Rebecca Leftwich
Staff Writer at The Newnan Times-Herald
Bumbling Mam to The Hat Trick. Reporter and possible member of the mongoose family, whose motto is "Go and find out." (Rudyard Kipling)
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1 week ago |
times-georgian.com | Rebecca Leftwich
A dodgy driver who tried to give police the slip ended up in jail on multiple felony charges instead. Channing Christopher Arthur Chapman, 30, caught the eye of Carrollton Police officers performing a dedicated drug patrol on North Park Street on Thursday night. The officers reportedly observed a black 2008 Pontiac in the center lane turning onto Rome Street and watched the driver — later identified as Chapman — react to police presence.
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2 weeks ago |
times-georgian.com | Rebecca Leftwich
De'Asia Hindsman of Bowdon High School has been named a region winner of the Young Georgia Authors competition, honored for her poem "A Little Thought."Hindsman said she is "honored" to have been recognized for her poem. "My middle school self, who dreamed of being a journalist, is walking on self-gratifying clouds of joy," she said. "Dee is an amazing writer," Hindsman's English teacher, Kristy McKinzey, said of the senior. "She's creative and extremely articulate.
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1 month ago |
douglascountysentinel.com | Rebecca Leftwich
On March 6, I spent an entire day at City Station, attending the 2025 Carroll County Fentanyl Awareness Summit. On March 8, my 23-year-old nephew died of a suspected overdose. Yesterday, I wrote his obituary. In one week, I will be back at City Station to say a final goodbye to Clayton, my sweet-spirited, funny, goofy boy — someone who should instead have been bidding a fond farewell to his favorite and only Aunt Becky in (hopefully) some far distant future.
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1 month ago |
times-georgian.com | Rebecca Leftwich
On March 6, I spent an entire day at City Station, attending the 2025 Carroll County Fentanyl Awareness Summit. On March 8, my 23-year-old nephew died of a suspected overdose. Yesterday, I wrote his obituary. In one week, I will be back at City Station to say a final goodbye to Clayton, my sweet-spirited, funny, goofy boy — someone who should instead have been bidding a fond farewell to his favorite and only Aunt Becky in (hopefully) some far distant future.
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1 month ago |
times-georgian.com | Rebecca Leftwich
Carrollton police officers who pulled over a vehicle for an expired tag and a broken taillight ended up taking the occupants to jail for felony drug possession. An officer stopped a red Ford Fusion driven by Melissa Nicole Weatherwax, 38, of Carrollton, on Feb. 26.
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