Glennville remembers legacy of historian Bobby Kicklighter
Glennville remembers the legacy of historian Bobby Kicklighter By Mariah Congedo | January 31, 2021 at 10:36 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 5:53 PM
GLENNVILLE, Ga. (WTOC) - A local historian in Glennville is being remembered by family and friends after he was found dead in his home early Saturday morning.
“Yesterday’s events have just shook this whole community to the core,” said Dylan Mulligan, a lifelong family friend.
It was here where alarms rang just after midnight on Saturday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says 88-year-old Bobby Kicklighter’s son found him dead with gunshot wounds.
| January 31, 2021 at 10:36 PM EST - Updated February 1 at 4:23 AM
GLENNVILLE, Ga. (WTOC) - A local historian in Glennville is being remembered by family and friends after he was found dead in his home early Saturday morning.
“Yesterday’s events have just shook this whole community to the core,” said Dylan Mulligan, a lifelong family friend.
It was here where alarms rang just after midnight on Saturday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says 88-year-old Bobby Kicklighter’s son found him dead with gunshot wounds.
“Mr. Bobby Kicklighter was really a pillar of our community,” said Mulligan.
GBI says the scene looked like a home invasion and the man inside was a target. A man who’s well-known in Glennville, where he planted his roots.
GBI investigating death in Tattnall Co.
GBI investigating death in Tattnall Co. - clipped version By WTOC Staff | January 30, 2021 at 12:27 PM EST - Updated January 30 at 11:02 PM
TATTNALL COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is investigating a death in Tattnall County.
The Tattnall County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the GBI with a death investigation.
According to GBI Special Agent in Charge John Durden, around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a man responded to his father’s house on Pinewood Lane after being notified by the alarm company.
“The family member showed up at the house and discovered Mr. Kicklighter, and they called police,” said Durden. “Then the Sheriff’s Office made a request to the GBI.”