Montgomery cemetery gives up interesting stories The lure of the two-hour cemetery tour, sponsored by Landmarks Foundation, is "Vigilante Hangings, Misplaced Soldiers and a Strange New Orleans Rendezvous."
‘Ladies Night’ debuts with aid of Woodstock book shop The wait is almost over for the fans of best-selling Atlanta novelist Mary Kay Andrews.
Her latest novel, “Ladies’ Night,” hits the shelves on June 3, and Woodstock’s FoxTale Book Shoppe will be th...
Learn the wonders of resilient shrub distylium As we all know, gardening in north Georgia’s famous red clay is, well — we all know what it is: frustrating. My personal frustration concerns a slope from the pretty grass of my front yard into lig...
Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg — so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylv...
Rare Superman comic found in house insulation It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating the ceiling of a hous...
Shuttle is major draw at California Science Center The California Science Center in Los Angeles had 180,769 visitors in July 2012 before retired space shuttle Endeavour arrived. This July, museum officials expect 230,916 visitors.
Submerged structure stumps Israeli archaeologists The monumental structure, made of boulders and stones with a diameter of 70 meters (230 feet), emerged from a routine sonar scan in 2003. Now archaeologists are trying to raise money to allow them ...
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment. It will go on sale later thi...
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Pope Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times,...