The families of two high-profile unsolved homicides in the State of Georgia have joined together with the hopes of having Georgia’s legislature lead the Nation by passing the Georgia Homicide Victims’ Families Rights Acts. The legislative push is modeled after a federal piece of legislation …

Lee and Lori Fowler of Baxley are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Calyn Fowler to Robert (Bubba) Bishop Jr., son of Robert Sr. and Bonnie Bishop of Warner Robins.

Andy and Janey Dowdney are happy to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Sydney Jade Dowdney to Tyler Joseph Rinaldi, the son of Rick and Jana Miller of Hogansville, and Guido and Carla Rinaldi of Villa Rica.

Born in Baxley in the fall of 1974, November 30, to be exact, Nicole Perkins grew up in the small town that she loves.  Her mother, Mary Ann Green Bennett, worked different shifts as an LPN, and Nicole spent a lot of time with her grandparents, A.J. and Clidia Green.  Summers she spent at th…

The children of Aubrey and Linda (Roberson) Lynch are happy to announce their parents 50th Wedding Anniversary. Their love story began when Linda left Baxley to attend nursing school at Georgia Baptist Nursing School in Atlanta, and Aubrey began his farming career in Appling Co. After gradua…

Harley Kamalakis is the daughter of Mrs. Tina Carter and the late Mr. Buddy Carter and Mark Kamalakis. Maternal grandparents are Carol Igou and the late David H. Carter. Maternal great grandparents are JoAnn R. Carter and the late Herman Carter, all of Baxley. Paternal grandparents are Mrs. …

Gunner Youmans is a senior at Appling Christian Academy and an honor student. He has completed four dual enrollment classes with Coastal Pines as well, including Spanish, U.S. History, and English 1101 and 1102. Obviously, he recognizes the value of education and works hard at it.

Richard and Regina Rainwater of Baxley would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Shannon Elane Rainwater to Brent Adam Merritt, son of the Reverend Alvin and Mrs. Tammy Merritt of Hazlehurst.

Kaytlyn Crapps turned fifteen back on May 15 of this year of our Lord 2021 and got her learner’s license, eagerly adding yet another skill to her tool box. She’s a talented young lady, especially excelling in any area of 4-H that she’s tried. As a fifth grader, she discovered the 4-H Club wh…

This article is written to honor the memory of Jacob Colby Hutcheson, a young victim of distracted driving.

At 510 Patterson Road, Baxley, Georgia, sprawls Gardner Apiaries. Fifteen-year-old Michael (Mike) Gardner actually became enamored with bees because he had an older friend who kept some. Michael would finish his chores and then visit his friend and the bees. The friends would hang out, watch…

Mrs. Lisa Steadham Stone of Baxley, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Deen of Broxton, are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children Sonya Elise Stone and Dustin Craig Walker.

Drivers driving out Hwy. 144 toward Statesboro will see Cleveland Carter Enterprises on the left with a multitude of tractors out front. More that can’t be seen from the road are in the back. Those are Cleveland’s babies he’s already redone, and they reside under a shelter. He started his bu…

Ronnie and Janet Clements, of Alma, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Karleigh Suzanne Clements to Joshua Carter Atkinson, son of Kevin Atkinson and Candi Livingston Atkinson of Baxley.

Marcia Mann Brown grew up here in Appling County on the family farm. She and her brother Gene learned to work hard, but they also were blessed with a Christian family; they lived within five miles of both sets of grandparents. One great grandfather, David H. Mann, Sr., gave the land for and …

The old adage that if you want something done and done well, ask a busy person to do it might very well be true, and if it is, you might call Peggy Miles, General Manager of South Georgia Broadcasters for the last fifty and one-half years if you need an important job done and done right. I’m…

By Mary Ann Ellis

By Mary Ann Ellis

Alyeene Gorman was born on Feb. 27, 1920 in Oakland, California, and celebrated her 100th birthday on February 27, 2020 in Baxley just at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Soon after her birthday party at the Pavilion, the virus caught up with her, but she survived it and is doing well…

By Mary Ann Ellis

By Mary Ann Ellis

Julie worked at the high school 22 years as a full time employee and worked previously as a long-term substitute paraprofessional. Julie passed away on Sunday, August 30, from a short term illness. Appling County High School has certainly missed her.

By Mary Ann Ellis

Adam Riddle, son of Richard and the late Joyce Riddle, grew up right here in Appling County, a country boy who relished his childhood. He played in the band and graduated from Appling County High School in 2001, after which he went to Darton State College in Albany to become a registered nur…

Next week, Thursday to be specific, holds both great promise and great dread for Kaylee Merritt, the mother of three-year-old Cole.

The Rev. Bobby Gale and his wife Nancy live in Savannah; they were childhood sweethearts and have now been married for 41 years. Bobby attended Brewton-Parker College and then went to Candler School of Theology, Emory in Atlanta where he earned his master’s degree of Divinity. He is an ordai…

By Mary Ann Ellis