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The Whole Pet Diet Chicken Stew

The Whole Pet Diet Chicken Stew, or “Doc’s Stew,” is a healthy homemade food suitable for dogs and cats. by Dr. Rhonda Ross It comes from The Whole Pet Diet,

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Arts, Education & Innovation

Art Speaks: Why

Have you ever wondered why artists create? Why they spend hours upon hours painting, sculpting, sketching or just staring off into space thinking? Why they seem to exist in their

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Living

Fallen Giant

Justin Robinette has always held a job in the green industry, but nothing could prepare him for the day he had to bring down one of The Square’s most iconic

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Living

Model Citizens

Almarie and Francois van Staden left their native South Africa in 2000 to pursue a better life for their two children. More than two decades later, they consider themselves Americans

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Arts, Education & Innovation

Little Fish, Big Fun

The small town of Newborn in eastern Newton County celebrates an unlikely local resident every April: the lowly hornyhead fish. The annual Hornyhead Fish Festival features a fishing tournament with

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Arts, Education & Innovation

Restorative Power

Miami native Yasha Williams moved to Newton County with no family, no assistance and no real grasp on what the future held. Roughly eight years later, she hopes to someday

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Sports & Recreation

The Boy of Summer

Luke Allen’s death at the age of 43 left Newton County’s tight-knit baseball community heartbroken. As tributes poured in, it soon became clear that those he mentored were more than

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Sports & Recreation

Running the Race with Endurance

Record-setting Peachtree Academy runner Ben Clements suffered three spontaneous pneumothoraxes in less than six months. While it put his athletic career on hold, the ordeal only strengthened his faith as

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