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The announcement marked the culmination of a massive investigative effort that began after seven adults and a teenage boy were found shot in the head at four separate homes in April 2016. The killings terrified local residents and spawned rumors that it was a drug hit. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said a grand jury indicted the four on aggravated murder charges and they could be sentenced to death if convicted. DeWine gave scant detail about why the victims were killed, but he said the custody of a young child played a role. He added that the accused had carefully planned the murders for months. "There certainly was an obsession with custody, obsession with control of children," DeWine said. Be the first to know. No one covers what is happening in our community better than we do. And with a digital subscription, you'll never miss a local story. #ReadLocal Those indicted were Edward "Jake" Wagner, 26, his father George "Billy" Wagner III, 47; Billy Wagner's wife, 48-year-old Angela Wagner and George Wagner, 27. The four lived near the scenes of the massacre about 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Columbus and had long been considered chief suspects, DeWine said. ...

Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announces the death of Mrs. Hilda Ann Crovatt, age 73, of Portal, Ga., on Saturday, October 27, 2018.    The funeral service will be Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the Peebles-Curry Memorial Chapel with Elder Tommy Rountree officiating. Interment will follow in Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Wrightsville, Ga.    The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of the service.    Pallbearers will be Lee Glisson, Rhett Glisson, Joel Byrd, Trey Seamans, Jacob Seamans and Dylan Royal.    Mrs. Crovatt was born September 3, 1945, in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Ga., to the late Craig and Clara Fausett Sammons. She was a legal secretary and retired from Georgia Southern University. Mrs. Crovett was previously employed with Marvin Pittman Laboratory School, Hal Roach Attorney at Law and Phyllis Kravich Law Office.    She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and loved spending time with her family and cats, Max and Ginger.    Survivors include her husband of 43 years, James "Jimmy" Crovatt of Portal, Ga.; one daughter, Rebecca "Becky" Byrd (Michael) of Orangeburg, S.C.; one son, Robert "Robby" Seamans (Lynn) of Portal, Ga.; two sisters, Carolyn Rosenfield of Milledgeville, Ga.; and Susan Gray (Darryl) of Swainsboro, Ga.; one brother, Craig "Pete" Sammons (Pao) of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; 11 grandchildren, Trey Seamans (Courtney), Alison Seamans (Dylan), Jacob Seamans, Lee Glisson (Nikki), Rhett Glisson (Courtney), Joel Byrd, Addie Byrd, Thomas Byrd, Parker Byrd, Brycen Byrd and Owen Byrd; five great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and extended family.    Condolences may be submitted online at www.durden-hudsonfuneraldirectors.com.    Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Hilda Ann Crovatt of Portal, Ga.Statesboro Herald, October 30, 2018Sign the Legacy online guestbook at www.statesboroherald.com.

Statues, memorials and plaques up and down the length and breadth of Scotland pay homage to the memory of the men and women who died serving their country during the 1914-1918 conflict. One such plaque adorns the wall of the band hall of Peebles Burgh Silver Band. Etched on the stone tablet are the names of eight young men who before the First World War had found friendship and camaraderie in their shared love of music. Over the past month or two Sandy Hamilton, Life Member of Peebles Burgh Silver Band, has collated their stories from the Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale to help tell their stories - stories that are both compelling and poignant. Private James Brockie: A china merchant in Peebles who was called up in September 1917. He died from an internal haemorrhage on November 7, 1917, aged 32. He left a widow, Catherine Confrey and a young child. He was buried at Peebles Cemetery and accorded a full military funeral, with a pipe band and firing party. Private James Brockie was one of four members of the same family in the army during the war. His youngest brother was killed on August 5, 1918, and his two other siblings were both wounded. Private Joseph Brown: A millworker with March Street Mills and the third son of Andrew Brown, Rosetta Road, Peebles and one of four brothers who were in service. He enlisted with the Royal Scots in the first months of the war. He was mobilised to France in February 1917 where he was wounded and invalided home. However, he returned to the front and was killed in action on August 1, 1918, just three months before the end of the war The Chaplain of the 9th Royal Scots wrote to his widow at the time of his death; 'your husband was killed on August 1 in an attack which cost this Battalion many casualties, for all of them played a very gallant part that day. We all lament his death very much.' His wife and three young sons survived him. Private Ernest J. Cook: Ernest Cook was killed by shellfire on the night of Sunday, May 21, 1916. Private Cook, of the Royal Scots, was a native of Dundee but had been working as...