Our jewels to the community : Macon groups urge to check on your neighbors as temperatures rise
An announcement from Bibb Coroner Leon Jones is encouraging more people to check on their neighbors, especially the elderly and homebound. Author: Kayla Solomon Updated: 11:56 PM EDT May 24, 2021
MACON, Ga. Macon-Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says in the last week, his office has responded to three people found dead in homes.
He says with temperatures reaching almost triple digits this week, it s more important now than ever to check on your neighbors. Our elderly are our jewels to the community, says George Crawley, a longtime Macon resident.
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There are two moments in the spring when the historic Natchez Street community in Franklin is just a little more crowded than usual. Moments when the historic, predominantly Black neighborhood comes together, drawing friends and extended family to honor its youth.
For more than a century now, following the end of the Civil War, Natchez Street and its surrounding neighborhood were home to many of Franklin s Black residents and businesses. Natchez High School, Williamson County s only Black high school, was also there until it closed in 1967 with the onset of school integration.
Today the neighborhood annually celebrates many of the youths who would ve gone to school there if they d been students 54 years ago as they go through rite-of-passage moments like prom and graduation.
Mar 14, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN Mrs. Johnnie Mae Jackson, 88, of Youngstown, transitioned to her heavenly home on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
Mrs. Jackson was born Dec. 22, 1932, in Alexander City, Ala., a daughter of John and Elise Harrell Tuck.
She was a graduate of Laurel High School and was its salutatorian, receiving a full college scholarship. Johnnie Mae worked for 27 years in central supply at St. Elizabeth Hospital, retiring in 1994. A member of Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church, she enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading, walking, cooking, canning and was known for her pound cakes.
She will be sadly missed by her loving family, her husband, Thomas, whom she married in 1951; three children, Shirley Johnson and Trent (Gloria) Jackson, both of Youngstown, and Hiram (Shirley) Jackson of Campbell; 13 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren; a sister, Gloria Garner of Huntsville, Ala.; and a host of other family and friends.
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