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    The Three-legged cat of Natchez
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • May 18
    • 1 min

    The Three-legged cat of Natchez

    A limping stray cat in Natchez, Mississippi, captured the hearts of City Hall.
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    Reliving an Alabama Distillery Raid
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • May 2
    • 2 min

    Reliving an Alabama Distillery Raid

    The South loves a good reenactment, including a law enforcement raid on a moonshine still.
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    The buried leg of John Bell Hood
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Apr 15
    • 3 min

    The buried leg of John Bell Hood

    Alongside the road in the woods of northwest Georgia lies a grave containing only a leg.
    39 views1 comment
    Southern Winter Irony
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Southern Winter Irony

    The Winter Solstice - how the darkest night brings us hope.
    12 views1 comment
    Holiday Happenings
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Dec 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Holiday Happenings

    Southern towns that celebrate the holidays in unique and unusual ways.
    69 views0 comments
    Happy Birthday Bunk Johnson
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Dec 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Happy Birthday Bunk Johnson

    The Bunk Johnson Jazz, Arts, and Heritage Festival and Shadows-on-the-Teche will celebrate New Iberia’s Bunk Johnson with a surprise party.
    13 views0 comments
    The three graves of Robert Johnson
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Nov 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    The three graves of Robert Johnson

    Legend has it that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at the Mississippi Crossroads. Where he's buried is another mystery,
    135 views0 comments
    Fear the Woods in Central Georgia!
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Fear the Woods in Central Georgia!

    There's a creepy side to the family-friendly Yule Forest in Stockbridge, Georgia. It emerges every fall.
    22 views0 comments
    Be Kind to Your Ta-Tas!
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Be Kind to Your Ta-Tas!

    Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the country today and one of the most fatal. And it's avoidable!
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    The Haunting of Evelyn Cheesman & Her Magic Violin
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Haunting of Evelyn Cheesman & Her Magic Violin

    Piecing together the life of Evelyn Pearl Cheesman and "Her Magic Violin."
    16 views0 comments
    The Day the Civil War Stopped
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Day the Civil War Stopped

    Sometimes there's grace even in war. I live in a Georgia town where Union soldiers are buried in a national cemetery and the Confederates...
    62 views0 comments
    Take 5: Places to Visit on Memorial Day
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • May 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Take 5: Places to Visit on Memorial Day

    This weekend marks the annual observance of Memorial Day, which honors the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military....
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    Take 5: Weird places to do yoga
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Take 5: Weird places to do yoga

    Need to get back in shape after putting on those COVID-19 pounds? Here’s a fun way to get exercise outdoors, where we can all still...
    35 views0 comments
    Texas Golden Triangle an unusual collection of fun
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Texas Golden Triangle an unusual collection of fun

    The southeastern-most point of Texas butts heads with Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico, while providing for water access into the state’s...
    89 views0 comments
    Weird and Lovely Wytheville
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Dec 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Weird and Lovely Wytheville

    There’s plenty of the delightfully unusual to love in the historic Virginia town of Wytheville (pronounced With-ville), nestled in the...
    1,905 views0 comments
    The Louisiana town that moved to Arizona
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Louisiana town that moved to Arizona

    Excerpted from "Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History" by Cheré Coen William M. Cady and his Cady Lumber Company established two...
    291 views0 comments
    Honoring an Louisiana outlaw legend
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Honoring an Louisiana outlaw legend

    Louisiana has installed its first Legends and Lore Marker — and it’s to honor an outlaw. The historical marker unveiled at the Merryville...
    66 views0 comments
    Once Normal, Now Weird
    Joe Paris
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Once Normal, Now Weird

    It's not just Halloween we celebrate in South Louisiana! Once upon a time, Halloween and All Saints Day weren’t just about costumes and...
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    Lubbock dream house made of 110 tons of steel
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Lubbock dream house made of 110 tons of steel

    Robert Richard Bruno's unique Lubbock, Texas, house made out of 110 tons of scrap metal.
    86 views0 comments
    Travel safe, y'all
    Cheré Dastugue Coen
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Travel safe, y'all

    The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) offers its “Safe Stay Guest Checklist” to inform guests on how to travel safely.
    24 views0 comments
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