The wedding is right around the corner for Alexandria Lucas and Kaden Judd. Though the pandemic dictated that parties (and the wedding) be rescheduled, the happy couple managed to work a few in before the big day. The story began ten years ago when Kaden eyed Alexandria at a fraternity party at Auburn University and …
After three decades and seven years, Marietta resident Channelle Janet Ishmael reunited with her birth parents. Ishmael was adopted at six months old after spending the first months of her life in foster care. “At age 8, I knew I was adopted. I always knew I wanted to find my birth family, whether it would …
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The Atlanta Petanque League builds community by bringing people together to play a sport of boules that originated in Provence, France in 1910. Players play their balls toward a small target ball known as the “cochonnet” (French for “piglet”). Founder of Atlanta Petanque League, Peter Gibson with Harwell Thrasher and Jack Head “Petanque (pronounced …
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I recently had a chance to connect with a childhood friend of mine, Cindy Tinker Dorminy, a former Marietta resident. Dorminy is the author of seven published books, including her most recent, In A Pickle, that will be on sale (ebook) from July 31 through Aug 3. “I write contemporary romances, rom-com (romantic comedy), chicklit. …
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With our routine and feeling of normalcy turned upside down, we asked some of our readers what they were looking forward to in the future. Here is what they said: SUNDAY BRUNCH Sarah Beth and Beth McClure WEDDING PARTIES Leigh Ann and Abigail Rapp KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY Aila and Kristin Shaw FORMALS Andrew Smith and …
A pandemic cannot keep love apart, but it can put things temporarily on hold. Hannah Attaway and Kyle Phlegar planned a March 28 wedding at Grant Hill Farms in Commerce, GA. About that time, businesses shut down for COVID-19. Love saw this couple through, and they married at a private ceremony on March 28 at …
Pandemic can’t put a hold on love: Couple celebrates twice Read More »