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HAL M. STANLEY by scottbthompsonsrJan 25, 2012 | 0 
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A Champion of Journalism, A Leader of Men Hal Stanley was born with newsprint on his hands, serving people in his heart, and printer's ink flowing through his veins. From a little boy to a fully grown man, Stanley lived and breathed the business of publishing newspapers. After reaching the... | 0 |
RANDOM MISCELLANEA by scottbthompsonsr
Jan 25, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
MAN'S BEST FRIEND? On the night of June 5, 1900, one of the legendary and more amusing events in the history of Dublin City Government occurred. Just as Alderman J.D. Smith took his seat in the old wooden city council building during the reading of the minutes, the agenda suddenly shifted. A do... | 0 |
COLLEGE IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA by scottbthompsonsr
Jan 25, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
The Beginning of a Tradition People began going to college in East Central Georgia one hundred and twenty years ago today. And, they are still going to colleges in places like Dublin, Swainsboro, Eastman, Sandersville, Mt. Vernon/Ailey, and Cochran, where the first college in th... | 0 | 
BUD BARRON by scottbthompsonsrJan 08, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
The Pilot's Pilot Bud Barron loved to fly in the skies. He flew toward the heavens for more than fifty years. When he saw his first plane at a Macon fair when he was a child, Bud knew that someday he wanted to fly. The Dublin pilot flew his plane for nearly forty thousand hours ove... | 0 | 
JOHNNY PAYNE by scottbthompsonsrJan 03, 2012 | 0 | 1 |
JOHNNY PAYNE Walking Point in Vietnam Many of you know John L. "Johnny" Payne. He has been a fixture in the religious, military, civic, scouting, business, and athletic activities of Laurens County for most of his life. Those years he wasn't living here and contributing to... | 1 |
IT HAPPENED IN ELEVEN by scottbthompsonsr
Jan 03, 2012 | 0 | 0 |
IT HAPPENED IN ELEVEN Not all news stories make the headlines of long-lasting importance. On the other hand, some seemingly inconsequential stories do have an impact on the way will live, a century later. Others had no long term significance, but at the time, they were interesting, c... | 0 |
EYEWITNESS TO INFAMY by scottbthompsonsr
Dec 14, 2011 | 0 | 0 |
EYEWITNESS TO INFAMY Pancakes were all that Marjorie Wilson could think about as she drifted in and out of her Sunday morning dreams. It was just another normal sunny day, or so Marjorie thought. When she could practically smell pancakes, Marjorie rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, got ... | 0 |
DON'T KILL ME, I'M JUST THE MUSIC TEACHER by scottbthompsonsr
Dec 14, 2011 | 0 | 2 |
DON'T KILL ME! I'M JUST THE MUSIC TEACHER! Charles Vet didn't know at the time why he was being thrashed and pommeled. When he found out, the music maestro hired two of the best out of town lawyers he could find and afford. He took his attackers to Federal court and won. In the wint... | 2 | 
KENNETH HODGES by scottbthompsonsrNov 29, 2011 | 0 | 1 |
KENNETH HODGES: A VETERAN'S VETERAN There was a time when many people in the United States of America turned their backs on Kenneth Hodges. But, there has never been a moment in the last forty eight years when Kenneth Hodges ever dreamed of turning his back on the United States of A... | 1 | 
ESTHER GORDY EDWARDS by scottbthompsonsrNov 29, 2011 | 0 | 0 |
ESTHER GORDY EDWARDS The Mother of Motown She has been called the "Mother of Motown." You may know of her brother, Barry Gordy, Jr., the founder of the Motown sound - the sounds of the Sixties and Seventies that we all danced to and sung, sometimes like no one else was watching or... | 0 | 