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Jury convicts Ross in Valentine's Day slaying
Richard Schoeck was killed at Belton Bridge Park; 2 others accused in plot
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Standing next to defense attorney Rodney Williams, Lynitra Ross, right, reacts Tuesday as a Hall County jury reads a guilty verdict. Ross was found guilty of malice murder in the 2010 death of Richard Schoeck. - photo by SARA GUEVARA
A Hall County jury found Lynitra Ross guilty of murder Tuesday in the 2010 death of Richard Schoeck. Ross was accused of serving as the “go-between” in a plot to kill Schoeck at Belton Bridge Park in Lula on Valentine’s Day 2010. The jury, which began deliberations Monday, delivered the verdict a week after Ross’ trial began May 15.
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Friends plan to convert historic Flowery Branch business into ‘Bangarang Brews’
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Josh Roberts, right, and Adam Fiddler tour the old Hamilton Cabinet Shop Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Flowery Branch where the two plan to open a micro brewery - photo by Scott Rogers
A pair of lifelong best friends are planning to turn a 75-year-old building in downtown Flowery Branch into a brewpub, but they say they’re not about to put hops over history.
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