Hello Evans City Lifestyle readers! What does home mean to you? Is it the house where you reside? Is it the city you live in? Is it the loving people that surround you? We believe it is all the above! Your house provides you with a safe space to just be and recharge, your city provides you with scenery, services, and memories, and the people around you: family, friends, and strangers, provide you with love, purpose, and connection. This March let’s recognize all definitions of home and give back to them.
Mix up the interior of your home with new tones and textures and cleanse the home by converting it into a Blue Zone. Revamp your home with the best home services out there with Precision Flooring. Don’t just focus on the interior but transform the exterior of your home with QuickCall Services. Have the best-looking yard on the block!
Finally, we’d like to thank you all for your love and support! Thank you for letting us be your home where you can find inspiration, comfort, and information on all the amazing local businesses Evans has to offer!
JANA MORRIS, PUBLISHER @EVANS.LIFESTYLE
The Oaks School was excited to open their doors to the public for the first time and share their Christ-Centered Classical Education! They are currently accepting applications for Kindergarten through Second Grade for the 2024-2025 school year. If you’d like to learn more or schedule a tour, visit theoaksevans. org, or contact admin@theoaksevans.org, or call (706) 513-7518!
For his 8th birthday, Edmond collected pet food, toys, and other supplies and donated them to the Columbia County Animal Services! Thank you so much for your kind heart and generous donations, Edmond!
Congratulations to the winners of the annual District Spelling Bee! The first place winner is Sreeya Lakkimsetti (fifth grade student at Stevens Creek Elementary), second place is Raghav Thumsi (third grade student at Blue Ridge Elementary), and third place is Riddhi Boga (fifth grade student at River Ridge Elementary). Congratulations to all the outstanding student spellers!
We have such amazing, innovative business leaders in our community who are proud to serve you, our residents, with class and quality. We’ve compiled some of our top company picks for the services that might be on your mind this month in an effort to make your lives a little easier.
QuickCall Services LLC quickcall-services.com | 706.434.9583
Cutting Edge of Augusta cuttingedgeaugusta.com | 706.231.8594
Southern Landscaping Garden & Gifts southernlandscaping.net | 706.855.5035
Trinity Lawn & Landscape trinitylandscapega.com | 706.535.7285
Georgia Outdoor Services poteetlandscaping.com | 706.863.2114
Maxwells Plumbing & Drain LLC maxwellsplumbing.com | 706.829.7606
Universal Plumbing universalplumbinginc.com | 706.738.4424
The Drain Surgeon drainsurgeonaugusta.com | 706.607.6588
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Hardy Plumbing hardyplumbingcompany.com | 706.863.2110
Yohe Plumbing yoheplumbing.com | 706.854.1889
Morrison Electric morrisonelectric.us | 706.834.2550
Ireland Electric Corporation irelandelectriccorp.com | 706.855.9300
A+ Electric apluselectricllc.com | 762.250.4450
Voltz Electrical Services voltz99.com | 706.738.0378
Mister Sparky of Augusta mistersparky.com | 706.607.6812
Lovelace Roofing Co lovelaceroofing.com | 706.863.5399
Augusta Roofing Pros augustaroofingpros.com | 706.899.4747
Roof Savers Georgia myroofsavers.com | 706.786.1819
Ridge Roofing ridgeroofingusa.com | 706.414.5009
Brighter Side Roofing Company brightersideroofing.com | 803.426.1716
A & D Carpets & Hardwoods aanddcarpets.com | 706.863.8879
Hardwood Floors & More hardwoodfloorsandmoreinc.com | 706.868.7030
Precision Flooring & Remodel LLC precisionfr.com | 706.993.0465
Kirkland's Flooring kirklandsflooring.com | 706.426.0152
Diamond Wood Floors diamondwoodfloors.com | 706.306.2960
Sig Cox Heating & Air Conditioning augustaairconditioning.com | 706.722.5304
Advanced Air Technology advancedairtech.net | 706.868.6111
Atlas Heating and Air Conditioning Inc atlasaugusta.com | 706.855.7921
Duggan’s One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning dugganheatingac.com | 706.733.8703
Busby's Heating & Air Conditioning busbys.com | 706.236.7618
Adam's Painting and Repair adamspaintingandrepairs.com | 706.834.5983
CertaPro Painters of the CSRA certapro.com | 706.993.9600
A Cut Above Painting acutabovepaintingco.com | 706.627.6014
Fresh Coat Painters of Augusta freshcoatpainters.com | 706.551.9287
Legacy Painting legacypaintingaugusta.com | 706.840.5695
Gina Speegle Interiors facebook.com/gina.speegle.3 | 706.513.5096
Signature Interiors michaelsiewert.com | 706.447.1503
Regina Edry Interior Design and Staging reginaedry.com | 706.254.5060
Wesley Cadle wesleycadle.com | 706.737.3590
Yancey Seibert Interior Design yssinteriordesign.com | 706.736.1111
SEE HOW QUICKCALL SERVICES CAN KEEP YOUR YARD LOOKING PERFECT ALL YEAR ROUND
With springtime comes blooming flowers and new growth and everyone desires to have the best yard in the neighborhood. Jason Marriner, owner of QuickCall Services, is ready to take on the new growth of the spring season and transform your yard into a place full of color and life.
