Smith: Verne Lundquist

As the Masters officially got underway, I began my day (mid-morning was not a deterrent) with a pimento cheese sandwich and a Diet Coke.Then I beat it over to the manor clubhouse for a respite with a smattering of friends and acquaintances beneath the Big Oak by the first tee.

Smith: Planting in April

April is a good time for planting in Georgia — everything from the larger row crops such as cotton, corn, and peanuts to most anything that can be grown in a garden.The last frost usually occurs by mid-April in most parts of the state, except for North Georgia.

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: Tommy Lawhorne was an athlete who excelled on the field and in the classroom at UGA

Recently at a beachside gathering, Bill Griffin invited Tommy and Susan Lawhorne to join friends for a social outing at which the conversational theme focused on the University of Georgia.Bill and Tommy have much in common.

Smith: ‘Drought Breaker’ inducted into Sports HOF

Theron Sapp was among 10 inductees to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame last month. He was a 200-pound, hard-charging fullback.

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.