Archive of: Last Word

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Marianna Willimas

Brian Killips

Last Word Jan. 2013

Bob Young

After more than 20 years as an award-winning broadcast journalist, the affable Bob Young exchanged television air time for the rarefied air of political office as mayor of the Garden City.

by Laurie Merrill

Last Word Nov / Dec 2012

Local banker Darrell Byrd, a native and resident of Martinez, is a consummate community service volunteer.

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Walk With the Spirits guided by Charles Platt aka Danny Craig

by Samantha Sherman • photography by Chris Thelen

Anna Holley Avrett

The more she does, the more energy architect and entrepreneur Anna Avrett seems to have.

Laurie Merrill

Mary Louise Hagler

A life-long gardener (master gardener class of 2000), wife and mother of two teens, Mary Louise Hagler still finds time to indulge her passion for floral design, cooking and gardening. She writes, conducts seminars, blogs, works out, loves ’80s and ’90s rock ’n roll and any movie that stars Reese Witherspoon.

Lucy Adams

Laying on her homegrown Southern charm, author and speaker Lucy Adams disarms her readers, listeners and, more importantly, friends and family with her wit-filled insights and tales.

Laurie Merrill

Karin Gillespie Neches

Either name you call Karin Gillespie , aka Karen Neches, this local novelist has parlayed her bottom dollar common sense into a full-time writing career.

Laurie Merrill

Deborah Sasser

Sasserfrass Hill Bee Farm

Laurie Merrill