Richard D. Hayes United Ministerial Alliance of Liberty County president New Day Community Church pastor There’s a lot to say about community leader Richard D. Hayes. The Arkansas native served 10 years in the U.S. Army as an air-traffic controller, a role he now performs as a veteran at MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army...
April 6 – Darryl Worley concert at the Amphitheater at Bryant Commons Check out Hinesville’s newly built venue and enjoy some great country tunes at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and can be purchased through etix.com or www.hinesvilledowntown.com. Tickets are $35 at the door. Chuck...
Life at the marina (Editor’s note: This is one of three vignettes packaged together for our Colonels Island cover story.) It’s a place where the folks still march to the beat of their own drums. A little piece of paradise where the residents host their own 4th of July fireworks shows, organize their own St....
After 20 years in the role, the top-appointed deputy in Liberty County will hang his badge this winter. Keith Moran, who was sworn in as chief deputy in 1993 by the late Sheriff Don Martin, will retire effective Jan. 1. Prior to joining the sheriff’s office, the native of Houston, Texas, served more than 20...
Mom always kicked off her baking season right at the beginning of the holidays, sending delectable aromas wafting through the house. Cakes, pies and casseroles commandeered our freezer space at this time of year. Last year, however, the realization hit me: ’Tis the season to jingle and juggle all the holiday chaos. But if not...
At the turn of the 20th century, Allenhurst was a bustling community way ahead of its time. It boasted a running-water system, street lights, a wooden boardwalk, general store, post office and doctor’s office. It also supported a $1-million-a year industry before 1910 — the product of the Dunlevie Lumber Mill Company. Allenhurst still holds...
{ By Noell Barnidge | Photography by Geoff L. Johnson } The 1965 Liberty County High School basketball team has never received the attention it deserves. The Tigers played during the era of segregation, when state law forbade athletes from Georgia’s black schools from competing against white schools in the Georgia High School Association until...
{ By Debra Ayers Brown | Photography by Geoff L. Johnson } From Marc Antony and Cleopatra to Romeo and Juliet, we’re inundated from a young age with timeless love stories. Once upon a time, marriage was a given on the road to resources — now, it’s a choice we make in search of the...
{ By Danielle Hipps | Photography by John Carrington } Conjure up images of Christmas and one is likely to envision a red, round-bellied Santa Claus tip-toeing around a twinkling tree or a red-nosed reindeer gliding through the sky. It may be hard today to escape commercially crafted images as we prepare to host our...
{ Story by Joselynn McKenna | Photography by Geoff L. Johnson } Although the origin of the practice isn’t always clear, many Southerners today carry on a centuries-old tradition of feasting on symbolic meals the first of every January. Legend has it that the practice dates back to the 1860s when Union soldiers pillaged Southern communities during the...
Area history buffs and curious tourists seeking an authentic old Southern farm experience needn’t wish for a time machine or resort to living vicariously through books and time-ravaged photos. They need only take a quick jaunt to the outskirts of Liberty County to immerse themselves in the culture and antiquity of the original Walthourville Village,...
With the city of Hinesville’s recent 175th birthday celebration, I’ve been thinking back to my early days in the heart of Liberty County. What I first encountered was a small town with few conveniences compared to today. But a beautiful realization — and one of my favorite memories — revolves around midnight buffets, muumuus and...
