The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Missing teacher baffles a tiny Georgia town
Months go by, and Ocilla wonders: Where is Tara Grinstead?

By JACK WILKINSON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 02/05/06
Ocilla — Tara Grinstead is still missing, and yet it seems she's everywhere.

In the Irwin County Senior Citizens Center on Fourth Street, a large banner over the entrance reads: "Missing: Tara Grinstead." Inside, as two elderly women play ring toss while others eat lunch, Linda Fletcher answers the phone in a tiny room that serves as the volunteer Tara Command Center, taking tips or dispelling the latest, wildest rumor.

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