Tag: Armuchee
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Contributed by Jarod Moss Storms, windy weather impact Polk overnight; power out to hundreds
Trees went down, power lines were severed and a brush fire was part of the impact felt by high winds and thunderstorms that moved through Polk County and the surrounding area overnight. Polk County Emergency Management Agency officials noted that trees were down all across the area following the storm system that moved through starting…
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John B. Moates
The Smith & Miller Funeral Home would like to announce, on behalf of the family, the passing of Bishop John B. Moates. Bishop John B. Moates, age 62, of Silver Creek, GA, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 2, 2023. John was born in Springfield, Illinois on October 10, 1960, son of…
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Ruby Joyce Beard Burns
Ruby Joyce Beard Burns, 91, died on Thursday, August 11 th , 2022 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain Hospice after a short illness. Affectionately known as “Joyce” by her friends, family, and even her grandchildren, Joyce was the matriarch of her family. Born in Armuchee, GA, she attended Armuchee High School, married her high school…
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Ashley LeAnn Thornton
Ashley LeAnn Thornton, age 36, of Armuchee, GA, passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2021. Ashley was born in Floyd County, Georgia on August 7, 1984. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Wyatt Clayton and Sue Thornton, Hoyt Langford and Minnie Bell Langford Bradley, Michael Sr. and Sophia Walochik, and Bobby G. McEntire.…
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Chief Clerk of Probate Court Brad Shelton arrested on DUI charge after wreck
Polk County’s Probate Court will have to do without their Chief Clerk for the time being after he was arrested on a DUI and traffic charge on Tuesday evening in Rome, according to a police report. Charles Bradley Shelton, 52, of 204 Shelia Drive, Cedartown, was taken into custody and briefly held at the Floyd…
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Mr. Houston Stone Mobbs
Houston Stone Mobbs, age 86, of Armuchee, GA, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Mr. Mobbs was born in Cave Springs, GA, on June 10, 1934, son of the late Ralph D. Mobbs and the late Lela A. Nixon Mobbs. He was the 7th son of 11 siblings. In addition to his parents, he…