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Pages in category "People from Reidsville, Georgia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Tattnall Journal currently serves the communities of Reidsville, Glennville, Collins, Cobbtown and Manassas. In 2002, The Tattnall Journal moved from its first location at 149 Folsom Street in Reidsville, Ga., to a new building at 114 North Main Street, also in Reidsville , which is located inside the IGA Shopping Center.
Reidsville was founded in about 1828 and was designated county seat of Tattnall County in 1832 by the Georgia General Assembly. It was incorporated as a town in 1838 and as a city in 1905. [5] The city was named after Robert R. Reid, territorial governor of Florida. [6] Reidsville is home to the Nelson Hotel Bed & Breakfast.
Colquitt, Georgia and Colquitt County, Georgia – U.S. Senator Walter T. Colquitt [153] Colton, New York – Jesse Colton Higley (settler) [153] Columbia, South Carolina – Christopher Columbus [154] Columbus, Georgia and Columbus, Ohio – Christopher Columbus (Italian explorer)
In 2005, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles granted a pardon saying a verdict of manslaughter would have been more appropriate. The first individual electrocuted for a crime and sentenced to death (in Georgia) was Howard Henson, a black male, for rape and robbery; by electrocution on September 13, 1924, in DeKalb County.
Reidsville is the name of two towns in the United States: Reidsville, Georgia; Reidsville, North Carolina; See also. Reedsville (disambiguation)
Bradley had its start in 1886 when the Central of Georgia Railroad was extended to that point. [2] An early variant name was "Franks". [2] A post office called Franks was established in 1887, the name was changed to Bradley in 1889, and the post office closed in 1959. [3] The present name is after John Wiley Bradley Jr., a railroad agent. [2]
The Review was a bi-weekly newspaper based in Reidsville North Carolina, based in Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was published under that name between 1899 - 2017. [1] In 2017, it merged with two other newspapers in Rockingham County (the Eden Daily News and the Madison Messenger); all three papers publish under the name Rockingham Now. [2]