Quinn

Martin and Kiley Foglia

Sean and Lisa Smith

Tommy Holloway and Crystal Archer

Ajani and Aja Murry

Angie, Morgan and Asher Reeves

Carole Manning and Gina Blitch

JaQuita Jackson and Julia Richardson with Jutis Jackson and Janiya Jackson

Jessie Coley, Leah Bryant and Caffee Wright

Mary Day and Tobie Manton

Adrienne Talford and Briana Boyd

Ansley, Kennedy and John Holloway

Christy and Travis Clark

Jackie and Milana Hyatt

John and Becky Rice

John and Jean Stafford

Levi McCartney and Valerie West

Shelly and Gary Hewett

Genevieve and Astraea Bombita

Richard, Liz and Mila Converse with Rebecca Knott

Wendy Wren and Carol Reasor

Barbara Daniels, Rosetta Carter and Flora Birt

Barbara Ellington, Tracye Campbell and Valerie Kimmel

Donna Farr and Becky Sailors

Stephanie, Sydney and Ed Umstead

Amanda and Kim Ross

Hope and Mike Broome

Richard and Kim Culpepper

Ron and Jennifer Jensen

Annie Huang, Jeffrey Marsal and Nicole Brown

Brandon McReynolds, Andy Colbert and Evan Cadle

Chris Symons and Kelly Klasnick

Nina Hon, Diane Pepple and Janice and Ed Carroll

Patty Caudell and David Booker

Caroline Plowman and Ethan Schomacker

Cecilie Walburn and Sarah Walburn

Cody and Stephanie Mitchell

Kalie Whitfield and Reese Freeman

Mckenzie, Lynn and Mallorie Vivirito

Ninah Tulangow and Annalee McDaniel

Bryce Wagner, Christina Rivera, Daniel Rhodes, Angela Hymel and Mitchell O’Neal

Caroline Guinn, Taylor and Dustin Davis with Deanie, Kayla and Will Barksdale

Maury and Helaine Locke

Nicole and Monte Holt

Tara and Steve Turrell

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Alan, Rachel and Debbie Muehlfeld

Celia Dunn and Lesley Frazier

Diana Elliott and Deloris Norris

Elizabeth and Debi DeGennaro with Barbara Slack

Sarah Luckey, Stacy Elzey, Kala Windham and Mehul Patel

Shauna and Rob Summers

Tara and Ron Johnson

Wanda Nieves and Melanie Louks

Aisha and Jeno Mozes

Glennis Carter Martin

Kristen and Stuart Matthews

Mark and Dixie Thigpen

Patti Meredith and Johnny Hensley

Angie and Eric Crossan with Pam Salazar

Casey and Jamie Williams

Eliza and Robert Wallace

Karen and David Pemberton

Nikki and Jeff Conzett

Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

Sreeni Doppalapudi, Varsha Kulkarni and Anita Patel

Amy and Douglas Nesbit

Helen and Bill Minchew

Joanne Paulos and Jill Dooley

Lynn Mays, Bucky Thomas, Laura Phinizy and Louise Phinizy

Marybeth Gaudette, Betty Snead and Frances Kennedy

Max Blanco and Dianne L'Heureux

Nicole Barber, Sandy Katterjohn and Laurie Cordaro

Dan Lee and Nancy Crawford

Dana and Morgan Aune, Michelle Devoti, Donna Wiley

Kris Cornwell and Steve Melians

Laurie and Jon Pysczynski

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Shannon Powers and Lee Udell

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Noah, Tami and Averi Herrick

Paula and Will Mackelburg

Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Theresa and Rob Salisbury

Bill and Sara Liebel

Linda and Fred Hoogland

Mike Frize, Jeff Faircloth, Casey Coffman, Bill Foster, Ruthie Faircloth and Amy Foster

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

Bonnie and Mason Mims with Virginia Johnson

Jeff and Mckenze Greenway

Nate Mackey, Landon Mackey and Kevin Brammer

Patrick and Carmen Rachels

Susie Donaldson, Billy Brown and Dottie Donaldson

Tom and Amanda Battey

Anne and Paul Ruble

Carol Leindecker and Silvia Powledge

Jim Mimbs and Mary Smith

Leila O'Connell and Rachel Martin

Pat and Kathy Deloach

Sandy Lewis and Theresa Hall

Stephanie Yazzie and Ryan Hedgcoth

David and Sondra Luther, Rosemary and Larry Lynn, Greg and Suzanne Honeymichael

Gracie Kelly, Brianna McNeill, Emily McNeill and Brett McNeill

Jake Reed and Emily Calkins-Reed

Jeff and Beth Annis

Kayla Barksdale and Daniel Rhodes

Connie Morris with Regina and James Mabry

Fredrick Cowan and Annette Midcalf

Jennifer Bridges and Andrea Bryant

Kay and Enon Hopkins with Carol Dichiara

Tim and Jan Wilson with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Harriet Gulledge and Valerie Kimmel

