It's been a pretty long time since Toby and Clay have caught up. Hopefully, something interesting has been happening in 2020 so they'll have something to talk about for their lucky 13th episode.

Newnan resident Mike Stiles recently spent time at Piedmont Newnan Hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19. In this episode, he talks about his experience with coronavirus and what truly matters in the end. 

Steve Quesinberry, head of the Newnan High School history department, has spent nearly a decade attempting to preserve the memories of the 23 local men who were lost to the Vietnam War.

He hopes to connect with families and friends of those Cowetans killed in action from the Vietnam War. "I felt that if I didn’t do something, they would be forgotten as family members gradually passed away from that time period,” he said.

In this episode of That One Time, Phov Nix (Toby's wife...also known as 'Mean Phov') talks about her escape as a child from Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge in 1980.

After coming to live in America, she describes her recent journey back to her home country almost 40 years later. 

A Sharpsburg native, Blue Cole was elected after the resignation of former mayor Wendell Staley, who resigned due to health reasons and later passed away. Cole says Sharpsburg is a fast-growing area with the potential to become a vibrant, active community with a small-town feel.

Cole said his vision for Sharpsburg includes careful, deliberate growth guided by the engagement of citizens, property owners and the business community. Expanding town services and amenities are key goals and in this podcast, Cole talks a little about his vision for the future of the town.

Since 1993, Keith Brady has presided as the Mayor of Newnan and in this episode, we take a look back on the last ten years as part of the Newnan Times-Herald’s Decade In Review. 

We talk about how things have changed in Newnan since 2010 and what to expect in the next decade. We also talk about some commonly asked questions, including “When are we getting a Krispy Kreme” and “Why can’t we have liquor stores.”

On the latest episode of “Movers, Shakers, and History Makers,” Renea Lynn and Melanie Gramling from Chatty Newnan Women talk a little about their Facebook group and shed a little light on how it works and how they decided to help to sponsor a local family in need this Christmas. 

Coweta County is a community that loves its veterans and a good chunk of fan base includes local students. This in part due to the work of Steve Quesinberry and Frank Henderson at Newnan High School who are part of the history department that continues to showcase the amazing stories and sacrifices of veterans, both local and from across the country.

In this episode, Steve talks about the history program, why students gravitate towards veterans affairs and a little about his love for the Beatles.

In 1984, Judge Mary Cranford made history by being elected the first female judge in Coweta County. In her 35 year tenure as probate judge, she’s overseen quite a few changes in the county and how probate court is handled. 

With over 40 years of working and serving inside the Coweta County Court System, she now prepares to retire and reflects on her career in the service of others. 

“There’s a lot of helping people involved in the court, and I liked that,” she said.

Mr. Carl Ware is one of the greatest success stories to come out of Coweta County. 

Born in Arnco back in the segregated south of 1943, he grew up on a sharecropper farm and eventually ascended into the world of Atlanta politics, revolutionizing how city business was run with the implementation of the "25-percent policy."

Ware, The Coca-Cola Company’s first black group president, talks about how he used his power to hasten the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

Ware helped revolutionize the corporate work environment for women and minorities with a legacy built on inclusivity. He recently published his autobiography - “Portrait of an American Businessman” - and he was kind enough to drop by to speak about the book and his incredible journey.