Officials said McConnell was driving along Due West Highway on Wednesday afternoon when his vehicle crossed the centerline and hit a large enclosed trailer that was being towed by a truck.

The identity of the “Woman of the High Plains” was revealed in 1979—but five years later, Nettie Featherston was forgotten again.

This week, the Cobb County Planning Commission delayed a request to build retail and a special contractor’s office behind Farmer John’s Produce on Due West Road.