JWJEFF WALLACE Columnist

1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · JEFF WALLACE Columnist

   THIS AND THAT: Teaching an old pup a special, new trick (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

   Read excerpt

   — From the 1923 song written by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn Several years ago, my wife was the recipient of a banana plant for our backyard. If you have lived in this part of the country for long, you probably know that there are no banana plantations around and even the sight of a plant this far north is rare. But ours flourished that year planted into Palmetto State soil until cold weather took its leaves. The following spring, however, the stalk of the plant became rejuvenated and new leaves

   Feedback

2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · JEFF WALLACE Columnist

   THIS AND THAT: The song that made Hahira famous (opens the original)

   Excerpt · Positive tone · English

   Read excerpt

   Until my daughter and her family moved there a few years ago, neither had I. But Ray Stevens has. Some of a certain age may recall Stevens, singer of some of the most unforgettable songs from the past. He penned and sang such hits as “Guitarzan,” “The Streak,” “Ahab the Arab,” “Everything is Beautiful” and “Shriner’s Convention.” While most of his tunes were of the humorous type, you may notice one of those that is as nice a song as ever sung — “Everything is Beautiful.” While it is uncharacteri

   Feedback

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

• South Georgia1 piece
• Palmetto State1 piece