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    Jonesboro (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/) is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,235 in 2020. The city's name...
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  • Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro, Georgia, originally Jonesborough Battle of Jonesborough, final battle of the Atlanta Campaign Jonesboro, Illinois, site of...
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  • Jonesboro High School is a four-year public high school located in Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Clayton County School...
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    Jonesboro Historic District in Jonesboro, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972. Jonesboro...
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  • Dan Cathy (category People from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    net worth of $7.1 billion as of November 2020. Cathy was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, in 1953 as the first child of Jeanette (née McNeil) and S. Truett...
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    S. Truett Cathy (category People from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    taught Sunday school to teenagers at the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, Georgia, for over 50 years. He said that the Bible is his guidebook for life...
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    Latto (category People from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    black bar. In 2017, Latto opened her own store, Pittstop Clothing, in Jonesboro, Georgia. In 2021, Latto founded the Win Some Give Some Foundation to “empower...
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  • Cameron Sutton (category Players of American football from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    has also played for the Detroit Lions. Sutton attended Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Georgia. He played cornerback and wide receiver for the Cardinal...
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    Margaret Mitchell (category People from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    eventually settled on a slaveholding plantation, Rural Home, near Jonesboro, Georgia, where he had one son and seven daughters with his wife, Elenor McGahan...
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    T. J. Tampa (category Players of American football from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    Marques Tampa Jr. was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania and moved to Jonesboro, Georgia at age three. At 15, he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida and attended...
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    the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 297,595 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The county seat is Jonesboro. Clayton County is...
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  • was raised in Jonesboro, Georgia and she is French Creole. In 2003, Kalysha graduated from Mount Zion High School in Jonesboro, Georgia. On August 11...
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    Mary Melanie Holliday (category People from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    St. Joseph's Infirmary. Holliday was born Martha Ann Holliday in Jonesboro, Georgia on December 14, 1850. She was one of eight children of Captain Robert...
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    (2020). Bhat was born to doctors Anu and Subra Bhat and raised in Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. He began writing at the age of 17. Bhat graduated...
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    2014. The driver of the Walmart transport-truck, Kevin Roper of Jonesboro, Georgia, pleaded not guilty to one count of death by auto and four counts...
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    Harry Douglas (category Players of American football from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    works as an NFL analyst for ESPN and host on ESPN Radio. Douglas attended Jonesboro High School. Douglas was a basketball star in high school, averaging 20...
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    Alonzo Herndon (category People from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    familiarly by the name "Lon" -- opened up his first barbershop in Jonesboro, Georgia. His barbering business thrived, and he expanded it over the years...
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    established in 1928 in Jonesboro, Georgia. The village, staffed by volunteers to give the sense of daily life, has since moved to Columbus, Georgia. The nearby private...
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    side of Jonesboro. Some street signs on the northern bypass, now the SR 138 mainline, still incorrectly refer to the road as "Spur 138". Georgia (U.S. state)...
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    Stately Oaks (category Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state))
    antebellum mansion located in Margaret Mitchell Memorial Park in Jonesboro, Georgia. Built in 1839, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic...
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    Lake Jodeco (category Bodies of water of Clayton County, Georgia)
    Jodeco is a private 70 acre man-made lake in Clayton County, Georgia, east of Jonesboro, Georgia. The area now known as Lake Jodeco was once inhabited by...
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  • Mount Zion High School is a secondary school in Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. Maurice Leggett, Class of 2004, Canadian football player, also played...
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    Tashard Choice (category Players of American football from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Choice began his collegiate career at the University of Oklahoma but transferred to Georgia Tech in 2005. Choice...
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  • Jesse Fuller (category People from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    known for his song "San Francisco Bay Blues". Fuller was born in Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. He was sent by his mother to live with foster parents...
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  • Vernon High School (Mount Vernon, Washington) Mount Zion High School (Jonesboro, Georgia) Natchez High School (Natchez, Mississippi) Nederland High School...
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    consultancy. He hired several others, and ultimately opened a store in Jonesboro, Georgia. Also in his early career, Hightower briefly worked as a technician...
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    Toney Douglas (category Sportspeople from Jonesboro, Georgia)
    Douglas in Tampa, Florida, but moved to Jonesboro, Georgia with his parents as a youth. He attended Jonesboro High School, where he was starter for its...
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    The Clayton County Courthouse in Jonesboro, Georgia is a historic courthouse. It was designed by J.W. Golucke. This or a predecessor courthouse was designed...
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  • Middlebrooks, born 3 August 1931, was a native of Jonesboro, Georgia, had studied mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech and had worked for aerospace contractor...
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    2016, O'Neal was sworn in as a sheriff's deputy in Jonesboro, Georgia, as part of Clayton County, Georgia Sheriff's Department. O'Neal holds the county record...
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