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Turner Theatre - Ashburn, GA
Friday & Saturday
Dec 13-14
Double Feature
Sunday & Monday
Dec 15-16
Dec 13-14
Double Feature
Sunday & Monday
Dec 15-16
Crime Lab Decribes Massacred Woman
The Crime Lab’s final report gave the first clear description of the victim: a white female, 25 to 30 years old, about 5’3” tall, weighing roughly 130 pounds, with blonde or light brown hair. She had Type A blood and a distinctive scar on her right…
No Clues to Brutal Death
By December 5, the case had grown colder. The Wiregrass Farmer ran the headline “No Clues to Brutal Death” and reported that the investigation had stalled. Sheriff Kennedy admitted that the victim remained unidentified and that law enforcement may…
Who Left Severed Body in Pond?
On November 28, 1968, the Wiregrass Farmer carried a headline that gripped Turner County with shock and fear: “Who Left Severed Body in Pond?” The story detailed the grim discovery of a woman’s mutilated remains in an isolated pond just outside…
The Legs found in a Pond Mystery
"Who Hacked Up Body of Woman?" November 25, 1968
"Search Widens For Parts of Body" November 26, 1968
"Lawmen Await Lap Report in Murder" November 27, 1968
"Search Widens For Parts of Body" November 26, 1968
"Lawmen Await Lap Report in Murder" November 27, 1968
Library is Named As Memorial to Miss 'Vic' Evans by Club
Luncheon held by Ashburn Women's Club at the House by the Road in honor of Miss Victoria Evans for her years of service to the club and and 20 years of service as librarian of the Ashburn Library.
Sycamore Elementary Class Photo, Miss Irvin, 1976-1977
From Lisa Garrett Bonnell,
"Found this from my Brother, Kevin Garrett's, time at Sycamore School! He's the top, last one on the right! That is his Bugs Bunny poster, he entered into a class contest and won our family a trip to Six Flags!"
"Found this from my Brother, Kevin Garrett's, time at Sycamore School! He's the top, last one on the right! That is his Bugs Bunny poster, he entered into a class contest and won our family a trip to Six Flags!"
Fire Ant Festival 2008 photos
The theme that year was Ring of Fire Ants.
Fire Ant Festival Pet Parade Entry
Pictured is Caroline Flake with her Ferret.
Wiregrass Festival Postcard
1996 1st Annual Wiregrass Festival (now known as the Fire Ant Festival) Postcard
March 20-24, 1996
March 20-24, 1996
Poem about the Wiregrass Festival (now known as the Fire Ant Festival)
This poem was penned by Gail Walls, original member of the Fire Ant Festival Committee. It highlights the tasks of the worker ants also on the committee.
75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin for Turner County
Coins honoring the 75th anniversary of the creation of Turner County (August 1905).
Curly Garrett at the Ashburn Skating Rink
This photo is of William Cluria "Curly" Garrett. He used to be the manager at the Ashburn Skating Rink in the 1950s. You can see Curly in front of the skate rack.
Rebecca High School Commencement Invitation for Perlene Sellars
Envelope Posted May 3, 1932 - Ashburn, Ga
Mr. & Mrs. W.C. Garrett
Route 1
Sycamore, Georgia
The
Rebecca High School
Senior Class
announces its graduation
May sixteenth
High School Auditorium
eight thirty P. M.
Mr. & Mrs. W.C. Garrett
Route 1
Sycamore, Georgia
The
Rebecca High School
Senior Class
announces its graduation
May sixteenth
High School Auditorium
eight thirty P. M.
Rebecca High School Commencement Invite for Edna Josephine Sellars
Envelope post stamped: May 9, 1934 - Rebecca, GA
Written to Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Garrett
Ashburn
Georgia
Route
Commencement
Rebecca Consolidated School
Monday evening
May the twenty-eighth
Nineteen hundred thirty-four
at eight…
Written to Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Garrett
Ashburn
Georgia
Route
Commencement
Rebecca Consolidated School
Monday evening
May the twenty-eighth
Nineteen hundred thirty-four
at eight…
Hopefull Church invoices (1979)
Misc. invoices from Mitchell-Stewart Hardware Co. and Warren Arnold & Son for Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church
Letter from James Burch to Mrs. W.C. Garrett, (1979 May 23)
Transcription:
Ashburn GA
May 23 1979
Dear
Mrs. W.C. Garrett
how are you fine I hope
I have cut & cleaned up
the grave Yard and as
everything has went up so
I am charging $15 Dollars
for the grave yard work
Yours truly
Mr James…
Ashburn GA
May 23 1979
Dear
Mrs. W.C. Garrett
how are you fine I hope
I have cut & cleaned up
the grave Yard and as
everything has went up so
I am charging $15 Dollars
for the grave yard work
Yours truly
Mr James…
NAACP Presses for Court Action in Wright Shooting
"... the decision for a manslaughter ruling was a split decision but she would not elaborate on how the vote split nor on how each member of the jury had voted."
November 12 Inquest to Decide How Prisoner Died Here
Dr. Reynolds will call Coroner's Jury