Smith: Masters memories

With the Masters coming up next week, there are so many memories and reflections to remind us of what this great state has to offer the world.There’s Stone Mountain, the Okefenokee Swamp, Coca-Cola, Vidalia onions, Georgia peaches, fruitcake, Ty Cobb, Georgia football under Kirby Smart, “Gone With...

Smith: Butch Mulherin

Butch Mulherin, the first orthopedic MD to hang out his shingle in Athens, was a Georgia native, a Bulldog football letterman, and a man of good humor with a deep and abiding passion for following a birddog through the brush and bramble of family acreage near Damascus in deep Southwest Georgia.

Smith: Have you heard of Gardi?

This unincorporated community, seven miles south of Jesup on U. S. 341, has a population of 85.That is what Wikipedia says about this settlement I have been passing through for decades.I have no idea how many times I have driven through Gardi in the past, but I am sure I have never stopped here...

Smith: St. Simons Island

Whenever I have an opportunity to visit Georgia’s Golden Isles, I become overwhelmed with the serenity and natural beauty that encompasses this stretch of the Atlantic Seaboard.The Golden Isles are a treasure for all Georgians, and there is more to sample than the beaches, restaurants, and...

Smith: Coastal Georgia town of Darien

This charming coastal enclave is a banana split town. If that causes a mite of head scratching, just remember what was said about that tasty treat in years past — that one banana split was never enough.Likewise, one visit here is shortchanging oneself.

Smith: Spring training 2025

With spring training underway, there is that itch to pack up the car, head south to the Sunshine State, and spend a fortnight visiting the big-league training camps on both coasts.For years, the majority of teams trained in Florida.

Smith: Super Philly Dawgs

With 57 former Georgia players with their names on National Football League rosters, it is often difficult to pull for one team over the other.

Smith: Beauty of Pebble Beach

I must confess that I become mesmerized by the Monterey Peninsula and Pebble Beach, even when I am exposed to them on television. The area is a spectacular and sensational place.Surely, the Creator modeled it after the “Garden of Eden.”

Smith: Super Bowl musings

We are one step closer to the upcoming Super Bowl when Georgia will extend its record to 24 straight seasons with a former player in the NFL’s championship game.

Smith: A devoted UGA friend will be missed

The University of Georgia never had a more excellent friend than John Francis McMullan.