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Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Wilcox County, GA.

Results 1 - 20 of 263 in Wilcox County, GA

  1. Prom night: more horror than fairy taleRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | The Globe and Mail

    ... Of course, it's inevitable that this old-fashioned tradition is forced to interact with the real world. Hence, Wilcox County, Georgia just held its first integrated prom (60 years after segregation became illegal), and recent years have brought news ...

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  2. Stocks to Eyes on - TechnoConcepts, Inc. (OTCMKTS:TCPS), TRULAN...Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | SBWire

    ... outRAGEousEncounters.com, an online dating site. It also owns commercial real estate located in the City of Wilcox County, Georgia. Has EFLN Found The Bottom and Ready To Move Up? Find Out Here VIROGEN INC ( OTCMKTS:VRNI ) stock is at $0.0002, up ...

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  3. 'For His Glory: Daily Devotions with Scripture Help'Read the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | PR Log

    ... the Author: Dr. Donnie Sutton is the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Eastman, Georgia. He was born in Wilcox County, Georgia, and grew up in Valdosta, Georgia. He graduated from Pine Grove High School, Valdosta; Massey Business College, ...

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  4. Penny Stock's Trend Analysis Report - Medinah Minerals Inc...Read the original story

    Tuesday | SBWire

    ... outRAGEousEncounters.com, an online dating site. It also owns commercial real estate located in the City of Wilcox County, Georgia. Why Should Investors Buy EFLN After The Recent Gain? Just Go Here and Find Out B456 Systems Inc ( OTCMKTS:AONEQ ) ...

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  5. Looking 50 days back, 50 days forwardRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday May 18 | The Macon Telegraph

    ... we have seen to a local grass roots movement in recent days that is “50-like” is the young people in Wilcox County moving forward with a prom for all the children who live upon that parcel of Georgia’s red clay. Maybe that’s one; ...

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  6. Gushing $1M Mother's Day gift revealed in AbbevilleRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | WALB-TV Albany

    ATLANTA A wife and mother of two in Wilcox County indulged in a $1 million Georgia Lottery prize for Mother's Day.

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  7. Tiger golfers heading to stateRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | MainStreetNews.com

    ... (103) and Andrew Lathem (117). Girls - Gordon Lee, first (191); Trion, second (195); Echols, third (211); Wilcox County, fourth (215); and Commerce, fifth (217). Individual Tiger results are: Emmie Burley (107), Hannah McRee (110) and Akyn Trudnak ...

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  8. By a show of hand, do you agree with failed presidential-candidate-turned-grifter Mike Huckabee that President Obama won't finish his second term because of a scandal?Read the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Daily Kos

    The city of Rochelle, in Wilcox county GA has been in the news recently, as the place where a group of valiant teens pushed for and held an integrated prom for the first time in the city's history.

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  9. Raw sewage dumped into black community backyards in GARead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Daily Kos

    The city of Rochelle, in Wilcox county GA has been in the news recently, as the place where a group of valiant teens pushed for and held an integrated prom for the first time in the city's history.

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  10. Ex-sheriff sent to prison in jail beatings caseRead the original story

    Wednesday May 8 | Athens Banner-Herald

    A former Wilcox County sheriff, his son and several other people were sentenced to prison Wednesday for beating jail inmates - one of whom had to have his jaw wired shut because of his injuries - and conspiring to cover up the assault.

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  11. Former Wilcox Sheriff Sentenced to PrisonRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 8 | 13WMAZ.com

    A former sheriff of Wilcox County was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for assaulting a jail inmate and conspiring to cover it up.

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  12. Former Wilcox County sheriff, son, two others sentenced in cover-up of inmate attackRead the original story

    Wednesday May 8 | The Macon Telegraph

    Former Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in an attack of inmates in his jail and the subsequent cover-up. Bloodsworth’s hands and feet were shackled while he appeared Wednesday morning before Judge Ashley Royal at the U.S. District Courthouse in Macon.

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  13. Former drug agent sentenced six months for helping cover up attack on Wilcox inmatesRead the original story

    Tuesday May 7 | The Macon Telegraph

    ... prison for conspiracy to tamper with a witness. Timothy King Jr. was convicted of conspiring with former Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth, Bloodsworth’s son Austin and some other jailers to lie about three inmates who were beaten up by ... 8 comments

  14. Cobb, Cherokee county courthouses reopened after police investigationRead the original story

    Friday Apr 26 | CBS Atlanta

    ... who had been held captive for several years has become a bona fide internet star. This weekend, students from Wilcox County, located three hours south of Atlanta, made national headlines by holding their first-ever integrated prom. This weekend, ...

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  15. Segregated prom tradition yields to unityRead the original story

    Tuesday May 7 | New Pittsburgh Courier Online

    ... an announcer reads what the students will do once they leave this pecan grove skyline. Earlier last month, Wilcox County High School senior Mareshia Rucker rode to a historic theater in the nearby town of Fitzgerald to see her own classmates' prom ...

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  16. Beulah Mae Golden LottRead the original story

    Monday May 6 | Tifton Gazette

    ... Collins, Caleb Cobb and Ethan Coppock will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Lott was born on May 12, 1923 in Wilcox County and was the daughter of Will Golden and Mary Blankenship Golden, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Grady ...

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  17. Time and Place: Prom night in Wilcox CountyRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 3 | Creative Loafing Atlanta

    ... shot at 7:30 p.m., April 27, 2013 at 108 N. 15th Street in Cordele, Ga. This past weekend, in the year 2013, Wilcox County High School students participated in their first-ever integrated prom. Black and white teenagers from Rochelle, Ga., a nearby ...

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  18. Aquinas football coach LeZotte takes assistant's job at Wayne CountyRead the original story

    Friday May 3 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... a state playoff game. Aquinas was 9-4 in 2011 and reached the Class A quarterfinals. Aquinas' 32-14 upset of Wilcox County in the second round was seen as one catalyst for the public schools' split with the private schools in the GHSA's lowest ...

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  19. Segregated prom tradition yields to unityRead the original story

    Thursday May 2 | WTLC-AM Indianapolis

    ... an announcer reads what the students will do once they leave this pecan grove skyline. Earlier this month, Wilcox County High School senior Mareshia Rucker rode to a historic theater in the nearby town of Fitzgerald to see her own classmates' prom ...

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  20. Schools of ThoughtRead the original story

    Wednesday May 1 | CNN

    ... rate remains stubbornly high at 7.6%, and recent graduates fare even worse, according to the Labor Department. Wilcox County, Georgia (CNN) - It's a springtime tradition in this stretch of the magnolia midlands for crowds to gather at high school ...

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