Local Services

Healing Through Hope

Redemption Through Pups in the Pen Article by Jana Morris | Photography by Provided In the quiet corridors of Augusta State Medical Prison, a transformation is taking place that defies the traditional expectations of correctional facility programming. While many initiatives focus on vocational training or classroom education, Dog and Cat Networking Agents (DCNA) has introduced a variable that changes the emotional chemistry of the environment: the presence of a broken dog. Beyond a "Dog...

Sports + Recreation

Beyond the Basket: Caleb Collins

One teen disc golfer’s journey to the Junior World Championships Article by Eve Crabtree | Photography by Provided In this feature, Caleb Collins, a 16-year-old disc golfer from the CSRA, shares his passion for the sport, how he got started disc golfing, and the excitement surrounding his participation in this summer's PDGA Junior World Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Caleb, how did you get started with disc golf? Five years ago, we came home and my uncle had accidentally mailed...

Travel

Wild Family Adventure

An African Safari in the Heart of Georgia Article by Allison Spence When most people picture an African safari, they imagine boarding a plane bound for Kenya or South Africa. I spent mine just a little over an hour from Augusta, sitting on the porch of a safari tent in Madison, Georgia, watching zebras graze the hillsides while my kids giggled at the ostrich pecking the fence.  From the moment we arrived at Georgia Conservation Safari Park, it felt like we'd somehow wandered much farther from...

Life + Culture

Keeping Kids Safe Online

Learning about the mission of the Georgia House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on the Impact of Online Platforms on Georgia Youth Article by Michelle Parnell | Photography by Provided During a late-night drive home from a joint session at the Georgia State House, Georgia State Representative Rob Clifton tuned into a Podcast that changed his life and ignited a passion to advocate for children’s safety online. “I turned on a Shawn Ryan podcast,” remembers Rob. "He was interviewing a young man who...