Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of West Railroad Ave. [3], Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Brick one story commercial warehouse with stepped gable tin roof. Fair condition. Date of Construction: c. 1905. Typical example of…
The Turner County Jail was built in 1906 as the newly formed Turner County’s first official jail. County records show that the first order of business was issuing $60,000 in bonds for a jail and courthouse. The jail was designed in the Romanesque…
Lynn Kelly, former policeman at Sycamore, was convicted this afternoon on the charge of murder in connection with the slaying of W.W. Odom, Ashburn merchant.
"Red Pebble farm produced and saved approximately 35,000 pounds of meat, like that shown in the windows, during the year 1914. This meat was killed and placed in a large brick and cement refrigerator and allowed to remain there for about six weeks.…
"'Turner' count was the first case on the docket yesterday before the house and senate committees on new counties."
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"Judge Lawton Miller, of Macon, appeared as counsel for those interested in and urging the creation of the new county of…