Telling the Stories That Celebrate Our Community

Cozy Decor, Christmas Fun, Sugar & Spice + Weddings, Weddings, Weddings!

From a festive River Island home and must-see holiday events to breathtaking “I do” moments and buttery holiday bliss, our December issue celebrates the delights that bring the season’s magic to life.

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Features

Masters Guide

2024 Masters Predictions

Local golf pros share their picks for Masters glory –

Fashion

And Heaven and Nature Sing

Story: And Heaven and Nature Sing With three covered porches

Food

The Breakfast with 20 Vital Nutrients

Start your day right with this nutrient-packed breakfast, providing 20

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LIFE + STYLE

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

Buzz

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

Buzz

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

Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE

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SABLE, fABLE by Bon Iver

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Pam Lightsey

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Columbia County Fair Turns 50

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April and Randy Sasser

Lucinda and Robert Clark

Lynne and Joe Entrekin

Pam and Nick Uros

Rose Bennett and Cheryl Adams

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

Daniel and Alicia Baker

Judith and McKenzie Hite

Kevin and Mimi Frazier

Rhonda Fry and Ali Goodale

AC, Samantha, Bowen and Jasmine Wiley

Donna Smith and Teri Mobley

Heather and Noah Vaught

Korie Housley and Heather Quinn

Martin and Kiley Foglia

Sean and Lisa Smith

Ajani and Aja Murry

Carole Manning and Gina Blitch

Jessie Coley, Leah Bryant and Caffee Wright

Joshua and Madison Hill

Julie and Ziba Karim

Mary Day and Tobie Manton

Brenda and Ed Bettness

Christy and Travis Clark

Jackie and Milana Hyatt

John and Becky Rice

John and Daisy Sandlin

John and Jean Stafford

Levi McCartney and Valerie West

Renee McConnell and David Walters

Shelly and Gary Hewett

Amy and Calista Lenz, Henslee and Taylor Atwood

Bob and Sue Davis, Eloise and Alan Myers

Hank Gautreaux, Hank-Adam Gautreaux II and Nichole Gautreaux

Julian, Elijah, Avery and Carla Petty

Patrick Rimbey and Kaylee O’Steen

Richard, Liz and Mila Converse with Rebecca Knott

Wendy Wren and Carol Reasor

Barbara Ellington, Tracye Campbell and Valerie Kimmel

Donna Farr and Becky Sailors

Jan Lamke and Josh Sandt

Rhonda and Bill Bates, Lisa and Jay Murray, Abby and Bob Rafoth

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Amanda and Kim Ross

Richard and Kim Culpepper

Ron and Jennifer Jensen

Terry and Rob Dennis

Woody, Bryce and Anna Nivens

Andy and Amy Colbert

Annie Huang, Jeffrey Marsal and Nicole Brown

Brandon McReynolds, Andy Colbert and Evan Cadle

Nina Hon, Diane Pepple and Janice and Ed Carroll

Patty Caudell and David Booker

Philip and Erin McHugh

Caroline Plowman and Ethan Schomacker

Cecilie Walburn and Sarah Walburn

Cody and Stephanie Mitchell

Devin and Emily Morris

Fallan Flatow and Mitch Redd

Kalie Whitfield and Reese Freeman

Mckenzie, Lynn and Mallorie Vivirito

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

Jenny Wilson and Paul Carmichael

Maury and Helaine Locke

Nicole and Monte Holt

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Alan, Rachel and Debbie Muehlfeld

