Consumer Stories

A few years ago, Lionel Smith Ltd. started a promotion that honors dads and gives back to the community. Between June 1 leading up to Father’s Day on June 19, you can come by the longtime men’s clothing store, grab a piece of chalk and honor your dad on the sidewalk in front of the store at 132 Laurens Street. “For every handprint drawn or Dad’s name written in chalk, we’ll donate $5 to Children’s Place, whose mission is to protect, heal and strengthen children and families from the impact

Erik Smith of Grovetown and Secelia Brown of Evans are the local winners of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s annual Man and Woman of the Year contest. Smith raised $46,469 and Brown $135,097 to support LLS’ goal to find cures for blood cancers. “Congratulations to our winners, and to all of our candidates and campaign team members who participated in this year’s Man & Woman of the Year campaign,” said Amanda, Yancey, LLS Georgia–South Carolina Executive Director. “These exceptional volunteers are all unstoppable leaders in their communities. Together, we are