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Small-town mayors pay big price
"Mayor Alexander Stotry, 74, of Ashburn in Turner County, is in his sixth term. This year, the City Council voted to pay him for the first time. He gets $60 a month,"
Eight Other Die Mysterious, Wife Poisoned Man Held
"The 'mysterious deaths' of eight other persons in the Williams family have occurred in the last five years..."
Pvt. Admiral Dewey Hulsey died in Action
WW1 soldier
Discovery of Oil Causes Stir in Turner
"The syndicate was boring a well for use of the mill and in this way oil was discovered, more than fifty gallons shooting to the surface in a short time"
Perpetuates Name of Henry G. Turner
"Turner County is destined to become one of the brightest in the galaxy of the recently created."
Turner County creation ad
"We make no serious encroachment on any old county.
Worth has 778 square miles and about 20,000 people. We take only 120 square miles and 6,500 people.
Dooly has 710 square miles and 30,00 [sic] people. We take only 48 square miles and 2,000…
Worth has 778 square miles and about 20,000 people. We take only 120 square miles and 6,500 people.
Dooly has 710 square miles and 30,00 [sic] people. We take only 48 square miles and 2,000…
Cobb County party visits Ashburn
The photos are all of Turner County.
The Angels of Interstate 75
A typical shift at the Turner County EMS.
Brutal slayings shake small town
In 2002, Rebecca, Ga was awaked with the tragic news of a triple homicide of the Turner County chief property appraiser, his wife, and pregnant daughter.
Rural Hospitals Seeking State Help
"A sheet of paper taped to the hospital's tinted glass front door confirms what most people in this South Georgia community of about 9,500 long feared: at 11 p.m. on October 30, Turner County Hospital experienced what its administrator optimistically…
32 Systems' Funds in Peril
"Districts which have been notified that they do not comply with the guidelines and have been cut off of new federal grants are: .... Turner County, ....