*Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Rupert Lee Sexton, a retired longtime Cumming city councilman, who died Feb. 5 at the age of 86. Sexton (pictured) became a member of the city council in 1971 and served continuously for 44 years before stepping down ten years ago. “His leadership and unwavering commitment to Cumming played a key role in the city’s growth and development, leaving a lasting legacy,” his obituary reads. The funeral will be at 10:00 at Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming. The full obituary can be found here: Rupert Lee Sexton Obituary February 5, 2025 – Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory
**A judge in Barrow County Tuesday approved a $500,000 bond for the father of alleged Apalachee High School shooter, Colin Gray. Colton Gray is charged with, among other things, second-degree murder, for allegedly knowingly allowing his 14-year-old son to possess a gun. Piedmont Judicial Circuit Judge Nicholas Primm ordered that ten percent of the bond be in cash and that he is prohibited from having contact with potential witnesses in the case.