Stephens News

Rodrigues Allen, 24, of 274 Tefel W. Drive, Hartwell, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center.

Brunson Anderson, of 1584 Reed Brawner Road, Royston, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center.

Avery, Colonel Philip Shuford, 90, of Athens; 10:30 a.m. at Athens First Presbyterian Church, interment in the Georgia National Cemetery, Canton; Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

Joan H. Cook, 84, of Danielsville, died Thursday, June 4, 2009. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

Willie Banks Jr., the director of UGA's Campus Life department, talks Wednesday with students Meenakshi Rajeev, center, and Seth Stephens about the new Tate addition.

Brown, Bonner S., 77, of Hartwell; 11 a.m. at Strickland Funeral Home Chapel; interment in the Bethesda UMC Cemetery; Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements.

Hamilton Jr., Frank James, 78, of Eatonton; 2:30 p.m. at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Milledgeville; McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, has charge of arrangements.

The Loganville Tribune received a total of 33 awards in this year's Georgia Press Association Advertising Contest.

The Georgia Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a white supremacist just hours before he was to be put to death.

Adams, Varo Lucille Baxter, 95, of Danielsville; 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church; Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, has charge of arrangements.

From left, Morgan Hale, Katie McCollum, Lauren Arudd, Erin Jackson and McKinley Hill share a laugh March 22 at Colham Ferry Elementary School as Courtney Mattingly and Sheila Jackson put on name tags during a reunion for Colham Ferry Elementary's first graduating class.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of an ongoing series that reflects on the people and events that shaped University history.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Alligood of Bishop, Georgia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Christina Lea Alligood of Athens, Georgia to Joseph David Stephens, of Macon, Georgia, son of Mr.

Brake, Ethel Richardson, 79, of Hartwell; 2 p.m. at the funeral home chapel; Strickland Funeral Home, Hartwell, has charge of arrangements.

Bowden, Loyd William, 79, of Athens; 4 p.m. at the funeral home chapel; Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

A 77-year-old Statham woman was the motorist killed in a two-car collision Monday afternoon on Georgia Highway 316 in Barrow County, authorities said.

A company planning to make specially designed police cars has put Braselton on the short list of sites for a $350 million assembly plant that could create more than 1,300 jobs, a company spokesman said ...

Alewine, Myrtie S., 96, of Crawford; 2 p.m. at the chapel of Lord & Stephens, Danielsville, interment in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery; Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, has charge of ...

22 at the Rome-Floyd County Library. Members observed the birthdays of Sidney Lanier, General John B. Gordon and Alexander H. Stephens, Georgia Day and Presidents Day.

Mr. Larry C. Benton of Siloam and Ms. Carolyn S. Benton of Thomson are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandi Nicole Benton, to Charles Randolph Brown, Jr., son of Mr.