Thomasville Historical District zoning plan faces debate
Citizens and officials clash at a hearing over the Remington Avenue zoning and a proposed Historical District ordinance. Supporters urge preservation to attract tourists, while opponents warn of overreach harming property rights.
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Thomasville
Dick Mitchell
Remington Avenue
Marty Wood
Bob Ausley
Ausley
Marcus B
Bernice) Calhoun
Planning Commission
T.L. Williams Jr
Mike Herndon
Wade Chastain
Herndon
Smith Avenue
John Crystal
Businessmen to Face Court Over Sunday Closures
In Albany two businessmen, John F. Scarboro and Russell Christian, are slated for Recorder's Court on Thursday to answer city law violations for shops staying open on Sundays. No arrests were made and stores were not ordered closed. In Moultrie two 16 year olds were charged with theft by taking after attempting to shoplift four pairs of slacks.
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Albany
Recorder's Court
John F. Scarboro
Grant’s City
Russell Christian
Furniture Discount
Col
Norman Denney
Albany Police Department
Moultrie
Nashville man jailed for burglary and arson crimes
Ray Bostick, 22, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a tobacco warehouse arson and drug store burglary case. He received a 10 year sentence for arson and multiple five year terms for attempted burglary criminal destruction of property and second burglary, totaling 30 years.
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Nashville
Ray Bostick
Bostick
Jury clears Albany neurosurgeon in $2 million malpractice case
A Dougherty County Superior Court jury deliberated three hours to rule in favor of Dr. William D. Lowery in two malpractice suits filed by Jack D. Knight. The cases alleged negligence in treating Knight's son after a 1967 automobile accident.
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Albany
Dougherty County Superior Court
William D. Lowery
Jack D. Knight
Lowery
Knight
Oldest resident Fannie Herring dies in Blackshear
Blackshear mourns as 97 year old Fannie Herring, longtime Pierce County resident and garage business operator with her late husband, passes away in a nursing home. In Valdosta, Wesley Lightsey is jailed on possession charges after a police raid uncovered marijuana and 34 biphetamine tablets. Colquitt County deputies charge an 18 year old male and a 16 year old boy with forgery for cashing checks found among old clothes and using a fictitious name to sign a check.
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Blackshear
Fannie Herring
Pierce County
Valdosta
Wesley Lightsey
Moultrie
Colquitt County
Michael Lindsey
Lindsey
Patten Church of God guest speaker at Ochlochnee service
Mrs Opal Warren of the Patten Church of God will be the guest speaker at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Ochlochnee Church of God. Warren is studying for the ministry. The Rev Arthur Brinson says the service is open to the public.
Longtime Planning Commission Chairman McKinnon Resigns
C. W. McKinnon, likely the first chairman of the Thomasville Thomas County Planning Commission, resigns after public hearings reveal a letter to Mayor Jack Bracey. Health issues, with McKinnon hospitalized, cited as the main reason for stepping down.
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C. W. McKinnon
Thomasville-Thomas County
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