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LEGAL NOTICES FOR 05-07-2025
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN L SEASE DECEASED ESTATE NO. 2025-46 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE TO: whom it may concern: ERNESTINE MONIQUE WHITAKER has petition for ERNESTINE MONIQUE WHITAKER to be appointed administrator(s) of the estate of JOHN L SEASE deceased. of said…
Read MoreNew head football coach hired for Appling
The Appling County Board of Education voted last week, in a called meeting, to hire a new head football coach for the Appling County High School, Robert Tucker Pruitt. The new coach will be leaving a successful post as head coach in Fitzgerald, where he has coached since 2017. During his coaching career at Fitzgerald…
Read MoreHonoring our Mothers
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, so I thought I would shed some light on the subject matter. Mothers are the cradle of life, and God gave us the amazing gift of being able to grow and bring forth life in our bodies. It is a sacrifice of love and honor to do so. Mother’s Day…
Read MoreCan’t do big anymore
Sometimes it feels like our government can’t do big, important things anymore. I’m not talking about things a government ought not do; even as someone who favors limited government, I recognize “limited” doesn’t mean “non-existent.” Rather, I mean things like building and enhancing public infrastructure. Headline writers can have a field day conjuring new ways…
Read MoreMaxine Taylor Bivins
Maxine Taylor Bivins, 80 of Crawford County passed away on April 27, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Bivins was born in Appling County on December 25, 1944, to the late Albert Taylor and the late Waltine Taylor. Maxine retired from Geico Insurance Company. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was a…
Read MoreBetty Jo Dixon
Mrs. Betty Jo Dixon, 93, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Comfort Care Hospice. She was born February 19, 1932, to the late Alton Vance and Mary Francis Milton and was a lifelong resident of Appling County. Mrs. Betty was a retired…
Read MoreMickey Davis
Mickey Davis, 79, of Baxley passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025 at The Pavillion under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. Mr. Davis was born July 15, 1945 to the late Martin Davis and the late Myrtice Hall Davis in Baxley. He worked as a machinist for Bass Electric until his retirement and served…
Read MoreBessie Taylor
Bessie Taylor, 64, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Memorial Health Meadows in Vidalia. Bessie was born September 2, 1960, in Appling County to the late J.L. and Wanell Bohannon Taylor, and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings, Jimmy Taylor, Jeanette Jackson, Genetha Kamalakis,…
Read MoreMy way, right now!
Jamie Gardner Don’t you just love the attitude of our society today? Many call it the Burger King Society. Have it… “Your Way, Right Now.” You can certainly tell there are a lot of folks who have never swigged water from a water hose. For some people, it’s just really hard to comprehend that we…
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