ATLANTA (AP) – William “Bill” Shipp, a journalist whose passion for scoops and sometimes-scorching criticism of politicians fueled his coverage of Georgia for more than 50 years, died Saturday at age 89.No cause of death was released.Shipp, born in Marietta in 1933, first gained public ...
Roy Herron, a longtime Tennessee state lawmaker and former chairperson of the state Democratic Party, died Sunday from injuries sustained in a jet ski accident. He was 69.Herron died at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, according to a statement from his family. He had been hospitalized ...
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (AP) – Three-time all-Southeastern Conference linebacker and Super Bowl champion Johnie Cooks has died. He was 64.Cooks played four seasons at Mississippi State, which released notice of his death on Thursday. A cause of death was not given.Cooks finished his college ...
Two-time Olympic gold-medalist and former Tennessee star Nikki McCray-Penson has died. She was 51.McCray-Penson was an assistant women's basketball coach at Rutgers last season and the school on Friday confirmed her death. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.She joined coach Dawn ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina State and Furman coach Dick Sheridan, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, died Thursday. He was 81.Sheridan died at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, his son, Jon, told Furman athletic department spokesman Hunter Reid. No ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dick Sheridan, who turned around the North Carolina State football program while leading the Wolfpack to six bowl appearances in seven seasons as their coach, died Thursday, the university said. He was 81.Sheridan died near his home in Garden City Beach, South Carolina, ...
