There are no fewer than five bowl games in prospect on Friday, beginning with the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas.

Joey McGuire grew up on the Texas-Arkansas border with his family season-ticket holders for the Razorbacks, a team known locally as the Hogs.

In ways as varied as their names, these folks connected to Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley lived notable lives and made an impact before they died in 2024: Michael Patrick Cielinski, 76, Jan. 6: ...