LEGAL NOTICES FOR 08-13-2025
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF LARRY B. ROBERSON ESTATE NO. 2025-77 DECEASED PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO: And to whom it may concern: LARRY DAVID ROBERSON AND DARREN KEITH ROBERSON has petitioned for LARRY DAVID ROBERSON AND DARREN KEITH ROBERSON to be appointed administrator(s)…
Read MoreFree-range adults
That time has finally arrived. After 25 years of raising children, Amy and I are now officially empty nesters. It’s time to party! Only problem is, we may be a little too old to party (I can hear Father Time laughing in the background and saying, “Don’t break a hip”). Seriously, prior to having our…
Read MoreThe Easy Road
Most of us have heard about taking or not taking the easy road all of our lives. It is human nature to want to go the path of least resistance. When you actually sit and think about it, the easy road runs downhill. Nothing good comes from rolling downhill. Like the old saying goes, it…
Read MoreBaxley Fire Department: 3-PEAT CHAMPIONS!
Baxley Fire Department (BFD) takes home the gold again, winning the 3rd Annual Battle of the Badges against Appling Fire Department, Appling Sheriff Department, Baxley Police Department, Appling ITF, and Plant Hatch. Three years, three titles — the streak is alive! A big thank you to Christ Community Church of Appling County for hosting this…
Read MoreEarnest Clyde Ansley
Earnest Clyde Ansley, 83, of Baxley, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at his residence. Mr. Ansley was born November 20, 1941 in Appling County to the late John Clifford Ansley and the late Ina Kight Ansley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Dianne Dell Ansley, and son, Mark Allen Ansley.…
Read MoreClifford David “Pete” Mann
Mr. Clifford David “Pete” Mann, 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, surrounded by his family, at the Hospice of South Georgia Inpatient Facility in Jesup. Mr. Pete was a native and lifelong resident of Appling County, a retired farmer, and had worked as a security officer for fifteen years with Southern Nuclear at…
Read MoreTurbulent Times, Steadfast Values: The Summeralls through periods of change
As we near the grand 70th celebration of the Summerall Family Gathering, this column reflects on a particularly profound aspect of their incredible journey: the family’s steadfast values in navigating and enduring through some of the most turbulent periods in American history. From the immediate aftermath of the Civil War and the oppressive Jim Crow…
Read MoreI’m not allergic to anything… at least that’s what I thought!
I have always prided myself on the fact I’ve been able to answer medical forms quickly and straight forward. No diseases, no surgeries, no allergies, etc. That will not be the case any longer. I found out the hard way that I am actually allergic to a certain medication last Tuesday. After we had completed printing…
Read MoreLetter to the Editor
I’ve spent my life around Georgia forestland. Though I worked full-time as a pharmacist for 14 years, I grew up in and around forestry and began managing timberland more directly four years ago. Forests don’t manage themselves. They survive because someone shows up, year after year, with care, investment, and the freedom to make long-term…
Read MoreLiar Liar
Liar Liar is a comedic film starring Jim Carrey. He plays the role of a successful attorney. He has a young son named Max, who he is always making empty promises that he never follows through on. Max’s birthday comes around, and he makes a wish that his Daddy would no longer be able to…
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