Author Ronda Rich spoke and signed copies of her books at a Gilmer County Rotary Club
meeting held Monday, June 10, at the North Georgia Community Center. She told stories
of her upbringing in Georgia, several of which featured her mother and assorted family
members –– often the subjects of Rich’s books and newspaper column. Rich, whose
syndicated column “Dixie Divas” is published in the Times-Courier each week, said a
movie version of her novel “The Town That Came A-Courtin’” is set to begin filming next
year. The Gainesville resident, whose column is published in over 50 U.S. newspapers,
also told the crowd that the Times-Courier was one of the original 15 publications to
feature the column that celebrates the heritage and eccentricities of Southern life.