1,813 words, 10 minutes read time. At the 2025 Haman Family Reunion at Old Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church in Ashburn, we sat down with Annise Collins Harwell, sister of previous interviewee Donzelle Collins, to share her memories…
Annise Harwell
Sycamore Milling Company
Location: 71 N Mattie Avenue, Sycamore, GADate: October 4, 2025
Ashburn City limits sign
Location: MLK Jr. Drive, Ashburn, GADate: October 4, 2025
Shipp’s Funeral Home
Location: 137 Toombs St., Ashburn, GADate: October 4, 2025 Shipp’s Funeral Home has been a staple in Turner County since 1972.
Donzelle Collins
Donzelle Collins shares tender memories of a bygone era- providing memories of the Hopewell Church spring and telling how his parents met and fell in love in early 1900s Turner County.
124 N. Gordon St. in Ashburn, GA (c. 1913)
History of the Ashburn Bank The Ashburn Bank was established in 1900, originally located in the building now known as the Elrod Center on Washington Avenue. According to the Wiregrass Farmer on March 13, 1914,…
Main Street Ashburn, 1977
My favorite part of this photo is that you can see the police station on the right! Who remembers when Main St. looked like this?
219 E. College Ave, c. 1907
This photo of the Turner County Courthouse was taken just 11 years after it was built. You can see the old First Baptist Church original building behind the courthouse.
113 E Washington Avenue in Ashburn, GA
Winfred Rembert: A Turner County Chapter in a Life of Resilience and Art
2,855 words, 15 minutes read time. Content Warning: This article discusses racial violence, torture, and an attempted lynching in South Georgia during the 1960s. Some details may be disturbing or triggering for readers. There are…