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June 19, 2026
Consumer Stories

Lessons Learned: Staying fluid in the restaurant business

The brick-and-mortar business Kurt Mueller opened less than a year ago, Ironhead BBQ at 340 Edgefield Road in North Augusta, closed June 12. That only scratches the surface of a business built on a barbecue pit. After 13 years working as a financial planner, including at Apollon Wealth Management, Mueller followed his dream of opening a barbecue business. In 2023, he smoked his way into the National BBQ spotlight in competitions across the country. After two years of running a successful food truck business around the CSRA, Mueller decided it

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Mitzi Oxford June 19, 2026 No Comments
Closings

Last day to order at CSRA restaurant

A restaurateur will open one last time today at her kitchen in Martinez. She was a one-woman multitasker at the helm of the café. Angie Hood from Angie’s Kitchen (pictured above) was the marketer, cook, and waitress/customer service person at her restaurant, which opened in November of 2025. She was known for her catchy, daily specials she posted on Facebook and other social media channels. “With a very heavy heart, we have made the difficult decision to close the storefront location of Angie’s Kitchen, “ Angie wrote in a Facebook

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Neil Gordon June 19, 2026 No Comments
B2B Stories

20th Anniversary Celebration

20 years ago, Betty Kendra (in the center) and her husband Bob started the Kendra Financial Group while living in Florida. The year after, they continued their company in the CSRA. Years later, they hired an agent, James Clayton.  There are now six New York Life agents serving the CSRA, a 50% increase in a short period of time.  If you’re a networker, you’ve probably bumped into one of them at a local Chamber of Commerce meeting or community event. Recently, they celebrated with a Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting at

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Neil Gordon June 19, 2026 No Comments
B2B Stories

Education fair scheduled at largest CSRA employer

This Wednesday, the area’s largest employer has scheduled an education fair for individuals on post and is open to the public.   Fort Gordon’s annual Education Fair is set for June 24. It brings together representatives from more than two dozen colleges and organizations with information on all levels of post-secondary educational options. The Fort Gordon Education Center coordinates it. “The education fair is designed to bring community partners, colleges that we normally don’t have on the installation, to allow them to talk to colleges face to face,” Myron Latham, Supervisory

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 19, 2026 No Comments