A printable version of this brochure is available by clicking the following link: Tennessee Williams Tribute Brochure 2012 Special to The Real Story

It’s not too late! You can still enter the contest! Visit our Facebook page and “Like” us (our page, not this post) or visit our website and sign-up for FREE new-post notifications.

We have recently added the following articles to our website. These articles were originally published in the May 9, 2012 print edition of The Real Story. Simply click on the article title to be re-directed to the appropriate page on our website. America and the War on Women Ask Meagan!: Discrimination in the Workplace Consumer [...]

The Movies of the Mound event, which had been scheduled for tonight, at Ola J. Pickett Park, in Caledonia, has been re-scheduled for next Saturday, May 19th, due to inclement weather.

Editor’s Note: You can see Mortar Kit play Saturday (April 21) at Dave’s Darkhorse Tavern in Starkville, at 10 p.m. Cover is $5. The name Mortar Kit came one day while lead singer/guitarist Ed Dechert was “just writing s@#% down.” Indeed, the four-piece Starkville rock band was a casual creation. Three of Mortar Kit’s members [...]

On April 28, the YMCA, The Columbus Kiwanis Club, Stark Aerospace, Carl Hogan Dodge and the City of Columbus are celebrating YMCA Healthy Kids Day® with a free, community event for kids and families. Healthy Kids Day, a national initiative of the Y to improve health and well-being of kids, will take place at the [...]

On Thursday, April 19, 2012, Columbus native and former Lynyrd Skynyrd band member Ean Evans will be remembered at the Riverwalk. A small gathering will take place from 6-8pm, with music and people sharing their memories of Evans. Evans’ widow, Eva, asks that everyone pay it forward and perform some small positive action in Evans’ [...]

Check out this cool and FREE event! Special to The Real Story

Check out these fun events that are planned for this weekend! Special to The Real Story

It’s true that politics isn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, my first love. In fact, love isn’t really the right word, in the slightest sense of the idea. But today, I turned to something a little more easy-going: music. Having found myself recovering from what I believe to be a couple of chicken patties [...]

The annual tradition of the Pinewood Derby roars to life this Saturday, March 3, as scouts from Pack 9 of the Caledonia Cub Scouts compete in a local event.  The excitement will begin at noon, and will be held at the Caledonia Elementary School cafeteria. Boys in 1st through 5th grades, as well as their [...]

Tickets to the professional performances of Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending are still available! Performances are scheduled for February 23-25 (Thursday-Saturday), starting at 7pm, and will take place at the Artz Performance/Conference Center (602 College Street | Columbus). Tickets for the special Thursday preview performance are $5.00 for high school and college students, teachers, and senior [...]

Circumstances can, from time to time, hold us for a moment against our wills.  Frustration can ensue, but, ultimately, we know that we will be able to go on with our lives, as planned.  There are rare instances, however, when the comfort of this certainty disappears entirely.  It is the moment that one becomes confined [...]

Special to The Real Story Columbus has been selected to premiere a three-city tour of Tennessee Williams’ play Orpheus Descending, February 23, 24, and 25. The announcement was made on February 2, 2012, by the Tennessee Williams Tribute (TWT) Volunteer Committee and First United Methodist Church. The live, professional performances will be presented in the [...]

Special to The Real Story Harvey Myrick, Founder of Grilling On The River, has announced today that he is stepping down as the Executive Director of this annual event.   As a member of the Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau (CCVB) Board, Harvey has expressed his concerns to the Grilling On The River Board regarding the perceived conflict of interest [...]

The Real Story Staff Report Some of Columbus’ finest undiscovered talent entertained an enthusiastic crowd at Words & Music: An Evening of Spoken Word and Songs, this past Friday night, at Cafe Aromas. This open mic night event featured four musician/vocalists and two spoken word artists. Songs that were performed spanned the genres of Country, [...]

 Charles Dickens was born on Feb. 7, 1812, and died June 9, 1870. His obituary in The New York Times began, “The death of Mr. Charles Dickens creates a greater gap in English literature than the loss of any other one man could have occasioned. He was incomparably the greatest novelist of his time.” A [...]

The fundamental purpose of Kappa Alpha Psi is achievement. The achievement of its members allows the community to benefit from the organization. Nationally, the organization was founded in 1911 on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Having been founded in 1911, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated has recently celebrated its 100th year anniversary. [...]

by Jed Pressgrove and Invino Veritas Review (Pressgrove): Verdict: No Gangstas or Tokens Here Red Tails, an action film about the Tuskegee airmen in World War II, is a small victory for American blacks. The film concerns brave and honorable black men who made a difference. This simple idea is bold for our mainstream movie [...]

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is the Casino Royale of its franchise. This statement seems odd, given that this fourth Mission: Impossible is cartoonier than the others. But Director Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille) shows more maturity than Brian De Palma (Mission: Impossible), John Woo (Mission: Impossible [...]

CONSUMER CORNER by Mo & No-Mo OBSERVATION: As the crime grows in our communities, have you noticed that our police department is reporting less and less of what is going on in our little town? What happened to transparency? What do they have to hide, or what are they ashamed of? Only through visibility, openness [...]

New Year’s Eve was a rockin’ in C-town. From downtown to the Country Club and everywhere else, the parties were fun and exciting. Here are a few pictures from Mr. Rising’s adventures: JBS

The Real Story will publish and advertise your New Year’s Eve events for free. Please send the information along with picture(s) or pertinent promotional material(s) to events@realstorypublishing.com, and we will do the rest. We want to help make this New Year’s Eve a real success for the community. Joseph St. John

Saturday’s Benefit for Daren Coggins event was a big hit, and Scott, Angii, Steve, Matt, and Lindsey, the event organizers, would like to thank everyone for their participation. Scott sent us the following message: SPECIAL THANKS TO:  THE FRIENDS BEHIND THE BENEFIT FOR CONTACTING ME AND ASKING ME TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT. [...]

Dotti Lanais Chapman Two thousand years ago You stood in my shoes Crying as the world Heard your joyful news In your arms you held him Your tears on his tender cheek Mary, did you feel it, His love whom we would seek? When his eyes met yours And you heard his loving laugh Did [...]

Open Mic Night at Cafe Aromas on Friday, December 9th, 2011 was a great success.  Besides having excellent food and drink, we heard a few talented musicians, and several good verses of poems and prose were read by several people.  It was altogether a very enjoyable evening.  Here are a few shots taken that night:

This is the third installment in my series, “Football 101 For The Ladies.”  I’ve taken a bit of flack, but my aim is to educate the women who don’t really know the game of football and would like to know more. Offensive Rules Intentional Grounding: The quarterback commits this penalty. This is when the quarterback [...]