Members of the Athens-Clarke County and Oconee County communities gathered Saturday for a remembrance ceremony honoring the 100th anniversary of when three Black men were lynched by a white mob
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Services set for longtime Social Circle civil rights activist Bobby Howard Helped lead efforts to uncover information about unsolved 1946 lynching murders From left, Bobby Howard of the Moore s Ford Memorial Committee speaks to a crowd as state Rep. Tyrone Brooks looks on July 25, 2006. (Special | The Walton Tribune)
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. A longtime Social Circle civil rights activist will be laid to rest Thursday, Jan. 28, within two weeks of having a new bridge in his hometown named in his honor.
Services for Robert “Bobby” Howard, who died Thursday, Jan. 21, at age 80, are set for noon at Lakewood Memorial Cemetery at 325 Hickory Drive in Social Circle. Visitation is set for Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Young Levett Funeral Home at 3106 West St. SW in Cov