Entries by Walter Geiger

Dolores S. Wilson, 80, of Milner, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. at Saint John Lutheran Church in Griffin.

Legal 328
Notice
Georgia, Pike County
Probate Court
Joseph R. McGee has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Betty Crosby McGee, deceased, of said County. The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53-12-232. All interested parties are hereby notified to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed with the court on or before September 6, 2010. All pleadings/objections must be signed before a notary public or before a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/objections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following address/telephone number for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no objections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing.
/s/Lynn S. Brandenburg
Probate Judge
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
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Excuse me for being hot and bothered.

Someone destroyed the air conditioning unit outside our office to get $30 or $40 worth of metal to recycle in order to feed their meth habit. [Full story »] 

Investigators from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Lamar sheriff’s office continue to investigate the now 26-year-old mystery of the murder of Donna Ogletree Johnson. [Full story »] 

Judge Christopher C. Edwards has been nominated for a vacancy on the Georgia Court of Appeals. [Full story »] 

Legal 324
In the Superior Court of
Pike County
State of Georgia
Civil Action No. 2010cv-369
Shanqueta Mims, Plaintiff
Mario Mims, Defendant
To: Mario Mims
Notice of Publication
By order for service by publication dated the 27th day of July, 2010, you are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of July, 2010, Shanqueta Mims filed suit against you.
You are required to file with the clerk of the Superior court, and serve upon plaintiff, Shanqueta Mims, an answer in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of the order of publication.
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When Joe Buice took office in 2005, he was the fourth sheriff to inherit the massive Donna Johnson murder file.

His predecessors, Frank Monaghan, Chuck Keadle and Larry Waller, had tried in vain to solve the now 26-year-old mystery. [Full story »] 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The past president of the State Bar of Georgia has agreed to conduct an investigation to determine whether any criminal cases were compromised by an affair between a chief judge in Fayette County and a public defender assigned to his courtroom. [Full story »]