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The Braves without Skip? Unthinkable. (Staff Blog)


I can’t think of anyone who has been welcomed more warmly into more homes more frequently — and who never truly darkened the door — than Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren.
If you grew up in the South, and later, it didn’t matter where you grew up, you got to know the voices of Skip, Pete and Ernie Johnson Sr. I remember when Ernie and Milo Hamilton called Braves games. They did about 20 ...

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Last activity : 08/04/2008 11:00 PM. Posted in Sports/Hobbies. 39 views - comments (0)
A little time on the river (Staff Blog)


For the past couple of years Scott and I make our way to Tennessee to take a 16 mile trip down the Buffalo River. This year was the best float I've ever been on.

It's not hard to say that a float was good when the first year I went we nearly killed ourselves while we were there.

My first trip on the river was in 2005. That trip ...

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Last activity : 07/25/2008 01:13 PM. Posted in Sports/Hobbies. 79 views - comments (0)
Keep an Eye on Your Kid


When I go out to eat or watch a sporting event I don't want to babysit your kids. Parents these days are on either side and no one is in the middle. You have the parents that don't care or as we call them the time-out parents, p.s. your kids don't respect you, stop trying to be their friend. Then you have the parents that are always yelling at their kids, kids will screw up ...

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Last activity : 04/27/2008 08:13 PM. Posted in Sports/Hobbies. 95 views - comments (0)
The East Georgia Flames win Atlanta Super NIT


The East Georgia Flames is a 12 and Under traveling baseball team based out of Statesboro. Two players from Effingham, pitcher Zach Smith who attends SEMS and first baseman Justin Jackson who attends ECMS are on the team. The Flames traveled to Atlanta this past weekend and won the USSSA Atlanta Super NIT. The team also played the entire tournament without a single error. We are very proud of you!

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Last activity : 04/08/2008 04:18 PM. Posted in Sports/Hobbies. 89 views - comments (1)
Last comment by bmcnair 4 months, 1 week ago
A show of respect and class (Staff Blog)


It takes a lot for me to say something good about Benedictine. Look, I went to Bradwell and they were our bitter rivals for the better part of a quarter-century.
But some BC wrestling fans, as the South Effingham team posed with its fourth-place trophy, bellowed a heartfelt, “Way to go, Mustangs!" last Saturday night at the Gwinnett Arena. It was a class move for some kids and coaches who deserved a pat on ...

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Last activity : 02/28/2008 08:57 PM. Posted in Sports/Hobbies. 146 views - comments (0)
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