World's Second-Oldest Person Dies

The world's second-oldest person has died on the Georgia coast. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Beatrice Farve of Brunswick as the world's second-oldest person at 113 years old. Her family says she died Monday. Farve was born Beatrice Scarlett in Camden County, Ga. Her family says she sold beauty products until she was 100.

(Associated Press)

Hoschton scarecrows may have set record

Officials in the northeast Georgia town of Hoschton think they now have a new world record. Organizers of the city’s fall festival believe they’ve exceeded the goal of putting up more than 4,000 scarecrows by September 1st. If so, they would break the world mark for the most scarecrows in one location. The current mark belongs to the Cincinnati Horticultural Society’s Flower and Farm Fest—a record of 3,311 scarecrows gathered in 2003. Hoschton officials will have to wait 10 to 12 weeks until Guinness Book of World Records officials in London validate photos and videos.