Jason previously worked as a Head Chef in the UK. “I spent all my time working in kitchens inside buildings and basements,” he says. “I got tired of being cooped up under the fluorescent lights and my passion was really being outside in nature.” When he wasn’t in the kitchen, Jason enjoyed working at his homestead where he grew produce and raised wild boar, cross pigs, and chickens.
He moved back to America in 2014, settling in Martinez, GA and started a small landscaping company. “I sank every penny I had into getting a property here and started my business from nothing,” says Jason. “Now, in addition to myself, we have an Operations Manager, an Office Manager, and a field team that varies according to the season's workload. This year we will be celebrating 10 years in business”
Jason and his team provide service to mid to high-end homes on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
“We take care of everything on the property that needs landscape maintenance. We don’t run contracts except for commercial properties
that require it. All our clients continue to stay with us because they’re happy with the quality of work we provide, not because they signed a piece of paper,” says Jason.
Most of Jason’s clients continue landscaping services year round. “Every two weeks in the winter we will remove leaves, pinecones, sticks from storms, cut Crepe Myrtles, trim shrubs, and anything else that needs doing to keep the yard looking sharp, so when it comes to spring, they don’t have to pay for a clean-up, they can just continue with maintenance of their lawn,” says Jason. The clients who choose to stop service during the winter months book a spring clean-up in January or February to be ready for regular maintenance when the season restarts.
“This month, we will be going crazy with lawn dethatching, mulch and pine straw installs, spring clean-ups, and gearing up towards the Masters in April. Dethatching is the process of removing dead, matted grass from the lawn which has accumulated over the course of the year and becomes a carpet to block out the sunlight, nutrients, and moisture to the ground. We have specialized equipment that rakes out and removes the dead grass and vacuums it up at the same time. All it leaves behind is the topsoil and living grass. When you apply fertilizers and
treatments to the lawn after dethatching, they will get down to the ground and roots straight away. The grass growth gets off to a good start and it looks 100 times better,” says Jason.
Jason tells us that it’s important to have your yard regularly maintained to keep weeds at bay. “When your lawn isn’t cut regularly, you’re more susceptible to having problems. Your grass will be healthier with regular maintenance and will have a better chance of fighting off weeds and infiltration,” explains Jason. “The difference when we’re providing a basic service like mowing, edging, weed eating, or shrub trimming compared to other companies is that we take care of every client's yard as if it’s our own and we personally train every employee that comes through with us to our high standards. The company was first set up to support my future but now as we have grown, we are thrilled to also be supporting the future of our employees and their families.
The company is based on honesty, integrity, and the desire to provide the best service we can for our clients. I feel proud that we’re able to offer secure jobs with competitive pay and continued education in the field to our employees. We train them up to the highest standard that we can, so that they are better qualified and more knowledgeable to provide the services our clients need.
We see personal growth along the way with our employees as they find a place where they are respected, get to learn new skills, and are treated like family,” says Jason.
The office can be contacted directly to answer any questions you have between 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. To get a quote for your yard, visit www.QuickCall-Services. com or call 706.434.9583. You can follow them on Facebook at QuickCall Services LLC, Instagram at @QuickCallServices, and X (Twitter) at @QuickCallLLC. You can also email them at Info@QuickCall-Services.com.
A native of the CSRA, Matt Logue grew up enjoying all the area has to offer, including playing golf at many of the local courses. As a current resident of Evans, he continues to appreciate the uniqueness of the area. “It’s the best of both worlds, especially in Evans, because we’re close enough to easily go to a store but it’s also not too far to go spend time in the country,” he says. “I can enjoy things that the city has to offer but also go hunting pretty much any day of the week when the season is open.”
Matt has eight years of experience in construction and flooring and opened Precision Flooring and Remodel in 2022. In the beginning, it was secondary to another full-time job but last April, he transitioned to focusing on his business full time to have the freedom and flexibility to spend time with his wife Savannah and their two children. “I love playing sports with the kids and they are a big part of why I went into business for myself,” he shares. “I also really enjoy that each project is different and that I’m not going to the same office every day.”
Matt specializes in interior remodeling that is flooring-centered and is an expert in installing hardwood, luxury vinyl, tile, carpet, and laminate flooring. He works on projects large and small, both residential and commercial, and recently installed flooring in a local barber shop and a 4,000+ square foot facility for a local company.
In addition to flooring, Matt handles interior remodeling from the simple to the complex including backsplashes, accent walls, trim work, custom bathrooms and showers, and full stair conversions such as replacing carpet on stairs with a new, updated look.
“The first step is working with the customer to figure out exactly what they want,” Matt explains.
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“They can pick out what they like at a box store and we can install it for them, they can choose for us to do everything custom, or they can incorporate a mixture of both. Every project is different and client-based on what they want and their particular house or business.”
