Scott is a Dublin-based attorney, and longtime student of history in the Heart of Georgia. His column “Pieces of Our Past,” appearing every Thursday, recounts the interesting and unusual stories behind people, places, phenomena and time periods through the years that have made our community what it is today. Check out his blog to read more about all things Dublin-Laurens County history.
Super Bowl LV is over. Football will return in the Dog Days of August. In the aftermath of the ubiquitous, grand hype, let us look back at one of the most remarkable NFL postseason games in history.
This week, I present another chapter in a long line of “firsts.” Of course, “firsts” are never absolute because there was no one who was everywhere all of the time to verify, chronicle and document that it was truly for the first time.
Thirty years is a long time. For each week of the last three decades, it has been my serendipitous privilege to bring you “Pieces of Our Past” in this, my hometown newspaper.