Harvest time has arrived in North Georgia’s many apple orchards. But for Salvation South magazine editor, Chuck Reece, who grew up in our state’s apple capital—Ellijay—the best apple of all requires waiting until the first two weeks of October. He’s here today with the story of that apple, plus a recipe.

Widespread Panic’s music inspires a family—thousands strong—united by kindness and joy. Discover why their concerts are a place to simply be happy.

Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece recently ate breakfast at an historic spot in New Orleans, Louisiana. What he tasted and saw there sent him on a search for some pieces of Southern history he did not know about. Today, he will share with you what he found.

Few organizations have done more to establish and protect the civil rights of Americans than the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded by some Georgia ministers and others. Next week, the SCLC will hold its 66th annual conference here in Atlanta. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece acknowledges the SCLC’s role in Southern history.

Discover how tiny Clarkston, Ga., became the capital city of Southern hospitality by welcoming refugees from over 150 nations for five decades — and why the tradition endures, even in challenging times.

The Fourth of July weekend brought news of disastrous flooding in Texas and the Carolinas. The deluge in the Texas Hill Country is one of the deadliest American floods in the past 100 years. Salvation South magazine editor Chuck Reece still marvels at how Southerners in these communities rally to offer their help — and how extra effort to hold onto that spirit will prove healing.

Soon, we will celebrate the 249th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. The Fourth of July. Although we currently live in a time that has an uncommon amount of political division, Independence Day does give us the chance to find a few things we can all hope for. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece has a few simple hopes for the holiday.

A candid journey into 21st-century Southern literature——queer voices, hard truths, and the persistence behind every “overnight” success, live from Tallahassee’s Word of South Festival.