COLUMBUS, GA - The Dickens Carolers of Columbus will kick off their 2011 season with a 3 p.m. concert, Sunday, November 20, at New Hebron Baptist Church, 570 New Hebron Church Road, Concord, Pike County, Georgia.

FORT BENNING, GA - When the Silver Wings jump into Doughboy Stadium at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, they will deliver not only the game ball, but also an official test strike of the 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar. The one-of-a-kind prototype of this commemorative coin will be used for the coin toss in the second Doughboy classic, pitting the Fort Benning Doughboys against the CSU Cougars. The game starts at 7:00 p.m.

COLUMBUS, GA - St. Francis Hospital will host the groundbreaking of the hospital’s $110 million renovation and construction projects at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 25. Construction of two new four-story towers will add more than 375,000 square feet to the hospital’s main campus.

“The community will be the primary beneficiary of this expansion. We’ll be able to expedite the care of heart patients coming to St. Francis and offer all patients more private rooms for their comfort and to help accelerate their recovery. Patients will have shorter wait times in our ER once this project and renovation of our main facility is complete,” says President and CEO Robert Granger.