In Salvation South’s story lineup this week, we do a deep dive into the Ring Shout — an essential piece of Southern culture. We throw in some Elvis Presley and Pat Conroy for a bonus.

Musicians as exciting as Willi Carlisle come along once in a blue moon.

A special message to everyone who’s visiting us for the first time from Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Welcoming writers into the Salvation South fold means we get to make new friends all the time.

Chuck Reece remembers traveling with his Uncle Bob to country stores in the North Georgia mountains.

A severe head injury to our editor shut us down for almost two months. Now we’re back and better than ever.

A head injury put us in the hospital for a while. Next Friday, Salvation South will be back.

No matter how hard you dig across the internet, you can’t find out much about Mrs. Ruby Henley of Social Circle, Georgia, and her Russian Communist Tea Cakes.

Salvation South is taking the week off so we can travel to the Word of South festival in Tallahassee, Florida. We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled programming on Friday, April 15.

After our editor’s mother passed, he relied on his Aunt Mary — the boss of the Reece family kitchen — to show him how to live.

Salvation South has a big day at headquarters.

No metaphor represents Southern culture better than a bowl of gumbo.