NEW YORKNEW YORK — Geechie Boy Mill, a family-owned operation in South Carolina that makes locally-grown and milled grits, says it will change its name amid backlash from customers. The company said ...

Geechie Boy Mill, a South Carolina maker of heirloom grits and other products, is changing its name to Marsh Hen Mill after critics charged it with appropriating Black culture. “After many days of ...

Geechie Boy Mill owners Betsy and Greg Johnsman announced the company would change its name on Wednesday, joining national brands that are addressing racial connotations associated with their names.

Geechie Boy Mill is transitioning to Marsh Hen Mill three months after the company announced it would change its name. “After many days of prayer and countless bowls of grits, we are excited to ...

Renee Rector Suggs is no stranger to the life of shrimping. She is the daughter of Bubba and Pam Rector who has owned numerous shrimp boats docked in Shem Creek. Bubba's most current is the Warren H.

It’s not easy being Geechie. Latrese Bush says it hurt when people called her that after leaving the warm cocoon of her Lowcountry home. Suddenly she was different. “People would ask, ‘Are you from ...

PAULSBORO - Police are seeking information in the wake of a fatal fire here. The body of Clarence A. Johnson, 65, was found inside his Roosevelt Street home after firefighters extinguished a blaze on ...

Geechie Boy Mill, a South Carolina maker of heirloom grits and other products, is changing its name to Marsh Hen Mill after critics charged it with appropriating black culture. “After many days of ...