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The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Swainsboro, Georgia. Pages in category "People from Swainsboro, Georgia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Early in its corporate life, much like other rural Georgia towns, Swainsboro depended on railroads for transportation. However, in the 1930s, many of the town's streets and sidewalks were paved, and Swainsboro found itself at the intersection of two major national highways, U.S. 1 and U.S. 80, thus earning its city motto: "Crossroads of the Great South".
Swainsboro Weekly Forsyth County News: Wed/Fri/Sun Franklin County Citizen-Leader: Lavonia Weekly Community Newspapers, Inc. Fulton County Daily Report [1] Atlanta George-Anne: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro: Weekly Georgia Fire News: Georgia: Georgia Post: Roberta Weekly The Georgia Voice: Atlanta 2009 Bi-weekly Rough Draft Atlanta ...
Also on the list in Middle Georgia are Navicent Health Baldwin; R.J. Taylor Memorial Hospital in Hawkinsville, and Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro, according to the Georgia Hospital Association.
LaWanda Page (born Alberta Richmond; October 19, 1920 [2] – September 14, 2002) [4] [5] was an American actress, comedian and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", [3] Page melded blue humor, signifyin' and observational comedy with jokes about sexuality, race relations, African-American culture and religion.
Thompson was fired, arrested, and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault on August 14, 2020. [3] [4] [5] [1] He was booked into Screven County Jail.[4]An autopsy of Lewis's body is being conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Smith was born in Stillmore, Georgia in 1912, and attended the University of Georgia. Admitted to the Georgia bar in 1932, he was an attorney and served as City Attorney of Swainsboro, Georgia before his election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1944. He served as the speaker of that body on two occasions, from 1959 to 1962, and from ...
Albert William Thompson (June 29, 1922 –December 26, 2004) was an American politician and jurist for the state of Georgia. In 1965, he became one of the first African Americans to serve in the desegregated Georgia House of Representatives, and continued to serve seven terms. [1] He later servied as a Superior Court judge in Georgia. [1]