I did not personally see the following story, but it is supposed to be true and happened over 70-years-ago in DeKalb County. There was a family that had three girls who were alleged to be possessed by the devil or maybe a witch.

During the night they would start their act and would yell and run around like they were being attacked. The folks in the community would gather at a certain time when the sun went down to watch to see what these girls were going to do.

The girls and the family got to enjoy the attention that they got. And they were kind of celebrities back then. Whether it was good or bad, they were getting attention never known before.

I don’t recall what finally happened to them. I just remember hearing some of the old folks talking about them; don’t even remember their names.

I have heard about people riding a horse at night in a dark hollow and having someone jump up behind them and ride for awhile. I’ve also heard about a headless rider who would appear from time to time in Possum Hollow.

People would believe a lot of strange things back then. Several other ghost stories came along back then such as the one about a man with a wagon that was stuck on Dale Ridge.

I guess we will never know the truth. A story gets told and someone makes it a little bigger and bigger. And then the story becomes almost bigger than life and is accepted as being true.