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The funeral homes sued Tri-State and Marsh, eventually settling first for $36 million with the plaintiff's class in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Ultimately, the Marsh defendants also settled for $3.5 million after their insurer, Georgia Farm Bureau, agreed to pay the settlement.
The first editor of the Baxley News-Banner was Warren P. Ward in 1884. Mr. Ward was the founder of the Baxley Banner which later became the Baxley News-Banner. From 1897-1902, the editors were John C. Geiger, J.H. Thomas, Julius King, N.L. Stafford, and George D. Lowe. In 1902, the editors were Charles H. Parker and John C. Bennett.
Appling County's county seat was located at Holmesville from 1828 until 1874, when it was transferred to Baxley. [3] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the Town of Holmesville in 1854. [4] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995. [5]
Baxley was first settled as a result of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad being built through Appling County in 1870. Originally, it was a railroad depot known as Station Number 7, but soon was named Baxley (after one of the community's first settlers, Wilson Baxley of North Carolina). [5] Baxley incorporated in 1875. [6]
Pages in category "Noble families of Georgia (country)" The following 105 pages are in this category, out of 105 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "People from Baxley, Georgia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Bill Allen (a.k.a. "Hossman" or "Hoss"; born William Trousdale Allen III, December 3, 1922 – February 25, 1997) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame from the 1950s through the 1990s for playing rhythm and blues and black gospel music on Nashville radio station WLAC.
The Edwin Irby Hatch Nuclear Power Plant is near Baxley, Georgia, in the southeastern United States, on a 2,244-acre (9 km²) site. It has two General Electric boiling water reactors with a total capacity of 1,848 megawatts. Previously, the reactors had a combined capacity listing of 1,759 MW.