VALDOSTA – When Ricky Plair started playing Santa Claus, he had dark hair and no beard. He wore the traditional fake white beard and long-haired wig. With time, his hair whitened and he let his ...

Dec. 23—In the middle of a Dec. 14 rainstorm, Santa Claus, with his white beard and hat, walked into the Alibi Bookshop. Inside, children huddled together waiting to hear his jingling bells and ...