Shown is News-Banner Editor and Publisher Jamie Gardner showing Appling County Commissioner Chairman Lewis Parker and Appling County Manager Lee Lewis a new computer database of the newspaper dating back to 1907 on Friday.
While looking at the database the trio did a search for Parker’s grandfather in 1912 and found results immediately where he had served as an attorney and head of the Chamber of Commerce for the community. Gardner stated that this new database would be an invaluable resource for the citizens of the community that need to research family and Appling County history. The newspaper and the county partnered on the project and citizens can access the files at the Appling County Clerk of Court Office, Heritage Center and Public Library.