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City Studies Plans for New Jail

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Tags: Ashburn City Council, Ashburn Jail, Ashburn Police Department, E.J. Tison, Highway 41, Main St., Main Street, The Wiregrass Farmer

Winter Storm in 1978

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1. Garrett Home
2. Garrett Saint Bernard, Ginger
3. Garrett Home
4. Elaine Mize Garrett
5. Garrett Home
6. William Cluria and Annie Bell (Sellars) Garrett's home. Railroad Ave. Sycamore.
7. Donald Garrett home, shared garage, my…

Tags: Annie Belle Sellars Garrett (1907-1988), Bonnie Smith, Carlton Smith, Donald Garrett, Elaine Mize Garrett, Garrett's Dinette, Highway 41, Kevin Garrett, Lisa Garrett Bonnell, Mattie Avenue, Railroad Ave., Sycamore Baptist Church, Sycamore Elementary, Sycamore Georgia, Sycamore Methodist Church, Sycamore School, William Cluria Garrett (1906-1996)

Winter Storm Enzo

Turner County experienced a rare and remarkable winter event, with 5-6 inches of snow blanketing the county. Winter storm Enzo.

Tags: Ashburn Methodist Church, Big Peanut Monument, E. College Ave., Fire Ant Express, First Baptist Church, Highway 112, Highway 41, Hudson Avenue, Main St., Main Street, McKenzie Building, Perry Funeral Chapel, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario, Turner County Courthouse, Turner County Jail

Fire Ant Express Caboose

Tags: Ashburn, Ashburn Turner County Chamber, Benjie Barbee, Caboose, Fire Ant Express, Highway 112, Highway 41, Jair Baltazar, Jennifer Perez, Joncarlo Velasco, Josue Beltran, Main St., Main Street, Mayra Contreras, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Washington Ave., Washington Avenue, Yareli Contreras

The Turner County Stock Yards

A Turner County Staple since the 1950s. When we interviewed Linda Wiggins Williford, she talked about her family’s extensive time involved with the TC stockyards. Check out her interview here:…

Tags: Ashburn, Highway 41, Linda Wiggins Williford, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Turner County Stockyard, Turner County Stockyards

Evening Traffic Jam

Location: railroad crossing at Washington Ave. and US Hwy 41, Ashburn, GA

Tags: Ashburn, Highway 112, Highway 41, Main St., Main Street, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Train, Washington Ave., Washington Avenue

Country Breakfast from Laney's

What is your go-to grits order? Are you a simple butter and salt kind of person, cheese, or do you want all the toppings in your grits?

Pictured: Grits with scrambled egg and cheese on top, biscuits and sausage gravy, and smoke sausage…

Tags: biscuits, Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, grits, Highway 41, Laney’s Country Cooking, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Smoked Sausage, Sycamore

How a small town gets unwanted publicity

Tags: Ashburn, Austin A Saxon Jr (1927 - 2/3/2001), Big Peanut Monument, Highway 41, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Courthouse, Turner County High School

The Old Main Drag is a Lonesome Road

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"The highway was the umbilical cord that brought outsiders and their money into contact with the towns of the rural South."

Photo on page 2 of Orien Cown from Ashburn, GA. Caption reads: "Gasoline cost 37 cents a gallon when Orien Cown shut off…

Tags: Ashburn, Elbert L. Bean (1932-2009), Highway 41, Jean Moreland, Orien S. Cown (1910-1992)

Hardy Farms Peanut Stand

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Location: Old Chicken Delite on the corner of Main St./Highway 41 & Monroe Avenue. in Ashburn, GA

Tags: Ashburn, Boiled Peanuts, Georgia Lou Cook, Hardy Farms Peanut Stand, Highway 41, Main St., Main Street, Monroe Ave., Peanuts, Samantha “Sami” Mastrario, Sami Mastrario, Washington Avenue, Wyatt S. Cook

Hobbs Store

located in Dakota, Georgia on Hwy 41 N.
Coordinates: 31°46'33" N 83°41'36" W

Tags: Dakota, Highway 41, Hobbs Store, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario

Ashburn Bank Turner County Calendar

In 2000, Celebrating 100 years of business, Ashburn Bank (now known as Colony Bank) produced keepsake calendar featuring prominent Turner County Landmarks drawn by Minnie G. Brown.

Featured:
January - The original Ashburn Bank located on…

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