March 2, 2023

Faith

Faith Friday: To Fill the air with His Praise

She sits in a room by herself, with subdued lights, leaning in, praying, and anticipating the song’s conclusion. She is considering the words she’ll use to challenge, comfort, and encourage her listeners in the middle of their day. Her name is Debra Pearson, and the road she’s taken to sit behind a microphone with this opportunity has not been smooth or straight, but a series of many twists and turns. Debra wears several hats that keep her days filled with activity. As ABD has reported, she owns a construction company,

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Consumer Stories

Evans nutrition business to celebrate grand opening

Michelle Lemmons opened her Columbia County nutrition business in July 2022, but she’s celebrating the grand opening of that business this weekend. Lemmons owns The Vibe Nutrition located at 4446 Washington Road, Suite 6, near Shane’s Rib Shack in Evans. The business offers a variety of meal replacement shakes, fat-burning teas, protein coffees, and workout supplements. Her shake flavors include salted caramel, Almond Joy, and Captain Crunch, and all contain protein, vitamins, minerals, and greens. The grand opening will be held Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and include

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Thoughts from the General: Surprising analysis about wealth in the CSRA

A few years ago, two officials from Boy Scout headquarters came to Augusta. They were looking for big bucks to support a major Boy Scout project. Somehow, they had learned that I had some experience identifying wealthy folks and encouraging them to donate to worthy causes. The Boy Scout officials did not beat around the bush. The first question they asked was. “Who in Augusta has a personal wealth of five hundred million dollars or more?” I told them that my guess was that only one person in Augusta had

Ret. Maj. General Perry Smith March 2, 2023 1 Comment

B2B Stories

Aiken Tech and Savannah River Site team up for award-winning workforce program

A little over two years ago, Aiken Tech’s Nuclear Fundamentals Apprenticeship Team partnered with Savannah River Site (SRS) and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) to create a model for future workforce development. The focus was on national defense and creating a viable workforce. Their hard work has paid off. The team has received the prestigious A. Wade Martin Innovation Team of the Year Award from the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) Foundation. The annual award recognizes SC Technical College System employees who have worked together to make a significant

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Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: Why we give

A few days ago, I found out that Braydon and I were the top Re/Max agent contributors to the Children’s Miracle Network for Georgia in 2022. We give in the honor of our clients on every sales transaction. Because of you, and your unwavering support, we are able to help families in Augusta, Georgia at our local children’s hospital, AU. I want to thank you all for choosing us to be your real estate agent and thought this would be a great time to share the “why” behind our choice

Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans March 2, 2023 No Comments

B2B Stories

Urgent care clinic to open ninth location in CSRA

A local urgent care clinic with multiple locations plans to open a new office in a building formerly occupied by a similar business. MedNow Urgent Care plans to open a new location at 210 Bobby Jones Expressway next to Cheeseburger Bobby’s, according to Laura Bell, Marketing Director with RW Allen Construction, LLC, which has been hired to work on the project. “We just started working there, so we don’t have a timeline yet,” Bell said. The new MedNow Urgent Care will replace Martinez Urgent Care, which was formerly located at

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Faith Friday: To Fill the air with His Praise

Evans nutrition business to celebrate grand opening

Thoughts from the General: Surprising analysis about wealth in the CSRA

Aiken Tech and Savannah River Site team up for award-winning workforce program

Real Talk Real Estate: Why we give

Urgent care clinic to open ninth location in CSRA

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