APPLING, Ga. - Mr. Arthur Wade Grimaud, 70 ofAppling, entered into rest May 17, 2011. He was thebeloved husband of Karla Omsted Grimaud.

Last Friday night, I kissed all of my children, tucked them in, said my prayers and went to bed.

Mary Bell and Bob Knox Jr. agreed Friday that the 2011 McDuffie County Relay for Life raised money and morale among local cancer survivors.

Thomson police arrested a North Carolina man last week on charges of motor vehicle theft and weapons possession.

Thomson High School's Mikel Paschal has accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Carver Bible College in Atlanta.

Maxwell Elementary School's parent-led recycling program surpassed its $15,000 goal for the school year.

STAPLETON, Ga. - Mr. Billy L. Rabun, 84, belovedhusband of Mrs. Sue Rabun, died Sunday, May 22, 2011,in the McDuffie Regional Medical Center.

DEARING, Ga. - Mrs. Ethel Marie McKinnon Yates, 75 ofDearing, entered into rest May 21, 2011.Memorial services will be heldat 3 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2011,at the residence.

THOMSON, Ga. - Funeral service for Ms. Cynthia AnnNorris, 50, of Thomson, was held on Friday, May 20, 2011,at 3 p.m. at Springfield Baptist Church, Thomson, withPastor, Rev. F. D. Favors, Eulogist. Interment: WestviewCemetery, Thomson.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Janice Lee Herrington, 49,formerly of Camak, has passed away. Funeral services wereThursday, May 19, 2011, at 1 p.m., at the GreenwoodBaptist Church, Norwood, Rev. Coleman Hayes, Jr.,pastor, Rev. Lester Woods, eulogist.