Maude Smith News Today

Headlines from Douglas County's past.

Delores Lovell passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The News Courier on 2023-08-21.

(BOWDON, Ga.) Mr. Lindsey Ervin Smith, of Bowdon, Ga., passed away on June 28, 2023. He was 96.

Mr. Lindsey Ervin Smith, of Bowdon, Georgia, passed away on June 28, 2023. He was 96.

Ace Sign Co. painters restored two panels from a semitrailer W. Henry Humphrey used to pick up produce were hung at Humphreys Market warehouse.

Iona M. Humphrey, an owner and operator and the matriarch of Humphreys Market in Springfield, has died.

Since 1922, The Magazine ANTIQUES has been America’s premier publication on the fine and decorative arts, architecture, preservation, and interior design.

In 1927 on May 18 the Kelly flood wiped out that little town. The following is an account of what happened as told by Anne Kent, who witnessed the event. Her son, Donald Kent, interviewed her for this story in 1966. A big thank you goes to Dawn Kent, granddaughter of Anne Kent, who gave me permission to print this interview: Before the flood came to wash our town out, we had bought the store in Kelly from Mrs. Strober. She suggested that Raymond take the examination for the post office, which ...

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