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Sunday, September 4, 2011

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News: Legendary Barbecue Owner Remembered Friends and family mourned the loss of Howard "Hot" Thomas, who owned the famous Hot Thomas Barbecue restaurant off Highway 15 south of Watkinsville. Thomas, whose health had recently declined, took his own life Tuesday behing an Athens restaurant. Thomas converted an old grocery store on his family farm in the early 80's into the simple barbecue restaurant, which he ran for more than 30 years. Police and Fire: Oconee Man Guilty of Child Exploitation, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Oconee County Judge Lawton Stephens gave Thomas Heath King a 30-year sentence, 15 of which must be spent in prison, after he was found guilty of child exploitation, according to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office. King …

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Legendary Barbecue Owner Remembered, Oconee Man Guilty of Child Exploitation, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison, and Two Candidates Emerge for Mayor of Watkinsville

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Legendary Barbecue Owner Remembered

Friends and family members remember Howard "Hot" Thomas.

For nearly 30 years, the legendary Hot Thomas Barbecue off Highway 15 south of Watkinsville has drawn a fellowship of friends, family and barbecue lovers from near and far. Howard “Hot” Thomas, the man who built the iconic country restaurant and served patrons behind the counter of an old country general store for three decades, died Tuesday. Thomas, whose health had declined recently after suffering a stroke, took his own life behind an Athens business. Thomas, founded the barbecue restaurant in the early '80s, turning an old general store on the Greensboro Highway into a simple roadstop attraction renowned for barbecue.  In the beginning, Thomas wasn't the one in the kitchen. Hot's two sons, Mark and Mitch, manned the smokers and worked …

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Hot Thomas' Bar-B-Que and Longtime Owner of Hot Thomas Barbecue Dead

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