continued from page Yet, there were Jewish groups who didn’t want them to come, but excluding them was a decision entirely in keeping with the government’s practice of trying to suppress views that it deems extreme. Just a couple of weeks ago, right-wing figures critical of Islam and supportive of Israel saw their visas revoked. The British government isn’t a tool of the Zionists. ...

Mrs. Temple M. Clark, age 64, of Lyons, died on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. Mrs. Clark was born in Lyons to the late Corbit Mason and Mary Elizabeth Phillips Mason. She lived in Lyons all of her life, and was a 1980 graduate of Lyons Senior High School. She retired from Darby Bank & Trust in Vidalia after 23 years a...

Mrs. Julia Kight Dees, age 88, of Vidalia, died Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Meadows Park Health & Rehab in Vidalia following an extended illness. Mrs. Dees was a native of Montgomery County and a 1955 graduate of Montgomery County High School. Later, she moved to Uvalda and Cedar Crossing before moving to Vidalia in 1978. Earlier in her life, she worked at Oxford Industries, and retired...

Nora “Lisa” Melissa Tharpe, age 62, of Vidalia, died on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Candler County Hospital in Metter after a sudden illness. Ms. Tharpe was born in Atlanta, and as a child her family moved to Mt. Vernon, and she attended Montgomery County schools. She lived in Vidalia and Stockbridge most of her life, and she attended Henry Baptist Church in Stockbridge. She is precede...