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A businessman, he is the owner and president of McAlister-Smith Funeral Homes, the Avinger Funeral Home, and the Palmetto Cremation Society. He has also served as a member of the South Carolina Advisory Council on Aging. In 2017, Smith was a Republican candidate for the 99th district South Carolina House of Representatives, losing to Nancy Mace ...
Kerry Devon Blackshear Sr. (born November 12, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Stetson. Blackshear was the oldest of nine siblings. He attended Fort Pierce Central High School. Blackshear did not play competitive basketball until 1990, picking up the game after his mother died.
Blackshear is a surname first found in Devon. Notable people with the surname include: Colin Blackshear (born 1979), American filmmaker and multi-media artist; David Blackshear (1764–1837), American general; Jeff Blackshear (born 1969), former American football guard; Kathleen Blackshear (1897–1988), American artist
Blackshear M. Bryan Jr. or "Morrie" was born in 1929 at West Point during his father's tenure as assistant football coach. He attended the academy, graduating with the class of 1954. He accepted a commission with the Air Force, then transferred to the United States Army in 1963. Serving in Vietnam he was cited twice for heroism during his tour.
Harriet Blackshear had the record with 235 bales produced by enslaved workers. She was also one of the county's larger rice producers and she raised 5000 bushels of sweet potatoes. [3] Food crops were also required to feed not only her family, but the slaves who worked the land. The 1840 census recorded 43 male and 59 female slaves.
David Blackshear (January 30, 1764 - 1837) was an American general. Lake Blackshear , Blackshear Road and the city of Blackshear, Georgia , were named in honor him. [ 1 ] He authorized road and bridge construction in the area and some 11 forts for defense.
The city of Blackshear is the county seat [4] of Pierce County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,506.
The Blackshear Times is an American weekly newspaper founded in 1889 and published in Blackshear, Georgia. The Times is a community newspaper, and its coverage is primarily centered on the events in Pierce County, Georgia. The current owners of The Times are husband and wife Rick and Sandy Head, publisher and president, respectively. [2]