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The Confederate Constitution was among boxes of records that were ferried out of Richmond as the Confederate capital was evacuated near the end of the Civil War. But few people know of its final resting place.
Column: Chicken boom, diamonds and other gems of Hall Johnny Vardeman North Georgia’s poultry industry is generally considered to have taken off just after World War II and especially the 1950s. J.D. Jewell was the main man who jump-started poultry raising and processing, starting on a small scale until expanding into a company whose name and reputation were familiar worldwide. But, Hall County thought of itself as a center for poultry raising many decades earlier. Chicken farmers all over North Georgia loaded their wagons and hauled poultry and produ...
Costco is now offering appointments for the COVID vaccine at its pharmacies. On Saturday, Costco announced it was rolling out coronavirus vaccines, primarily Moderna, to locations around California. Currently, the only Bay Area location is the Novato Costco. There are also participating locations in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Costco did not specify if and when it will expand its locations offering the vaccine, although...
Remembering Kikuko “Kiku” Inouye Ito, who loved to quilt, bowl, and cook She also loved chocolate in all forms, but candy and Mallomars were favorites. Kikuko “Kiku” Inouye Ito Kikuko “Kiku” Inouye Ito was born to Asano (Watanabe) Inouye and Kikuichi Inouye in Brooklyn, New York on Dec. 22, 1922. She grew up in Brooklyn and later in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Starting at age 5, she worked as a cashier and hostess for her father’s Nikko restaurants. Her favorite pastimes were going to the “picture shows,” bowling and to Yankee Stadium, where she atten...
Nottoway County Supervisor John Roark is upset because the county's three shelters close at 4 p.m., leaving those in need to fend for themselves after dark.