Recently at a beachside gathering, Bill Griffin invited Tommy and Susan Lawhorne to join friends for a social outing at which
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Author Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: The Highwaymen
I’ll always be thankful for public television and the people and places that its cameras and producers explore and showcase
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Loran Smith: On Lyndi Rae Davis
If Lyndi Rae Davis had another year of eligibility, she might leave campus with a PhD. By the end of
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Loran Smith: The Golden Isles are a treasure for all Georgians
St. SIMONS ISLAND – Whenever I have an opportunity to visit Georgia’s Golden Isles, I become overwhelmed with the serenity
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Loran Smith: Theron Sapp, Drought Breaker and Hall of Famer
In the last fortnight, Theron Sapp was among the ten inductees elected to the State of Georgia Sports Hall of
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Loran Smith: Revisiting Donovan
DONOVAN, Ga. – This unincorporated community in North Central Johnson County is near the farm where I grew up. I
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Loran Smith: Vidalia, The Sweet Onion City
VIDALIA – This vibrant agri-business town, which is known far and wide for a vegetable that people can’t get enough
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Loran Smith: On Darien
DARIEN – This charming coastal enclave is a banana split town. If that causes a mite of head scratching, just
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Loran Smith: Spring Training 2025
With spring training underway, there is that itch to pack up the car and head South to the Sunshine State
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Loran Smith: Ask not what your university can do for you, ask what you can do for your university
SEA ISLAND – This essay could easily be found in the sports pagesin that Bill Griffin’s affiliation with golf has
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Loran Smith: Super Philly Dawgs
With 57 former Georgia players with their names on National Football League rosters, it is often difficult to pull for
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Loran Smith: Chitlin Switch
GARDI – This unincorporated community, seven miles south of Jesup on U. S. 341, has a population of 85. That
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Loran Smith: Pebble Beach
I must confess that I become mesmerized when I have any exposure to the Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach, and
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Loran Smith: Ticket Economics
In the early days of the Super Bowl, Miami was a frequent host city for the big game. A
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Loran Smith: Snow memories are special memories
With it snowing in Tybee, Darien, the Marshes of Glynn and Jekyll’s “Driftwood Beach,” in the last fortnight, I was
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Lorne Smith: Super Bowl Musings
As we enter the weekend that will determine the finalists for the upcoming Super Bowl, we can expect Georgia to
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Loran Smith: My Friend John Francis McMullan
The University of Georgia never had a greater friend than John Francis McMullan, who was a devoted alumnus, passionate football
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Loran Smith: On Sonny Smart
RABUN GAP – The Presbyterian Church here last weekend was overflowing with mourners who came to pay respects to Clyde
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