Kim and John Stanley

Marcia Ducharme and Connie Plummer

Mary Murphy and Shelley Coit

Pam Bosman and Michelle Wheller

Ric and Janice Ruffner

Sandy Owen and Suzi Hyder

Ashley Banks and Joni Martin

Genita Creech and Marie Wilson

Olivia Martin and Madison Wolfe

Sarah Hayden and Hannah Day

Scarlett Ashe and Regan Edge

Tzara Harper and Jeannine Steinkuhl

Bleu Harper and Julie Blankenship

Christie and Ryan Moody

David and Ashley Ellenburg

Jason and Samantha Blue

Megan Weaver and Cotton Lowe

Rikki Frerichs and Chaya McClure

Rob and Lisa Neff

Charlene and John T.Y. Smith

Crystal, Mel and Vin Dickerson

KJ and Julie Kenny

Welton and Mary Chase

Adam Jansen and Jillian Brassel

Amy and John Hughes

Clint and Daisy Bowersock

Debbie Wolfinger and Nathan Wolfinger

Larissa and Luke Santmyer

Sheila and Willie Smith

Zach and Ashley Schofield

Glenn and Janine Leyrer

Lynn and Perry Huffman

Michelle, Lee and Taylor Briggs with Riley Armstrong, Gibby and Kathy Schultz

Riley Barbour and Jake Telkamp

Craig and Carla Foster

Erica Browne and Caleb Wright

Jeremy, Natalie and Caleb Simmons

Melissa and Harold Henderson

Wendy Clanton and Jeremiah Abercrombie

Willard Cumbee Jr. and Annie Acree Cumbee

Jane and Larry Wylds

Mary K. Diveley and Dan Reider

Pamela Wood, Faye McNair, Virgil Poole, Anna Helriegel and Bob Helriegel

Sam Frankel and Ramona Carter

Sean and Meaghan Hayes

Tammy Frank and Gary Claxton

Adrienne Harless and Tracie McCollum

Caroline Jernigan and Louie with Elisa and Jonathan Holley

Dara and Adam Campbell

David and Renee Walters

Elaine Walters and Annice Meeler

Matt Fulmer and Haley Harris

Ryan Bratton and Keelin Walsh

Sharmela Johnson and Emma Haffey

Dani and Jon Segura

Eric and Beth Norton

Lisa and Bret Evans

Autumn Gantt, Haley Gantt and Nicole Walls

Ben Sosebee with Graham, Teddy and Angela Collingsworth

Brian Hildebrandt, Hudson Reed, Lily Schueler, Brooklin Reed and Valery Reed

Chris and Rebecca Focht

Erin Gaine, Liz Patterson, Stone Patterson, Scott Patterson and Jim Gaine

Josh, Paul, Spencer and Keelie Kitchens

Ashley Sweet and Bethany Mobley

Bailey and Matt Klein

Elizabeth Baird and Julianne Ingram

Jessica Edmonds and George Downey

Jonathan and Jessica Wingard with Toni and Casey Cliatt

Ron and Chasity Sowell

Ryan and Jennifer Burditt

Stacy Butler and Amy Hodge

Amy Lewis, Thomas Poteet, Claire Boulus

Clair Armstrong, Trish Nichols, Jerry and Tonya Armstrong, Richard Howard

John Ryan Mooney, Amy Mooney, Philomena Mooney, Sarah Mooney

Joseph Douglas, Heather Chancey, Maggie and Pat Douglas

Leonard and Cathy Hart with Niya and Gino Brantley

Ray and Caroline Brady

Ron and Patricia Rhodes, Caroline and Robert Johnston

Tony and Danita Ducey, Dana and Rick Ducey

Brook and Shannon Belcher

David and Christine Mills

Isabella Verbeck with Matthew, Kathy and Will Schafer

Joanne Widener and Lori Springer

Katie and Michael Johnson

Liza Drummings, Michelle Harper-Meriwether, Lauren Moody and Linda Washington

Nick Proto and Ashlyn Bedgood

Richard and Grace Lee

Adrine Goldman, Jeanne McGhee, Michael Siewert

Greg and Marty Ellison, Brigid and George Pursley

Johnny Neal and Andrea Carey with Tandy and Paul Menk

Judy Smith, Kellie Aponas, Jean Duncan

Roberta Snelling, Becky Dearden, George Snelling

Tory Horn, Joan Vanover, Karen Brittingham, Susan Gillespie

April Williamson with Cindy and Rob Foster

David and Sherry Gaissert, Valerie Mitchell, Ryan Lewis, Aaron Mitchell, Robyn Tamas

Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

Nathan Brown, Susan Brown, Alec Hatch

Richard and Carol Rhodes with Sherry Rhodes

Steve and Dorinda Spaidl with Laurie and Mike Gordon

Barbara Temin, Barbara Ann Halliday, Holly Baxter

Indi Hemena, Bonnie Hemena

Kristy Laterza, Dena Brett

Nancy and Bill Karp

Nancy Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Suzi Hyder, Sandy Owen, Johnna Francis, Susan Skadam

Ellie and Emily Gladden

Amanda, Oakley and Emma Lively with Hannah and Mackenzie Galeas

Ashley Wahl and Cindy Rogers

Becky Hunt and Adrienne Hutchinson

Gary and Christy Beddingfield, Leslie and Emmett Perdue

Peter and Peggy Rowe, Moshe Lindsay and Hannah Rowe

Summer and Bobby Keenum

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