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Lucille Powell Stone, 95, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Appling HealthCare System.
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Lillie Spell, age 88, died Monday February 22, 2010 at the Pavilion. She was born on October 7, 1921 in Appling County and had resided here all her life.
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Funeral services were held at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 at Harper Chapel United Methodist Church for Harold Lee Simpson who died February 21, 2010.
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L. D. Gribble, 84, died Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Pavilion. She was born on June 29, 1925 in Whitfield County.
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Mae Carter, 75, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at the emergency room at Appling HeathCare System.
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Mrs. Carole Beckworth, age 66, died Sunday, February 21, 2010 in the Toombs Nursing Home in Lyons after an extended illness.
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Carlton Barney, died February 20, 2010. Mr. Barney was born June 5, 1924 in Hazlehurst.
national news
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama delayed next week's Asian trip on Friday to seize on suddenly improved prospects for his sweeping health care legislation, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of the overhaul in days....
Fri Mar 12 12:16:16 -0600 2010
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm....
Fri Mar 12 12:42:09 -0600 2010
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in the southern Shiite heartland....
Fri Mar 12 10:51:56 -0600 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum....
Fri Mar 12 11:03:20 -0600 2010