by Leana Conway | May 5, 2022 | Issue May-Jun 2022, Stories
Anthony Hall had every excuse to fail. With a drug-addicted mother and absent father, he grew up in a neighborhood blighted by poverty and crime. The odds were that he would be in jail, on drugs, or dead. But he’s not. A father, husband, life coach, productive member... 
by Leana Conway | Feb 25, 2022 | Issue Mar-Apr 2022, Stories
Coach Conway: How He Keeps Rolling By Leana Conway Dennis Conway, a proud Georgia boy, grew up in Rome but has called Cherokee County “Home Sweet Home” for most of his adult life. Dennis says the county deserves its reputation as a place where folks take care of each... 
by Leana Conway | Jan 1, 2022 | Issue Jan-Feb 2022, Stories
County Kid Nice on Ice By Leana Conway Although football and its star players have traditionally been the “sports love language” of the South, times are changing. Cherokee County can now boast a professional hockey player as one of its notable sports figures.... 
by Leana Conway | Nov 1, 2021 | Issue Nov-Dec 2021, Stories
From Darkness to Light By Leana Conway For most people childhood is a time of sweet innocence, when they are blissfully unaware of some of the darker parts of life. For those people the curtain of reality is gently pulled back as they grow older. From all walks of... 
by Leana Conway | Sep 1, 2021 | Issue Sept-Oct 2021, Stories
Mr. Bulldog: Legendary Football Memorabilia Collector By Dennis and Leana Conway In a suburb somewhere in Cherokee County sits a house with an exterior that tells no tales of what treasures lie within. A man we shall refer to as Mr. Bulldog, for security reasons, owns...