continued from page been able to amass while Muslim countries in the region have been torn apart by civil strife and stifled by catastrophically poor governance. All of this is a toxic brew, and yet a swathe of the Muslim world is beholden to these beliefs. It is foolish to think that some element of Muslim immigrants to the West won’t share this worldview and act on it — to our grea...

Mr. Doug Roper, Jr. Mr. Doug P. Roper, Jr., age 75, passed away after an extended illness on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, living in various South Carolina cities before moving to Tifton, Georgia, in 1967. He was a 1968 graduate of Tift County High School, where he was a member of the golf team. He attended Cle...

Mrs. Eunice Dickey Mrs. Eunice Jewell Dickey, age 95, affectionately known as “Ma Dickey” and “Gran Dickey,” died on December 16, 2025. Mrs. Dickey was born in Emanuel County and lived most of her life in Toombs County. She worked at Lyons Manufacturing for several years, and was manager at Red Carpet Restaurant in Lyons and Santa Claus Restaurant. She was a member of New Begi...

Mrs. Carolyn Burns Mrs. Carolyn Ann Hammond Burns, age 73, of the Long Pond Community in Montgomery County, died on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro after a brief illness. Mrs. Burns was a native of New Orleans, LA, as a child moved to Soperton where she grew up and has lived in Long Pond since 1972. She worked at Ailey Manufacturing and ...

Mrs. Joy Garner Mrs. Joy Rogers Garner, age 88, beloved wife of the late William Clayton Garner, passed away on Saturday morning, December 20, 2025, at Dublin Square Health and Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. Born in Soperton, she was the eldest of six children born to the late Curtis Judson Rogers and Mary Lucile Page Rogers. At an early age she became affectionately known as “Skee...