Highway 79: An historic route through the past
Driving north on Highway 79 you see beautiful country in a region rich with history yet a tad poor looking.
Small-town burger joints: Big on flavor but vanishing
by Tom Poland There was a time when just about every small town had a burger joint. It was the place to be. That was back in Small Town, America, where locals proclaimed, “You can buy the world’s best hamburger here.” The burgers were good. Very good. They tasted like home-cooked burgers, and no two burgers looked alike, unlike corporate-cloned iron-pressed burgers. Classic burger joints gave off tantalizing smoke. Driving up and...
September is like fall’s waiting room
It is hard to separate an old man from his memories so here I go again!
Lou Brissie, the hometown hero of Ware Shoals
I wish every small town had a hero, someone who walks onto the national stage and stays untarnished by changing times.
A magical trip to Myrtle Beach in Dad’s new car
Dad was true to his promise. The pretty blue 1937 Plymouth was a beauty and it belonged to the Shepards, or would when the last payment was made.
‘I shot it somewhere down yonder’: In turkey heaven
Driving a country road the other day, I spied two wild turkeys.