• Cold Weather Advisory for Calhoun - Click for Details
    ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY...
    ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
    Expires: January 26, 2026 @ 10:00am
    WHAT
    For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills from -4 to 15 degrees from north to south expected. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills from -4 to 15 degrees from north to south expected.
    WHERE
    Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia.
    WHEN
    For the first Cold Weather Advisory, from 4 AM to 10 AM EST this morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Tuesday.
    IMPACTS
    Wind chills from 5 to 15 above across much of north and portions of Middle Georgia are expected with wind chills as cold as 0 in the north Georgia mountains. Avoid prolonged exposure if possible and have a safe heating source, particularly for those who may be experiencing power outages.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside.
  • Cold Weather Advisory for Calhoun - Click for Details
    ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY...
    ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
    Expires: January 27, 2026 @ 9:00am
    WHAT
    For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills from -4 to 15 degrees from north to south expected. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills from -4 to 15 degrees from north to south expected.
    WHERE
    Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia.
    WHEN
    For the first Cold Weather Advisory, from 4 AM to 10 AM EST this morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 8 PM this evening to 9 AM EST Tuesday.
    IMPACTS
    Wind chills from 5 to 15 above across much of north and portions of Middle Georgia are expected with wind chills as cold as 0 in the north Georgia mountains. Avoid prolonged exposure if possible and have a safe heating source, particularly for those who may be experiencing power outages.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
    Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside.
Debora Lugene Grizzle
November 18, 1954 - January 16, 2026

Mrs. Debora Lugene “Debbie” Grizzle, age 71, of Sugar Valley, Georgia, departed this life Friday morning, January 16, 2026, at her home.

Debbie was born November 18, 1954, in Delta, Colorado, a daughter of the late Grant Collins and Marguerite Trout Hanlon.  She was also preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Cheryl and Ray Martin, and a sister-in-law, Susan Smith.

Debbie was a member of Russell Hill Baptist Church in Sugar Valley, Georgia.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Ricky C. Grizzle, and would have celebrated their fifty-second wedding anniversary on May 15, 2026; son and daughter-in-law, Rickey Clayton and Jennifer Grizzle of Sugar Valley, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Amber and Flavio Apodaca and granddaughter, Katie Apodaca all of Chatsworth, GA; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Tim Grizzle of Dalton, GA, Carol Ann Adams of Kokomo, IN, and Juanita and Terry Epperson of Dalton, GA; several nieces, nephews.

Services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Debora Lugene “Debbie” Grizzle will be held Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Russell Hill Baptist Church in Sugar Valley, Georgia, with Reverend Joe Hall officiating.  She will be laid to rest in the church cemetery with her family and close friends serving as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends at Ponders Calhoun Chapel from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Monday and on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. the church until the service hour.

Visitation

Ponders Funeral Home – Calhoun
Ponders Funeral Home – Calhoun
675 Jolly Rd. NW
Calhoun, GA 3070
(706) 625-7577
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Ponders Funeral Home – Calhoun
Ponders Funeral Home – Calhoun
675 Jolly Rd. NW
Calhoun, GA 3070
(706) 625-7577
Website