Matt has also built a network of trusted partners he sub-contracts with to complete certain projects like plumbing and electrical – anything he is not comfortable doing himself. “I put customers in contact with the people that I would recommend to them and whether they use my recommendation or someone else, we end up achieving their end result.”
Quality work and integrity are both foundational principles for Matt in his work and he enjoys seeing the end results. “It is very gratifying at the end of a job, especially really big jobs, when we finish it up and can see the difference what we built makes, especially when the customer is happy with it too,” says Matt. “I always try to do what I say I'm going to do, be there when I say I’m going to be there, and do right by whoever I'm working with. I strive to stay true to my word.”
For more information on services available and photos of completed projects, visit precisionfr.com and follow Precision Floor and Remodel on Facebook. To schedule a free consultation, call 706- 993-0465 or fill out the contact form on the website.
Take a look at some of Regina Edry's favorite projects
ARTICLE BY BAILEY HALL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANE KORTRIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY AND SAVANNAH ZAVERI PHOTOGRAPHYRegina Edry started her Interior Design and Staging company in March of 2018 and enjoys working with her clients on both residential and commercial designs. She has created beautiful and relaxing homes that are memorable for their attention to detail, light filled ambiance, and everyday luxury. Regina has shared with us a few of her favorite projects that she has done, including her four local Airbnb homes in the Augusta area.
Regina would love to host you and your family at one of her Airbnb homes. For more information about Regina Edry Interior Design & Staging, call 706.254.5060 or visit www.reginaedry.com . Follow her Facebook page at Regina Edry Interior Design & Staging and Instagram at @ReginaEdry.InteriorDesign.
MARCH 3RD
Miller Theater
Bring your family for a free showing of The Incredibles at the Miller Theater! Admission is free but you will need a ticket to enter. Tickets are available at the Miller Theater box office. Movie starts at 4pm.
MARCH 7TH, 12TH, 14TH, 19TH, 21ST, 26TH
Guitar Lessons
Hardin Auditorium
Guitar lessons at the Hardin Auditorium are back! Sharpen your skills or get started from scratch. These are group lessons, but the instructor can work with all skill levels. Lessons are held on the 7th, 12th, 14th, 19th, 21st, and 26th from 3pm to 4pm for ages 16 and older. The lessons are provided at no cost. For more information, visit www.visitcolumbiacountyga.com.
MARCH 16TH
Wesley United Methodist Church
The gymnasium, backroom, and part of the parking lot at Wesley UMC will be filled with great bargains and treasures! All of the money made will go directly to the church's mission team to help with local and foreign missions. The sale is on March 16th from 7am to 12pm.
I am delighted to bring you the latest market update, ensuring that you remain well-informed about the dynamic Evans real estate market.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
MARCH 23RD
Columbia County Performing Arts Center
The Augusta Ballet presents NARNIA: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe on March 23rd at 1pm. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thecenterofcc.com.
MARCH 30TH
Patriots Park
The Easter Egg Scramble at Patriots Park will be held on March 30th from 10am to 1pm. There will be 50,000 eggs to find, pictures, and delicious food from local vendors. Admission is free.
MARCH 31ST
Happy Easter from the Evans City Lifestyle team! We hope you have a wonderful day surrounded by family!
What’s the secret to a happy, healthy, and long life? Believe it or not, it’s actually quite simple: There are no secret ingredients, no sizable expenditures, and absolutely zero manufactured elements of any kind. Dive in with us as we share insights from our interview with the internationally renowned Blue Zones Founder, National Geographic Explorer, and award-winning journalist who is revolutionizing the way Americans make choices that can lead to living your best life.
For over twenty years, Dan Buettner has been fully committed to studying the health and longevity of Americans as well as influencing the proper and attainable health-centric environments our communities should embody. What started with identifying five “blue zones” around the world where people are both living longer as well as enjoying a higher quality of life in their elder years has now also evolved into proactively creating eco-systems where our communities engage in setting the standard for clean health.
Buettner’s first cookbook, The Blue Zones Kitchen, is a fantastic resource featuring ingredients and cooking methods that can increase longevity, wellness, and mental health. The recipes also include lifestyle tips such as proper portion sizes and the best times to eat dinner. Plus, check out his additional seven books that dig deep into the exact foods you should eat to how your circle of friends and family can influence your quality of life.
Every time you go out to eat, you will consume an extra 300 calories that are laden with more sodium, sugar, and oil than eating at home. “Get your hands on a plant-based cookbook, pick a dozen recipes, and cook those with your family on Sundays. If you make the effort to cook it with your family, you will gain the skills and learn to make some good and whole food plant-based recipes.”
New York Times Best Selling Author and Netflix Producer, Dan Buettner, Inspires a Better Life Based on Research from the World’s Healthiest Cultures.
Tap into Dan’s wisdom that is creating a new category of places that are not merely the legacy of a healthy culture, but more consciously created by enlightened individuals that are intent on supercharging healthier communities!
Follow @DanBuettner and @BlueZones for full insights and visit BlueZones.com to shop exclusive products.
