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The Way We Were: Betty Sanders went from the farm to Augusta to the governor's mansion
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBetty Sanders, who died last week at 95, could always say she was the last Georgia first lady that...
Former Gov. Carl Sanders and wife Betty remained gracious even in political defeat
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCarl E. Sanders enjoyed heralded success as the 74th governor of the state of Georgia (1963-67), and...
Colorado Springs tattoo parlor holds benefit for Club Q victims
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 22—When Carl Sanders first heard about Saturday's mass shooting that left five dead and 18 injured at Club Q in Colorado Springs, his first thought was to reach out to his friends in the ...
This Kentucky Derby horse got his name from a president's call with a former Georgia governor
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo Sports· 3 weeks agoKentucky Derby contender Society Man's name is based on a conversation from 1968 between former President Lyndon B. Johnson and former Georgia Gov. Carl Sanders in which Johnson poked fun at ...
How every horse in the 2024 Kentucky Derby got its name and why it’s such a challenge
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Sports· 3 weeks agoThe naming of racehorses can be a fun game and an esoteric exercise that peeks deep into pedigrees...
Former Georgia First Lady Betty Foy Sanders dies at 95
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the state’s first lady, Betty Foy Sanders “dedicated her efforts toward the construction of...
Loran Smith: John Donaldson was a great outdoorsman and will be missed
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDARIEN – Darien is a focal point of the Georgia coast where tradition and history are as entrenched...
Bill Shipp, longtime chronicler of Georgia politics, dead at 89
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWilliam “Bill” Shipp, a journalist whose passion for scoops and sometimes-scorching criticism of...
New information on the bicyclist hit and killed by a train on Baston Road
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWritten by Isabella Moody COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – There is new information about the bicyclist that was hit and killed by a train on Thursday. The incident happened on the railroad tracks ...
Bill Kirby: Taking a bus used to be the way to see the country
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"If you want reality, take the bus." – David Lachapelle Some summer visitors at my house were...