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The “Beneath the Surface” exhibit by Dutch artist Helene Roberts features many mixed-media pieces. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

´Beneath The Surface’: MAG displays new art from sculptor Helene Roberts

Leigh Lofgren

Thursday, September 4, 2025

The Madison Artists Guild (MAG) held a reception last Friday evening for sculptor Helene Roberts and her “Beneath The Surface” exhibition. The display is sponsored by the DuBose Law Firm in Madison and features 3-D mixed media.

The Hall on Foster (513 Foster St., Madison) will open at 7 p.m., Sept. 19, for a 7:30 p.m. show by Yacht Rock Schooner. CONTRIBUTED

MMCC presents Yacht Rock Schooner

News Staff

Thursday, August 28, 2025

The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center (MMCC) plans to transform The Hall on Foster Street into a dance party Sept. 19, featuring the smooth sounds of the late-‘70s and early-‘80s by Atlanta’s Yacht Rock Schooner.

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Rich: Back in 1937

Ronda Rich

Thursday, August 28, 2025

When she talked about those tribulations back in 1937, her feeble voice crackled with both age and emotion. With over 70 years separating them from now, the grief still lingered, but wisdom had covered it like moss on a riverbank.

L-R: Karen Peters, MCHS students Lacey Blevins, Julia Maddox, Blake Sampson, Catie Malcome, Maggie Rogers, and MCHS art teacher Kristin Chandler attended the MAG’s Student Art Exhibition reception on Aug. 21. SKYLA MORRIS/Staff

Madison Artists Guild celebrates works of MCHS students

Skyla Morris

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Madison Artists Guild (MAG) is showcasing work from Morgan County students as a part of the High School’s 2025 Student Art Exhibition. The art gallery features a collection of pieces from 37 students, and will remain on display until Sept 5.

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Rich: Roosevelt and the ‘govenmint’ cheese

Ronda Rich

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Most admire Franklin D. Roosevelt, a crafty, pleasant, get-it-done type of president.He had been raised as an only child to his mother and father, though he had step-siblings. He was tremendously spoiled but not in the way that turned him mean.

Volunteer Jeanie Wozniak poses with decorative and cooking items. CONTRIBUTED

Good Samaritan Hospital Upscale Thrift Store opens Aug. 26

News Staff

Thursday, August 21, 2025

The community is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital Upscale Thrift Store on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 1 p.m. at the store, 4980-B Carey Station Road, Greensboro.Greene County Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and St.

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Rich: The marble girl

Ronda Rich

Thursday, August 14, 2025

It’s no secret – in fact, it’s becoming “fabled” pretty quickly – that Tink and I come from worlds as far apart as Mars and Jupiter.

L-R: Executive Director of the Lake Oconee Humane Society Diane Robertson, with staff members Kaly Cave-Bigley and Tammy Ellis, LOHS veterinarian Dr. Andrew Duncan, and Molly Rowland. LEIGH LOFGREN/Staff

Wine, Wags & Whiskers

Leigh Lofgren

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Last Friday night, the Lake Oconee Humane Society (LOHS) held its annual Wine, Wags & Whiskers charity fundraiser at Festival Hall in Greensboro.

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors joins Greene Chamber

Skyla Morris

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) is a Greensboro-based nonprofit that assists individuals and families in need throughout Greene and Putnam counties. The organization has been actively serving the area for five years and recently became a member of the Greene County Chamber of Commerce (GCCOC).

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Rich: The homeless

Ronda Rich

Thursday, August 7, 2025

It was many winters ago in Washington, D.C., that I saw my first homeless person. He was lying over a warm vent atop the Metro train. Behind him, across the street, the Washington Monument stood gloriously bathed in light.

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