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

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

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.The eight-piece YRS band specializes in a party sound, back to a time when music had heart...
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

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.
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

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.
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

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

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. Mary’s leaders, including Trinity Health...
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

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.He is descended from Mayflower Pilgrims who, for generations, were well-respected New Englanders who then, in modern times, took a ride across the country to find...
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

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.This event was sold out, and all attendees enjoyed great music by Slim Pickens, delicious food from Metropolis, desserts by Café 44, wine, beer, and live...
Ronda Rich/Columnist

Ronda Rich/Columnist

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.
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