Rick Camp
1953-2013
Rick
Camp, a proud native of Chattooga County, passed away suddenly last
month just shy of his 60th birthday. Here is a photographic tribute to
the former Atlanta Braves player.
This month in honor of Mother's Day, Judy Brooks celebrates her mom with a touching tribute and photographs.
High school seniors will be graduating en masse this month just as they did in 1932 from Summerville High School.
Miss Blanche Tole's fourth grade class at Menlo School worked on a special project in 1950 and received official recognition in a national publication and in Congress.
Another look at one of our county's favorite thrills in 1956, water skiing on the Chattooga River. Yikes!
We mourn the passing of the Park Avenue Apartments in Trion with photographs and an essay by local historian Brad Hayes.
Do you remember what you were doing fifty years ago? Me neither, but if you had kept a journal from 1944 until 2001 as Joe Speer did, you might recall events of the past six decades in Chattooga County. Here are some excerpts from his journal of May 1963 with photographs.
Plus...
This month's High Res(olution) Photo of the Month shows a view of Highway 27 near Farrar Drive back when gasoline cost 28 cents a gallon and a quart of bulk oil set you back 15 cents. Just click on the May thumbnail for the photograph.
Happy Viewing!
Greg McCollum, Editor
A tree grows in Summerville in front of Montgomery Knitting Mill. Date unknown. Courtesy of Jerry Prince.