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Dustin Alexander Hammonds, 13, of Warwick died Monday December 16, 2013 at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta-Egleston. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday December 18, 2013 at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Richard McNair and Rev. Jerry Cooper officiating. Dustin was an 8th grade student at Worth County Middle…
Following an extensive investigation, Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that insufficient evidence exists to support a federal criminal civil rights prosecution in the death of Mr. Sammie Davis, Jr. in December, 2012. During the federal investigation into the shooting death of Mr. Sammie Davis, Jr.,…
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Georgia Conservancy helps landowners benefit from conservation Thanks to recent laws passed by the State General Assembly, Georgia now has some of the strongest financial incentives for land conservation in the United States. Owners of all different types of land – from family farms to mountain retreats – are earning hundreds of thousands of dollars…
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Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Jatin Patel, 42, and Donna Evans Moore, a/k/a Donna Evans Furguson, 38, both from Tifton, Georgia, were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Macon, Georgia on December 10, 2013, for Conspiracy to Possess Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks, Passing…
Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Lashaundra Evans, 32 of Wilkinson County, Georgia, was sentenced on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, by the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell, United States District Judge, in Macon, Georgia, to serve twelve (12) months and one (1) day imprisonment and to pay…
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A candlelight vigil is planned for 13-year-old Dustin Hammonds at Jeffords Park tonight at 7 p.m. Dustin died yesterday from injuries sustained last Tuesday during an attempted suicide. According to family members, Hammonds was the victim of bullying at the local elementary school he attended. The Worth County Board of Education released a press release…
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Ann Copeland Farmer, formerly of Oakfield, GA, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Hospice of Wake County in Raleigh, NC, surrounded by her loving family. Ann was born in Lake Wales, Florida on June 9, 1932, and lived much of her adult life in Georgia. She married…
Mrs. Lillian Kimbro Fletcher, 92, of Sylvester formerly of Shingler died Wednesday December 11, 2013 at Pine Shadows Too Retirement Manor in Sylvester. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday December 14, 2013 at Banks Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Shingler Cemetery. Rev. Jeff Connell and Dr. Ben Bush…
Mrs. Grace Littleton McGough, 79, of Bridgeboro died Thursday December 12, 2013 at Willson Hospice House. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Bridgeboro Baptist Church with interment following in the Kimball Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Joe Brown officiated. Active pallbearers included Greg Littleton, Wade Littleton, Jason Littleton, Jeff…
Pauline McDowell Gardner, 96, of Brinson, GA, passed away Friday, December 13, 2013, at Memorial Manor Nursing Home. The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2013, at Ivey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends from 2 until 4 p.m. on Sunday, December…