Whatâs in the John C. Calhoun time capsule? Weâll have to wait to find out. The time capsule found Saturday will be taken to a controlled environment to protect its contents as it is opened. (Source: Live 5) By Patrick Phillips and Lillian Donahue | January 24, 2021 at 4:48 AM EST - Updated January 24 at 11:56 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - History buffs celebrated the long-anticipated discovery of what appears to be a time capsule buried under the base of the monument to John C. Calhoun in downtown Charleston.
Charleston Director of Parks Jason Kronsberg said in October that crews expected to find one as they cleared the area where the Calhoun statue once stood.
Restaurants, recreation welcome return of guests
David Blanchette For The Telegraph
Jan. 24, 2021
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Christina Reynolds cleans a table at the Olive Branch Cafe in Jerseyville, which has reopened under Region 3 COVID guidelines. “It’s exciting that we are getting closer and everybody will be safe again and able to enjoy life,” said Jeni Nape at the restaurant. Show MoreShow Less
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Pietro and Reno Lentini in the new banquet hall under construction at Reno’s Pizza in Carlinville. The restaurant started adding the room during the COVID shutdown. Reno’s plans to reopen Friday, Jan. 29. Show MoreShow Less
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Riverbend tourism expects robust comeback
The Telegraph
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This photo from April shows one of the owners of Morrison’s Irish Pub, at the corner of West Broadway and State Street in Alton, stocking an honor system food pantry in front of the restaurant and bar. The business was one of six recipients of Hometown Hero Awards presented Thursday during the Great Rivers & Routes’ virtual Tourism Summit. Show MoreShow Less
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ALTON The road to the Riverbend’s economic and tourism recovery will be paved with the survival of small businesses and the return of visitors seeking a safe road trip destination, according to the message delivered during the in the Great Rivers & Routes’ annual Tourism Summit on Thursday held virtually on YouTube.
By Kevin C. Hall
kevin.hall@gaflnews.com Jan 19, 2021
Jan 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. â Two South Georgia men are among more than 125 people across the country who have been charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Law enforcement was drawn to Michael Shane Daughtry and William McCall Calhoun Jr. due to their social media posts.
Daughtry, 58, was identified as being from Pelham by the U.S. Attorneyâs Office in Macon, but he was identified as being from Baker County in the FBI affidavit that led to his arrest warrants. He is charged with entering a restricted building or grounds, a misdemeanor. He had his initial court appearance Friday, Jan. 15, and was released on bond with conditions, including internet restrictions.
Trump commission s 1776 Report outrages historians
Gillian Brockell, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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President Trump will be replaced Wednesday.Mandel Ngan/Getty Images
WASHINGTON - Historians responded with dismay and anger Wednesday after the White House s 1776 Commission released a report it claimed would help Americans better understand the nation s history by restoring patriotic education. It s a hack job. It s not a work of history, American Historical Association president Jim Grossman told The Washington Post. It s a work of contentious politics designed to stoke culture wars.
The commission was created in September with a confusing news conference featuring Housing and Urban Development secretary Dr. Ben Carson. The 45-page report is largely an attack on decades of historical scholarship, particularly when it comes to the 400-year-old legacy of slavery, and most of those listed as authors lack any credentials as historians. While clai