WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today met with General James Mattis, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense: “General Mattis is a highly experienced and decorated military leader. He fully understands the principle of civilian control of the military, which is so […]
Read More »Sally Faye Howard: Obituary
Sally Faye Howard, age 84 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at her residence. Ms. Howard was born on July 25, 1932, in Gainesville, GA, to the late Dee and Lindy Early Beasley. She was retired from Leece-neville. Ms. Howard was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Howard; sisters, Myrtle Beasley, […]
Read More »Mrs. Janet Lorraine Hammett: Obituary
Mrs. Janet Lorraine Hammett age 81, of Saint Simons passed away Sunday January 8, 2017. Mrs. Hammett was born in Cook County, Illinois the daughter of the late Gus and Jeanette Kaufman Gall. She was retired from Jewelry sales. Survivors include her husband, Willy Hammett, Saint Simons; son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Lorraine Boyd, Sautee […]
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Mrs. Susan Almond: Obituary
Susan Almond, age 68 of Sautee, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Mrs. Almond was born September 10, 1948 in Sandersville, GA to the late Paul and Mildred Stone Mayo. Susan was a former insurance agent and was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew “Andy” Almond. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Nick and […]
Read More »Mr. Donnie Ray Hammond: Obituary
Donnie Ray Hammond, 71 of Cleveland passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017, following a brief illness. Donnie was born in Gainesville, Georgia on November 21, 1945. He graduated from North Habersham High School in 1963.Donnie married Miriam Allen on April 1, 1967. They were married 49 yrs. Donnie retired as a Meat Inspector for […]
Read More »Dr. James Douglas Tanner Sr. : Obituary
Dr. James Douglas Tanner Sr., 86, passed away on Wednesday, December 28th. Douglas, as he was known to family and friends, was born in Atlanta in 1930. The youngest of Roscoe and Mary Tanner’s five children, he grew up in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood and graduated from Grady High School in 1949. He served in the Air Force from […]
Read More »Are You Prepared for the Next Winter Storm?
Snow and ice are a scenic part of winter, but in Georgia, severe winter weather has the potential to devastate communities and affect millions of people. In January 2011, a single storm delivered a thick layer of snow and ice that shut down transportation in parts of the state for five days, eventually affecting 70 […]
Read More »Mrs. Estelle Duckett Jarrard: Obituary
Mrs. Estelle Duckett Jarrard, age 101 of Cleveland. Mrs. Jarrard passed away Monday, December 26, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00am, Thursday, December 29, 2016 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Wayne Turk and Rev. Keith Allison officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega. Mrs. Jarrard was born in Lumpkin […]
Read More »Damage Party’s
Opinion written by George McClellan: The tatters that is the Democrat party still survives, barely, as the evil antithesis of Constitutional government, morality and decency. For the next four to eight years the total aim of the Democrat Party will be to destroy, delegitimize or render ineffective, anything the Trump administration attempts to do. It […]
Read More »Pettiness on Parade
Opinion by George McClellan: I mentioned previously that there was a ‘pandemic of stupidity going on.’ Nothing has occurred to change that assessment. Indeed Obama, the grand vizir of pettiness, has added to the luster of his incompetence by his last minute dumping on Israel by directing the US Ambassador to the UN to abstain […]
Read More »Mrs. Polly Palmer: Obituary
Polly Palmer, age 93 of Cleveland, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016. Mrs. Palmer was born July 14, 1923, in Chamblee, Ga., to the late Myrtle and Pleasant Adams. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy L. Palmer, her son Terry Palmer, brother Benson Adams and sister Syble Samples. She was a very […]
Read More »The Battle is Joined
Opinion by George McClellan: The weeping extent of the resounding defeat of the Democrats in this years elections has raised such an agonizing, painful cacophony from the Left, as to suggest, indeed promise, that the next four years will be very interesting if not eventful. Democrats are very sore losers. They thrive on conflict, but […]
Read More »Mrs. Cora Bell Chastain: Obituary
Cora Bell Chastain, age 93 of Gainesville, passed away Saturday December 24, 2016. Mrs. Chastain was born May 5, 1923 in Jasper, GA to the late Dolph and Rora Mae Moss Poole. Cora worked for the US Forest Service and was a member of Union Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband […]
Read More »Mrs. Yvonne W. Ayers: Obituary
Mrs. Yvonne W. Ayers, age 85, of Cleveland passed away Sunday December 18, 2016. Mrs. Ayers had 9 children and she was a wonderful mother and homemaker. She had many gifts, one of these was that she made friends easily. Mrs. Ayers was always drawn to people especially women who needed ministering to. She had […]
Read More »Mrs. Joan Lynette Hulsey: Obituary
Mrs. Joan Lynette Hulsey, age 73, of Cleveland, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016. Mrs. Hulsey was born to the late Raymond and Bernice Carter Saine. She was preceded in death by husband, Charles Hulsey; and sisters, Shelby Major and Linda McIntyre. Mrs. Hulsey was a homemaker and a member of The Kingdom Hall of […]
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