Celia Dunn and Lesley Frazier

Diana Elliott and Deloris Norris

Jackie and Matthew Herzberg

Sarah Luckey, Stacy Elzey, Kala Windham and Mehul Patel

Shauna and Rob Summers

Wanda Nieves and Melanie Louks

Glennis Carter Martin

Kristen and Stuart Matthews

Mark and Dixie Thigpen

Patti Meredith and Johnny Hensley

Roberto and Cathy Ibarra

Russell and Mary Shearer

Susan Conger and Jeannie Johnson

Angie and Eric Crossan with Pam Salazar

David and Sondra Luther, Rosemary and Larry Lynn

Eliza and Robert Wallace

Jose and Christina Cardenas

Karen and David Pemberton

Nikki and Jeff Conzett

Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

Helen and Bill Minchew

Joanne Paulos and Jill Dooley

Lisa, John and Erin Birdsong

Lynn Mays, Bucky Thomas, Laura Phinizy and Louise Phinizy

Marybeth Gaudette, Betty Snead and Frances Kennedy

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

Peggy Lovelace and Scotty Langham

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Shannon Powers and Lee Udell

Jim and Kathy Lightner

Ashley Reynolds and Hayley Story

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Noah, Tami and Averi Herrick

Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Theresa and Rob Salisbury

Al, Terri, Taylor, Brooke and Macy Hayes

Bill and Sara Liebel

Bob and Maureen Barns, Jim and Debra Diarenzo

Cindy Hennigan and Theresa Blanchard

Linda and Fred Hoogland

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

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Scott and Marie Jackson

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

Bonnie and Mason Mims with Virginia Johnson

Jeff and Mckenze Greenway

Julie and Dave Wheeler

Nate Mackey, Landon Mackey and Kevin Brammer

Susie Donaldson, Billy Brown and Dottie Donaldson

Tom and Amanda Battey

Anne and Paul Ruble

Jim Mimbs and Mary Smith

Leila O'Connell and Rachel Martin

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

Jeff and Beth Annis

Felonie Wellons and Gale Brown

Fredrick Cowan and Annette Midcalf

Kay and Enon Hopkins with Carol Dichiara

Kyle and Debbie Matthews, Terri and Darrel Freeman, Jeana and Jeff Rice

Tim and Jan Wilson with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Harriet Gulledge and Valerie Kimmel

Kim and John Stanley

Larry and Linda Johnson

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Lyndsy and Bobby Morgan

Sheila and Willie Smith

Zach and Ashley Schofield

Christy Agner and Laura Jeffcot

Gabrielle Tibbetts and Adam Marino

Lynn and Perry Huffman

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

Riley Barbour and Jake Telkamp

Sheena and Jimmy Jacobs

Tami Arenas and Dede Kirk

Connie Portwood and Christopher Lee

Craig and Carla Foster

Erica Browne and Caleb Wright

Jeremy, Natalie and Caleb Simmons

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Sharon and Russell Wilder

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Mary K. Diveley and Dan Reider

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Josh, Paul, Spencer and Keelie Kitchens

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Elizabeth Baird and Julianne Ingram

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Ryan and Jennifer Burditt

Amy Lewis, Thomas Poteet, Claire Boulus

Joseph Douglas, Heather Chancey, Maggie and Pat Douglas

Leonard and Cathy Hart with Niya and Gino Brantley

Meredith O’Neal, Nicole White, Madison O’Neal

Ray and Caroline Brady

Ron and Patricia Rhodes, Caroline and Robert Johnston

Steve Sheetz, Camilia Hutto, Ashland Sheetz, Ann Terracino

Tony and Danita Ducey, Dana and Rick Ducey

Brook and Shannon Belcher

David and Christine Mills

Katie and Michael Johnson

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

Nick Proto and Ashlyn Bedgood

Richard and Grace Lee

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Charles and Paula May, Heather Dye, Genny Rushing

Greg and Marty Ellison, Brigid and George Pursley

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April Williamson with Cindy and Rob Foster

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Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

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Richard and Carol Rhodes with Sherry Rhodes

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Barbara Temin, Barbara Ann Halliday, Holly Baxter

Dana Wilson, Danielle Short

Indi Hemena, Bonnie Hemena

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Nancy Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

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Ashley Wahl and Cindy Rogers

Gary and Christy Beddingfield, Leslie and Emmett Perdue

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