Monthly Archives: December 2022

John Marvin Thompson: Villain and Victim
John Marvin Thompson: Villain and Victim

John Marvin Thompson: Villain and Victim

By Randall Allen The genesis of this article goes back more than forty years. One Sunday afternoon my grandmother and I drove around Oak Grove Community, where she grew up. On Floyd Road (then called Pruitt Mill [...]

Shannon Gavin Johnson2022-12-15T12:46:32-05:00December 15th, 2022|Categories: General|Tags: John Marvin Thompson, moonshine, Oak Grove Community, Sheriff, Shirey, still, Turkey Creek|

I’ll never forget ol’ what’s-his-name!

Anyone with an interest in Troup County’s history has heard about Fuller Callaway, Horace King, Benjamin Harvey Hill and the legend of the Nancy Harts. Every day, we drive by landmarks that are part of the fabric of [...]

Emma McQuiston2022-12-15T11:36:02-05:00December 15th, 2022|Categories: General|

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