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MR. JAMES RICHARD JOHNSON, Jr. – Age 65, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in a local hospital. He was retired from Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. in the Shipping Department and was preceded in death by mother, Elois Mae Johnson, father, James Richard Johnson, Sr., and step father, Floyd Frazier.
He is survived by his three sisters, Amy Johnson, Shelly Lee Frazier, and Sherry Ann Johnson; nephew, Alonzo Johnson; devoted nephew, Jamahl Johnson; one great nephew, Mathias Johnson; a host of cousins, other relatives, and friends.
Funeral Service for Mr. James Richard Johnson will be held Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 1:00 P. M. at New Hope United Methodist Church with Pastor R. E. Barrett officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service. Interment, Summerville Cemetery. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Georgia.
Mrs. Elinor Marie Bramlett, age 86, of LaFayette, GA, died Sunday, February 1, 2015, in Anderson, South Carolina.
Mrs. Bramlett was born November 21, 1928, in Fort Payne, AL, daughter of the late William H. and Lena Ross Savage. She was a homemaker and a member of the LaFayette Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Bramlett; sisters, Boyce Barnes, Ruby England, and Henrietta Fowler.
Mrs. Bramlett is survived by her sons, Bobby Bramlett and Gary Bramlett; a daughter, Mrs. Michael Drummond; a brother, James Savage; a sister, Jane York; 8 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bramlett will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 4, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Min. David Paden officiating. Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.
Mrs. Bramlett will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the service hour on Wednesday.
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Elinor Marie Bramlett who died on Sunday.
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black is alerting Georgians to the recall of certain pecan products for potential health risk. The products were distributed only in the State of Georgia, directly to consumers at the retail level from the Stone Mountain Pecan Company, located in Monroe.
The Stone Mountain Pecan Company is recalling 540 packages of the “Pecanettes” sold in 8-ounce packages, because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
Based upon random sampling conducted by the GDA, it was determined the “Pecanettes” products tested positive for Salmonella. The products were sold in 8-ounce clear plastic packages, Lot code 4032A, with a “sell by date” of 12/30/15.
At this time, Pecanettes with lot number 4032A are the only products affected by this recall. To date, there have been no reports of illnesses associated with this recall.
Consumers who have purchased the Pecanettes are encouraged to return the product for a full refund. Consumers with questions or concerns may contact the company at 770-207-6486 between the hours of 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday.
This is one of several recalls impacting the State of Georgia this month. To view a comprehensive list of food and feed recalls affecting Georgia, please visitwww.agr.georgia.gov/recalls.aspx. If this recall expands or additional details become available, the website will provide the most up-to-date information. Also follow the GDA on Twitter @GDAFoodSafety for recall alerts and food safety tips.
Authorities in Cherokee County, Alabama are searching for the person who is responsible for breaking into the home of Cedar Bluff Mayor Tammy Crane on Friday afternoon.
Mayor Crane said that someone came through the front door of her home on County Road 131 sometime between noon and 3:30 Friday afternoon – the thieves busted the glass out of a gun cabinet and stole a number of firearms, no one was at home at the time of the incident.
A reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of the individuals responsible – if have any information regarding the case, you are asked to call Cedar Bluff Police Investigators.
Remember you do not have to give your name and all information will remain strictly confidential.
This makes the 2nd burglary in the Cedar Bluff area in less than a week, earlier in the week thieves broke into a home on Highway 68 and took a number of items from that location.
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Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods is supporting a bill that is currently in the Georgia State House that would eliminate the Georgia High School Graduation Test.
Woods said, “I am fully supportive of HB 91 because it puts all of our students on the same playing field. We no longer require the Georgia High School Graduation Test for our students, yet we are not allowing students from previous years to graduate because they have not passed the graduation test.”
He added, “If we are not requiring it for our current students then we should not penalize students in the past who met all graduation requirements except for passing this one test. This law would eliminate the cumbersome process students go through to apply for a waiver from the State Board of Education, and it would allow more students the opportunity to obtain a high school diploma and go on to some form of postsecondary education, where they can get skills needed to have a great quality of life and be contributors to our society.”
Floyd Medical Center recently honored employees for their contributions to the medical center at their “Celebration of Service” held last week.
Barbara Ortiz, a surgical services nurse who joined Floyd in 1959 was recognized for her 55 years of dedicated patient care at Floyd`s Celebration of Service January 29.
In addition to honoring employees celebrating milestone anniversaries, the annual event also recognizes teams and departments that achieved outstanding results in the previous year.
The Physician Practice of the Year, which honors the Floyd physician practice that achieves success by exhibiting outstanding performance in four areas: quality measures, patient satisfaction, financial measures and organizational support, was presented to the Floyd Urgent Care in Summerville.