Witnesses slam Georgia prisons at legislative hearing
Witnesses slam Georgia prisons at legislative hearing
Lee Arrendale State Prison By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News ServiceATLANTA - Georgia’s prison system needs a total overhaul to stem the neglect and violence...
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Sassafras Literary announces youth writing contest
Sassafras Literary announces youth writing contest
The Creative Writing for Youth contest, put on by Sassafras Literary Exchange, is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 27th. It will end at...
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Precise blasting needed to complete latest hangars
Precise blasting needed to complete latest hangars
Precision blasting will be needed to remove rock in the path of a sewage pump station line at the airport. By Max Caylor Contributing Writer...
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Editorial – Preserving what we can
Our Progress Editorial cartoon of the week from Dwight Henderson By Dan PoolEditorA picture is said to be worth a thousand words. If true, there...
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A little cooperation needed to keep Talking Rock train car plans from derailing
We are cautiously wading into Talking Rock’s emerging feud between two council members and the mayor and town clerk with an appeal for both sides...
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JeepFest, it’s something to be proud of
A map posted on the Sheriff’s JeepFest Facebook page caught our eye. It had pins that showed the location JeepFest participants traveled from...
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Posts published in “Obituaries”

Obituaries September 23, 2021 – • Aaron Houp • Barbara Goodwill • Buddy Lee Reed • Carolyn Pawlicki • Darlene Coker • David Nolan • Edna Watson • Frank DeLoach Jr. • Gene Chapman • Joe Clark • John Fisler • Joseph Wrba • Karen Dagley • Kayla Gable • Martha Eller • Maximo Melo • Rose Priest • Shirley Whitaker

By Staff Writer on September 22, 2021

Frank DeLoach Jr.Frank DeLoach, Jr., 73, of Jasper, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital. Graveside services are scheduled for 9:30 a.m.…

Obituaries for September 16, 2021; Nathan Jones, William Childers, Tony West, Eddie Blankenship, Eunice Johnson, Jake Robinson, Edith Davis, Ronald Parker, Lyn Colombarini, James Bennett, William Acree, Wanda Peterson

By Staff Writer on September 15, 2021

Nathan Jones Nathan Scott Jones, 35, of Jasper, Georgia passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at his home. He was born October 16, 1985…

Obituaries for Sept. 9, 2021; Sallye Ryan, Amanda Ryder, Herbert Brimer, Lou Leach, Kelly Kirk, Mary Andrews, Hilda Parker, Jeanette Forest, Jose Suarez, Jerry Mull, Debbie Brand, Tony Mitchell Sr., Eunice Parker, Fannie Anderson, Cecil Smith, Anne Hunter, Jimmy Whitaker, Stanley and Tricia Rescigno, Clarice Blankers, Roger Erwin, Andrew Clay, Ronald Millwood, Cynthia Burnette

By Staff Writer on September 8, 2021

Sallye Ryan Sara Frances Faulkner Ryan of Tampa, Fla., and Big Canoe, Ga., passed away on September 3, 2021. Born in 1949 in Newnan,…

Obituaries for September 2, 2021 Edition: Tracy Allison, Brenda O’Shields, Margaret Stone, Gregory Medlin, Judith Dean, James Jewell, Ronald Blackwell, Cynthia Burnette, Nancy Daley, Mary Barrett, Fred Phaby, Helen Gorman, Michael Pugh, Jackie McGee, Debra Byers, Amanda Ryder, Terry Ray

By Staff Writer on September 1, 2021

Tracy Allison June 11, 1969 – August 24, 2021 It is with deep sadness and much love that we mourn the passing of William…

Obituaries for August 26, 2021; Russell Davis, Gary Mayfield Sr., Robert Lanier, Mary Hollingshead, Dink Patterson Jr., Ann Peeler, Randy Poole, Phillip Godfrey, Kenneth Tomberlin, Benton Edmonds

By Staff Writer on August 25, 2021

Russell Davis Russell Herbert Davis, 83, of Talking Rock, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at his home. He was born January 26, 1938…