YERBY AWARD

Jasper County Author Ted Dunagan added to his list of literary awards on March 2 at the Augusta Literary Festival when he was awarded the 2013 Yerby Award for Fiction for his third novel, Trouble on the Tombigbee.

The award celebrates the life and work of Frank Yerby (1916-1991), an African American from Augusta who graduated from Paine College, and cranked out 33 novels, including The Foxes of Harrow.

Four of Mr. Yerby’s novels were made into major motion pictures. Presenting the award to Mr. Dunagan is Gerald Yerby, a nephew of Frank Yerby.