Wiregrass Farmer & Stockman/Turner County Banner
HISTORY
Newspaper
Turner County Banner began publication on December 29, 1905 and continued until December 27, 1912. Published by the Banner Publishing Company. In the 1910, it was described as democratic and the editor was S.B. Hudson (Ayer, 1912, p. 176). 1913 Ayer lists the publisher as A.B. Pierce.
Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman was established March 1902. In 1906 the publisher was J. Lawrence. It is the legal organ for the county.
City
County seat of Turner County.
In the 1913 Ayer, it describes Ashburn as having a population of 2,214; "Gulf Line R'y, Ga S'thrn & Fla RR, Tel, Exp, Bank, Saw mills and naval stores."
No New Georgia Encyclopedia entry
County
Superior Court Districts
Albany Circuit, Jan. 1, 1906-Jan. 1, 1917
Tifton Circuit, Jan. 1, 1917-
Population - Census
1910 - 10,075
1920 - 12,466
1930 - 11,196
ALREADY DIGITIZED BY DLG
No titles digitized for either Ashburn or Turner County.
FILM HOLDINGS
The Wiregrass farmer and stockman
Mar 27, Apr 10, May 1, 1902; Jan 5, 1906 - Jan 29, 1915, Weekly
Feb 12, 1915 - Jan 31, 1918, Weekly
Feb 7, 1918 - Jun 30, 1921, Weekly
Jul 7, 1921 - Oct 23, 1924, Weekly
Turner County banner
Dec 29, 1905 - Jul 30, 1909, 1905-12-29, 1909-07-30, Weekly
Aug 6, 1909 - Dec 27, 1912, Weekly
