Colquitt, GA

PDF of print edition A dangerous place to be! by MCL staff writer       Monday morning, May 5, at 10 a.m. a call came into E911 that a lady was lying in the highway on Crawford Street in front of PeoplesSouth Bank. The location could well be one of the worst places to be in an unconscious state. The place that Debbie Attaberry was found by the Colquitt Police patrol... More ... Decatur sheriff's deputy killed in crash By: BRENNAN LEATHERS, News Writer - Post Searchlight       A Decatur County sheriff's deputy was killed Thursday morning when he accidentally crashed his patrol car while responding to an emergency dispatch, according to the Sheriff's Office. More ... Reception held for Relay for Life team leaders by Betty Jo Toole       The Miller County Relay for Life committee held a wrap-up reception for the team leaders Tuesday, April 29, at the Colquitt United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The group was welcomed by Jill Brown, team recruitment chairman, and she also opened with prayer. More ... Drought in Georgia submitted by Luther Bass       Don't know the source of this official drought information, but... It's so dry in Georgia that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling; the Methodists are using wetwipes, and the Presbyterians are giving out rain-checks. More ... Kayla turns 20 with friends by MCL staff writer       It was a good day for Kayla Fountain. Approximately 30 or more of her friends and family celebrated her 20th birthday at The Captain's Cup. The friends, classmates and family enjoyed the refreshments and gave Kayla many nice gifts. More ... State Rep. Greene to seek 14th term       On Monday morning, State Representative Gerald Greene was one of the first who qualified for another term to run for representative. He will seek his 14th term in the Georgia Legislature. He has served the people of the 149th district which includes Calhoun, Clay, Early, Miller, Randolph and Sem... More ... Miller County retired teachers meet by Beverly Richardson       The Miller County Retired Educators Association met at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Helen's Pirates Cove Restaurant with 20 members and fivevisitors present. President Beverly Richardson asked Mr. Harry Davis to ask the blessing before the meal. More ... Windfall Tax on Retirement Income       Adding a tax to your retirement is simply another way of saying to the American people, you're so darn stupid that we're going to keep doing this until we drain every cent from you. That's what the Speaker of the House is saying. Read below. More ... Happy Mother's Day       This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up vomit laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool- Aid saying, "It's okay, honey, Mommy's here." Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted. More ... New zero tolerance speed camera submitted by WA Grow Jr.       With the Texas highway death toll continuing to increase, this will be the first year that Zero Tolerance Speed Cameras will be used. The new cameras look a bit different from normal speed surveillance cameras. I have included a photo so that you will know what to look for as you're traveling arou... More ... Hooray for a Michigan State Professor! submitted by Bobby Tully       The story begins at Michigan State University with a mechanical engineering professor named Indrek Wichman. Wichman sent an e-mail to the Muslim Student's Association. The e-mail was in response to the students' protest of the Danish cartoons that portrayed the Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist. More ... News Around Us       Blakely - A former Blakely man has been named a suspect in the murder investigation of another Blakely man near Dothan, according to Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes. In a front page story in the April 28 Dothan Eagle, Sheriff Hughes stated that David Waller, 32, is being held without bond "... More ... Last Week's Photo of the Past      Last week's photo of the past was Mildred Whitaker Gordon, and Sue Beverly Gibson Polk. Guessing correctly was Mildred Gordon. More ... Designated what? Submitted by: E. Joke       This is a story in a local South Island community paper. Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a local neighbourhood tavern. Late in the evening the officernoticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the car park for a few minutes, with... More ... 3 Things to think about: submitted by: Lindy       1. COWS 2. THE CONSTITUTION 3. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS COWS - Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. More ... 'The Immigrant' submitted by: Lindy       A Somali arrives in Chicago as a new immigrant to the United States. He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says, "Thank you, