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Rural Hospitals Seeking State Help

"A sheet of paper taped to the hospital's tinted glass front door confirms what most people in this South Georgia community of about 9,500 long feared: at 11 p.m. on October 30, Turner County Hospital experienced what its administrator optimistically…

Tags: Ashburn, Charles Peacock, Turner county Board of Authority, Turner County EMS, Turner County Hospital

Round the Clock Jailers on Duty at Improved Facilities

Tags: Ashburn, Ashburn Jail, Betty Carol Jerkins Dean (1940-2017), Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), James B. “Jimmy” Kingsley (1934-2007), Leon Martin, The Wiregrass Farmer, Tommy Blalock, Turner County Jail, Willie Turner

Rosemary Plant

"Rosemary thrives in a strong woman's garden." -Unknown

Location: Glynn Cook Rd. in Ashburn, GA

Tags: Glynn Cook Road, Rosemary, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario

Rocky Mount Baptist Church

Tags: Ashburn, Rocky Mount Baptist Church, Rocky Mt. Church Rd., Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario

Robert Warren to Annelle T. Murphy (November 13, 1950)

Tags: Annelle Frances Thrasher Murphy (9/12/1897 - 6/3/1987), Ashburn, McDaniel Warren, Public Works Camp, Turner County Board of Commissioners

Robert Smith Named Turner County Warden

Tags: Ashburn, Public Works Camp, Robert E. Smith

Robert Royal Shingler

Tags: Lillian Hughes Shingler (1887-1980), Robert Royal Shingler (1897-1966), The House by the Road

Robert E. Smith to Turner County Board of Commissioners (October 1, 1966)

Tags: Ashburn, Public Works Camp, Robert E. Smith, Turner County Board of Commissioners

Robert E. Smith elected Warden of TC PWC

Tags: Alexander Stevens Story (1892-1973), Annelle Frances Thrasher Murphy (9/12/1897 - 6/3/1987), Ashburn, Harvey B. Gill, J.D. McCorvey, Public Works Camp, Robert E. Smith, Turner County Board of Commissioners, William G. Searcy (1910-2006)

Robert D. McDearmid to Robert Carter (March 27, 1969)

Tags: Ashburn, Bennett Pate (1918-1982), Edgar Wayne Youngblood (1925-2012), Ernest W. Wallace (1902-1989), Hugh Wilson, James E. Sego (1911-1985), Public Works Camp, Robert D. McDearmid, William G. Searcy (1910-2006)

Robert Carter to E.W. Youngblood (May 8, 1969)

Tags: Ashburn, Edgar Wayne Youngblood (1925-2012), Public Works Camp

Robert Carter to E.W. Youngblood (July 31, 1969)

Allowing the TC PWC to go play softball with the Worth County PWC.

Tags: Ashburn, Edgar Wayne Youngblood (1925-2012), Public Works Camp

Robert Carter to Bennett Pate (January 9, 1970)

Tags: Ashburn, Bennett Pate (1918-1982), E.A. Zorn, Edgar Wayne Youngblood (1925-2012), Public Works Camp

Rioting Quieted in Georgia Town After Killing of Escaped Prisoner

Tags: Ashburn, John Iverson Youngblood Jr. (1920-2006), Preston Lamar Whiddon (1934-1993, Robert Jackson, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Samuel Brown, Scotty Joe Ireland

Reward Posted in Slaying

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca

Reward Offered in Shooting, Fire

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), Edna Jean M. Shivers, Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), Henry Royal, J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), Rebecca

Revamp of PWC Building is Underway

"The offices will centralize the County Agent, Soil Conservation officer, County Home Demonstration Agent, and the ASCS office."

Tags: Ashburn, Bennett Pate (1918-1982), Industrial Boulevard, Public Works Camp, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Board of Commissioners, Turner County Extension Agent

Retired Ashburn Teacher Receives Exchange Award

Tags: Ashburn, Charles B. Perry (1943-2013), Charles V. Perry (1912-1988), Edgar Fry Perry (1952-2021), Elizabeth Perry See, Emily Eilene Butler Perry (1913-2007), Happy Kindergarten, Harvey Paul Perry (1947-2014), Hobby School, J.E. Griffis, Perry Funeral Chapel, Turner County Exchange Club

Residence of J.S. Shingler postcards

postmarked 1913.

Tags: Ashburn, Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler (11/19/1867-8/13/1953), James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), Sparrow's Nest

Report of the Prison Commission of Georgia - 1907

34 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Tags: Ashburn, J.S. Betts & Co., Public Works Camp

Reminiscences of Capt. A.R. Bates, Chief Scout of Gen. Joseph Wheeler

Tags: Alexander Raleigh Bates (1844-1934)

Reminiscence of Captain A.R. Bates of General Joseph Wheeler

Tags: Alexander Raleigh Bates (1844-1934), The Wiregrass Farmer

REMEMBERING ROY SUMNER JR.

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REMEMBERING ROY SUMNER JR.
june 4, 2023
ashburn, people of turner county
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Recently, the TCP received some photos of the return of the body of Roy Sumner Jr provided by Perry Funeral Chapel. After some further…

Remembering Albert Royal and Charles Jackson

A deep dive into the 1910 lynching of two black men in Ashburn, Georgia. This post seeks to try to learn more about the victimes, Albert Royal and Charles Jackson.

Regulations on Peanut Harvest with Prisoners

Tags: POW Camp, The Wiregrass Farmer

Recreation in Georgia [Vol. 4, no. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1970)]

Tags: Alapaha River

Recommendation for Ashburn Public Faculty for 1930-31

Tags: Annelle Frances Thrasher Murphy (9/12/1897 - 6/3/1987), Ashburn Public Schools, Effie Whelchel Whatley, Ella Jackson, Eudora Henderson Shingler Thrasher, Gussie Goss, Laura Sue Hawkins, Lora Laine, Louise Forbes, Mary Pierce, Mrs. J.C. McKnight, Reba Hill, Rhoda Van Buskirk Story (1890-1982), V.O. Taylor

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