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"Sparrow's Nest" - Showplace of Turner County - Cannon Home

A feature showcase on the Sparrow's Nest, home built by town pioneer James Simon Shingler in 1895. The images featured in the article discuss the unique features such as the intricate woodwork, the painted ceilings, and the yard ornaments.

Tags: Carl Cannon (7/5/1898 - 11/18/1973), James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918), John West Evans (1844-1904), Louise Shingler Cannon (1908-1993), Lula Cater (1908-1988)

"ONLY" A TURPENTINE STILL DOWN SOUTH - A SCENE AT CLARK'S PLANTATION, ASHBURN, GA (vintage postcard)

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Tags: Clark's Plantation

"CASTLE TURNER," ASHBURN, GEORGIA (vintage postcard)

December 29, 1913

[unknown] was here for a Happy New Year to you all
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Addressed to:
Mrs. James Edgar
71 Cedar St.
Chicago

Post Office stamp:
Ashburn, GA
Dec. 29, 1913
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Tags: Turner County Courthouse, Turner County Jail

"Bossie" Should Be a Pet, c. 1923

Photo of Catherine Moyes [sic] Betts, daughter of George T. Betts Sr. and Emily Kate Moyers Betts.

Tags: Catherine Moyes Betts, Emily Kate Moyer Betts (1884-1929), George Terrell Betts Sr. (1881-1923)

"Ant-icipation" article

Write up featured in Georgia Living Magazine.

Tags: Ben Baker, Colony Bank (previously Ashburn Bank), Fire Ant Festival, Fire Ant Mound, Gail Walls, Heritage Park, Jay Leatherwood (1936-2019), Kaitlyn Elliot Edwards, Shelley Zorn, Sue Mastrario, The Wiregrass Farmer, Tina Mauldin

'Fire Ant Festival' my choice

Editorial by Wiregrass Farmer Editor Ben Baker advocating for the Turner County festival to be named the Fire Ant Festival.

"I like the idea for a number of reasons (not just because I came up with the name.) Think about the other festival around…

Tags: Ben Baker, Fire Ant Festival, Shelley Zorn, The Wiregrass Farmer

'Deadly force' bill clears House committee

"Prompted by a Turner County incident, a House committee Tuesday approved a bill that spells out when a police officer can us 'deadly force' to apprehend a subject."

Tags: Ashburn, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Scotty Joe Ireland

Paul Perry and Charles Perry Discuss Azzie Martin Murder

Tags: Azzie Martin (1/27/1911 - 12/11/1937), Charles Butler Perry (1943-2013), Evans House, Gail Walls, H. Paul Perry (1946-2014), Shelley Zorn

NAACP to investigate killing of black suspect in Ashburn

Tags: Ashburn, Elbert L. Bean (1932-2009), Freddie James Weston Jr. (1937-2018), Hollis Hayes (1922-1989), Joe Burgess, John Iverson Youngblood Jr. (1920-2006), Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Robert Lee Wright Sr. (1943-1997), Ruby Wright, Scotty Joe Ireland, Skippy's Food Store, Turner County Courthouse

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."

Tags: Ashburn, Christine Jordan, David Perry, Faye Heard Beazly, Houston M. Lykes (1939-1994), James W. "Dr. Jim" Reynolds (1927-2003), Lois Evelyn Dye (1934-2020), Preston Lamar Whiddon (1934-1993, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Scotty Joe Ireland, Xavier E. Wilkerson (1918-1999)