When was the last time you noticed butterflies, ladybugs, hummingbirds, or even lightning bugs in your yard? I have a simple favor to ask: step outside and take a look at your landscape. Is it neat, green, and well-kept? Maybe a little wild? Or somewhere in between? Now ask yourself: is it truly alive? Here...
The Piedmont Henry emergency department saw a record number of patients in the month of March, eclipsing 8,800 encounters. It was a busy month, but it didn’t feel that way for staff members, patients or visitors because of some process improvements focused on seeing patients early and often. “The process starts with a patient checking...
During my childhood, I remember hearing the wise words of elderly loved ones as they would reflect on the course of their lives, saying (something to the effect of)…“seasons seem long, but life is short.” As a kid, I did not fully grasp what they meant. At that time, all that I could think about...
Poised on the edge of your bed, you cast a fleeting glance in the direction of your closet’s open door. Unable to dismiss the unrelenting stare from the multiple sets of eyelets of your running shoes, you don’t begrudge their existence. Rather, you miss the satisfaction resulting from quality time spent together. While running solo...
SCULPTmed Aesthetics offers a variety of services targeting women’s wellness and longevity. Peptide therapy is a rapidly growing treatment option that signals the body to perform specific functions, which can enhance metabolism, sexual desire, reduce fatigue and improve quality of sleep, accelerate healing from surgery, and offer neurocognitive support for anxiety, depression, age-related brain fog,...
Prior to the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, public education for African American children in the South was chronically underfunded. This inequity ultimately led to the establishment of what became known as Rosenwald Schools, constructed through support from the Rosenwald Fund. The Rosenwald Fund was formed through the collaboration of...
You might see McDonough Police Department Officer Destiny Ruiz chatting with a kid on the downtown Square or visiting with business owners at the Square Knot or Pandora. But she’s not wasting her time — she’s patrolling the downtown district as part of her normal duties. “Since being assigned to the downtown district (in 2025),...
At just 27 years old, Logan Perkins is working hard to make a name for himself in the professional golfing world. Perkins was born in Louisiana; his family moved to Locust Grove when he was a toddler. He grew up in Henry County and attended Strong Rock Christian School. An avid baseball player, he changed...
I pushed off from the Butler’s Bridge kayak put-in, pointed my kayak upstream, and had the South River to myself inside of thirty seconds. The river banks were buzzing with spring insects, birds were swooping low over the water, and the only other sound was my paddle and the current. It takes me 15 minutes...
The day started early on Giving Tuesday in 2023. At 8 a.m., a Nickelodeon crew arrived at our home to feature kids who were leading their own holiday giving efforts. They filmed CJ and Kollin, along with the host, as they built a blanket fort together in our loft — hands busy, fully engaged —...