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Please note that the date on the photos is incorrect since this mural features the Fire Ant Festival. That event did not start until 1996 as the Wiregrass Festival, and later became the Fire Ant Festival in 1997-1998. It is estimated, based on the…

taken in his home in Sycamore

On the morning of January 18, 2026, Turner County experienced a dusting of the fluffiest snowflakes. Although no where near the 6 inches of 2025 from Winter Storm Enzo, it was still a sight to experience.

Location: Shepherd Rd., Coverdale, GA
Date: November 29, 2025

Since 2015, the Saturday after Thanksgiving has belonged to the Cook family in Coverdale. What started as a simple reason to gather has quietly ebbed and flowed into a tradition for many. Ten years in, it’s not an event you RSVP to; it’s just family,…

Location: Clements Chapel Rd, Sycamore, GA
Date: November 29, 2025

Have you ever had lace cornbread?
This is a light and crispy cornbread cooked in lard and oh so delicious.

cooked by: Justin Cook

Susan Carr Griffin
"Our family called them 'hoe cakes'. We were told they were called that because they could be…

In his interview with the Turner County Project, 94-year-old Donzelle Collins recalled his earliest memories of the spring near Old Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church. He was about six or seven when he and the other children, who grew up attending…

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