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SMITH COLUMN: Remembering Nat Dye
BLYTHE – This rural community of 744 hardworking folks has long been anchored amid farming and agribusiness interests along with hunting and fishing pursuits — ...
Loran Smith, Author at LaGrange Daily News
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SMITH COLUMN: Smart has time on his side
Spring is the time of the year for many sports to peak. Someday, and I feel sooner than later, Mike White will have us excited ...
by Loran Smith, Thursday, March 14, 2024 3:29 pm
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SMITH COLUMN: Super memories
Mecole Hardman will be long remembered when Super Bowl histories are recalled. His three-yard touchdown catch was not that spectacular as spectacular plays go, but ...
by Loran Smith, Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:30 pm
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SMITH COLUMN: The Steg & the Coach
The Steg in winter is now the place to be unless you have a fireplace, firewood, and a TV in your den. Even if all ...
by Loran Smith, Thursday, February 1, 2024 3:16 pm
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SMITH COLUMN: Rest in peace Uga
In the late fifties when I became connected to the University of Georgia, Uga I had already become one of the premier personalities on the ...
by Loran Smith, Wednesday, January 31, 2024 3:43 pm
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SMITH COLUMN: You are My Sunshine
LAGRANGE – It is always exhilarative to become knowledgeable about the history of Georgia towns and communities and what their signature factoid might be; to ...
by Loran Smith, Friday, January 26, 2024 10:48 am
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SMITH COLUMN: Super Dawg
There will be a Georgia player in the forthcoming Super Bowl for the 23rd consecutive season on February 11th in Las Vegas. This is a ...
by Loran Smith, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 3:09 pm
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SMITH COLUMN: CBS No More
For the following, I am wearing the hat of a fan. I don’t know all the details of the Southeastern Conference’s breakup with CBS, but ...
by Loran Smith, Thursday, November 30, 2023 10:12 am
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SMITH COLUMN: The history of Georgia and Tennessee
Although Georgia and Tennessee competed in football in the early 1900s, the two teams did not play each other from 1937 to 1968. Over the ...
by Loran Smith, Thursday, November 16, 2023 3:02 pm
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SMITH COLUMN: Arnold Harrison
ROSWELL – At a prosperous automobile dealership, everyone is in motion. Nothing is idling except for a smooth-running engine which has just been finely tuned ...