To get the real story of how the beloved chicken finger was invented, you have to go back farther than 40 years to when Alben Yarborough, Ansley Williams, and Dusty Yarborough were kids growing up in the tiny town of Thomaston, Ga.
The South is full of mystique and wonder. Behind every moss-draped oak or down every dirt road is another adventure just waiting to be told. This is where memories are made. This is where stories are told. This is where life happens.
The very word barbecue drips with images of the American South. We set out on a hunt for BBQ off the beaten path and found out some interesting places that had their own take on what true Southern barbecue really is.
The Lowcountry is one of the most beautiful destinations in the country (and no we aren’t just biased). The beautiful beaches, the towering trees dripping with Spanish moss, the history and culture of our cities, and the incredibly warm and generous people are just a few reasons why millions flock to this region every year.
Homelessness and the growth of tent cities, now confirmed in all 50 states, is a national crisis. Savannah’s homeless population has hovered for decades at approximately 4,000, which includes nearly 300 veterans and 1,000 chronically homeless individuals. Roughly 160 people live outdoors year-round. Another 500-600 shuffle between shelters and the wild.
Savannah, Statesboro and the surrounding area are prime assist players in the continuing development of a feeder system that keeps Americans formidable in international competition and perhaps one day bring the ultimate prize of a World Cup men's title. Further representative of the soccer boom in the area is the arrival of Tormenta FC, a player development league professional team in Statesboro.
If you’ve lived in Savannah for a certain period of time, it doesn’t matter if you believe in ghosts or not, the paranormal tends to consume part of your life. Our hubris in describing this little Victorian city by the sea, drips like Spanish moss out of our mouths with stories of all the characters we’ve encountered.
When you’ve seen the Earth from some of the highest mountain heights and lowest ocean depths like Tom Mullikin has, you think differently about its beauty and its people, its resilience and its fragility. And you want others to think differently too.
Storm Soldiers II, set to be released in late 2016, walks us through not only a day in lives of the linemen, but also the lives of their families. “Most of the time when a lineman leaves his home, his family has no idea when he’ll be back or if he’ll even be back at all,” says Stone.
When al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was killed with an HK416 in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, it was a U.S. Navy SEAL who pulled the trigger. A half a world away, retired U.S. Army 1st SFOD-Delta veteran Larry Vickers felt a swell of pride and a personal connection to the deed, and for good reason: The most notorious terrorist in history was taken out with a weapon Vickers had helped to develop.
There’s no question what we eat has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Namely, much of the national focus has shifted to farm-to-table and eating local. The mere existence of farmer’s markets and local dives is a major indicator…
Up until 2011, “Stars of the South” was a regular feature in every issue of South magazine. The Hostess City has a remarkable ability to produce rabble-rousers and up-and-coming leaders in their field. We wanted to showcase the people whose…
When we started South magazine, we wanted to push the limits of creativity in a town where creativity reigns supreme. The genteel South is known for its prim and proper attitude, but in the microcosm of Savannah, there are no…
Ten years in the making. It was a long, long, long time coming–times ten. Here we are. Number 10. When we launched in 2006 did you think we’d make it this far? Many of our loudest naysayers out there certainly didn’t.…
Magic number nine. No coincidence we had to pull a few rabbits out. Our ninth year in publication brought a revolution to both South magazine and Southern culture. In 2014 it seemed the rest of the country began to wake…
Well here at South, we like to think our lucky number is 13. It seems as if 2013 was the year we finally “made it,” as they say in showbiz. And that wasn’t our only showbiz reference in 2013. Our…
Our sixth anniversary of South magazine was a milestone in and of itself, considering the economic downturn the rest of the world had been facing in previous years. South magazine was as resilient as the people it served, and thrived…
As you might remember, our Feb/Mar 2011 issue marked our five year anniversary. To commemorate such a marvelous occasion, we published our first “Faces of the South,” issue, which took the time to honor the faces behind the businesses that…
At the beginning of 2010 we reached many milestones: over half a million magazines had been distributed since the launch, over 10,000 people were visiting our website every month, and our readership was up to 20,000 for each issue. The…
There is no better feeling than seeing something you’ve created evolve and grow into something bigger and more effective every year. In 2009, we were facing a whole different world than when we started three years prior. The economy had…
South’s third year in publication brought exciting new opportunities for the magazine. In 2008 we had the pleasure of working with legends, up-and-comers, and amazing talents who helped us grow as a magazine and solidified our place in the hearts…
When we set out to start a magazine, it was with the blood, sweat and tears of a hungry and passionate team. We are happy to say that the passion we felt with that first issue has only grown throughout…
In a time where it seems as though printed media is slowly but surely becoming obsolete, we still think magazines hold a special place in the social milieu of everyday life. Years from now, when we are looking through the…
WTOC’s lead anchor for 18 years; Emmy award-winner; five-term congressman in the Georgia House of Representatives; board member of the United Way, Rape Crisis Center, Boy Scouts, and more. He’s got more kudos than you can shake a stick at. …
