Escape to Hilton Head
The all-new beachfront Sonesta Resort offers ultra modern amenities in a comfortable, lowcountry setting.
Literary Friday, Edition 108
Celebrating the official start of summer with a giveaway for 'Flying Shoes,' Mary Alice Monroe's Lowcountry Getaway, an interview with 'Deep Ellum' author Brandon Hobson and new fiction. Happy Literary Friday!
A Jaunt Through Deep Ellum With Brandon Hobson
Named for a Dallas neighborhood steeped in music history, Deep Ellum is a novel about family ties that draws heavily on place.
Mary Alice Monroe's Lowcountry Getaway
Bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe shares her personal recommendations for traveling to Charleston upon the release of her new book, 'The Summer Wind.'
Carry Me Over
“Let the dead bury the dead,” J.T. says, and then honks and tries to switch lanes. We are inching across the Midland Boulevard bridge that crosses the Arkansas River. This used to be the easy way to get from Fort Smith to Van Buren
Willie Nelson Shows Soul With 'Band of Brothers'
The country music icon and "Crazy" crooner returns with a new album at 81.
Southern Sound: Trea Landon Pays His Dues
With an upcoming album and shows scheduled across the South this summer, musician Trea Landon is paving his way to success.
Southern Sound: Jon Langston Headed For Music City
A Georgia football star turned musician moves to Nashville and runs on sunshine. Growing up in Loganville, Georgia, Jon Langston thought he would be playing football for the rest of his life, and until his junior year of college at Gardner-Webb University, it seemed that way. After a couple of concussions, the doctors recommended he stop playing as to not risk permanent damage. That’s when Langston decided to pick up the guitar again. “I had just beginner’s lessons while I was in eighth grade but nothing further,” Langston says. “I had a cheap acoustic guitar I even thought about selling, but when I went to the pawn shop it was closed for the day.” With his newfound free time off the football field, Langston decided to learn songs and write his own music. He started by playing them for friends and posting them on social media sites like YouTube. When the songs got good feedback, Langston reached out to Josh Manuel at Century Studios in Atlanta. Together, they recorded and released three songs. “I immediately started getting calls for opening gigs for people like Chase Rice and played at bars and fraternity events, and it really started to take off from there,” Langston says. The first gig
Flying High With Lisa Howorth
On shelves today, Oxford author Lisa Howorth's debut novel Flying Shoes is described as a gimlet-eyed snapshot of the South.
Southern Sound: The Georgia Boys of Summer
Meet the state's rising country music stars in our new summer series.