Willacoochee News

The schedule includes films such as Annul Victory , which examines the emotional disconnect between President Barack Obama's inauguration and the passage of Proposition 8; the no-explanation-needed The Big Gay Musical ; and the documentary Cross Burning in Willacoochee , about hate crimes against a gay couple in the small South Georgia town.

There is most definitely something for everyone in today's selection for Out on Film screenings .

The movies share a common gay/lesbian/transgender sensibility, but otherwise the lineup for this year's Out on Film Festival is literally all over the map.

In 1993, Roy Kirkland and his partner, Doug Sebastian, were living in the tiny South Georgia town of Willacoochee, population 1,100, when they woke up one morning to find a charred, 7-foot cross on their lawn.

Out on Film, Atlanta's LGBT film festival, has already announced a packed schedule of films for its return after a hiatus in 2008, during which new leadership came on board.

Sharon Gless and Maureen Gallagher in 'Hannah Free,' screening Oct. 6 as part of the Out on Film lineup.

Finding strength in pain Gay filmmaker Arthur Dong releases documentary trilogy a Stories from the War on Homosexualitya on DVD Pride around the nation In the wake of California legalizing marriage for gay couples, marriage equality was a major theme of gay Pride celebrations held last weekend and throughout June.

How's your summer reading going? Ours is going great. And by ours, we mean our Adult Summer Reading Program .

The Grant Chapel Family, under the leadership of the Rev. Martin T. Kohn, invites the community to join them for their first Youth Revival.

Jamie Parker/Bryan County NowRichmond Hill resident Owen Wright witnessed the D Day invasion from a ship just off the coast of France.

A true story... My name is George David Ellis Sr., a Vietnam veteran with a Purple Heart, living in Douglas.