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- Tags: Ashburn
Poem about the Wiregrass Festival (now known as the Fire Ant Festival)
Tags: Ashburn, Ben Baker, Benjy Gandy, Cheryle Bryan, E. College Ave., Erline Ketter, Fire Ant Festival, Gail Walls, Howard Roydhouse, Jay Leatherwood (1936-2019), Judy Roydhouse, Juretha McMillan, Kathi Soule, Kenneth Kicklighter, Lindora Collins, Minnie G. Brown, Omar Salaam, Randy Elliot, Sandra Lumpkin, Shari Baker, Shelley Zorn, Sue Lanneau, Sue Mastrario, Sue Rochfort, The Wiregrass Farmer, Vickie Gunn, Wayne Tanner
Main Street Restoration
The work being done to make the building in Main St is so exciting. Just removing the fallen-in door frames and fixing the roofs are making a difference!
Location: Main St in Ashburn,…
Piggly Wiggly sunset
Turner County Courthouse
You cannot change our minds about that!
Location: 219 E College Ave, Ashburn, GA
The Turner County Stock Yards
Old Turner County Jail
Evening Traffic Jam
NAACP Presses for Court Action in Wright Shooting
November 12 Inquest to Decide How Prisoner Died Here
Tags: Ashburn, Charles B. Perry (1943-2013), Charles V. Perry (1912-1988), David Perry, Dorothy "Dot" Ireland Coker, James W. "Dr. Jim" Reynolds (1927-2003), Judge John D. Crosby, McLendon St., Preston Lamar Whiddon (1934-1993, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Scotty Joe Ireland, Turner County Courthouse
Perry Believes Wright Death Justifiable; NAACP Calls for Special Prosecutor
"Perry said Friday, based on the 100-page GBI report, that if the coroner's inquest, which will be conducted here by members of the staff of The Doctor's Clinc [sic] in lieu of Coroner C.V. Perry and his assistant, results in a…
Wright Laid to Rest at Sunday Service here
Community Leaders Show Their Valor
Tags: Ashburn, Deacon Jerry Lowe Sr (1903-1987), Freddie James Weston Jr. (1937-2018), Hodge King (1914-1999), Jerry Lewis, New Mount Olive Baptist Church, Preston Lamar Whiddon (1934-1993, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Samuel Brown, Scotty Joe Ireland, The Wiregrass Farmer, Washington Ave., Westview Memorial Cemetery
Schools Withstand Tension
Wright Case Awaits Grand Jury
Tags: Ashburn, Austin A Saxon Jr (1927 - 2/3/2001), Charles B. Perry (1943-2013), Charles V. Perry (1912-1988), David Perry, Dorothy "Dot" Ireland Coker, Dorothy Joe Bean, McLendon St., Preston Lamar Whiddon (1934-1993, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Scotty Joe Ireland, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Courthouse
Tensions Ease Tuesday Night as Lawmen Continue Probe in Death
Tags: Ashburn, Badcock Furniture, Barnes Electric, Culmer Tanner, Dorothy Joe Bean, E. College Ave., Ewing Buick Company, Freddie James Weston Jr. (1937-2018), Gold Kist Peanuts, Hodge King (1914-1999), J's Corner, John Iverson Youngblood Jr. (1920-2006), Main St., McLendon St., Mitchell Stewart Hardware Co., Mrs. Bobby Horn, Preston Lamar Whiddon (1934-1993, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Robert Lee Wright Sr. (1943-1997), Scotty Joe Ireland, Skippy's Food Store, Superior Cleaners, Turner County Courthouse, Turner County EMS, Turner County Hospital, Turner County Jail, Turner County Sheriff's Department, Waller Building, Washington Ave., William G. "Bill" Hardin (1928-2012)
Suit Filed on Behalf of Robert Wright, Jr.
'Deadly force' bill clears House committee
Troubled times come to Ashburn
Tags: All American Mobile Home, Ashburn, Austin A Saxon Jr (1927 - 2/3/2001), Ben Walker, Big Peanut Monument, Board of Education, Bobby Horn, Crystal Richardson, E. College Ave., Gold Kist Peanuts, Hardee's, Hodge King (1914-1999), Honey Bear Restaurant, Huddle House, Jim Applewhite, John A. Ewing Jr. (1908-1990), Marvin Raines, Michael Bell, Piggly Wiggly of Ashburn, Preston Lamar Whiddon (1934-1993, Robert Lee Wright Jr. (1963-1985), Robert Lee Wright Sr. (1943-1997), Scotty Joe Ireland, Skippy's Food Store, Sonny Gaither, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Courthouse, Turner County High School, Washington Avenue
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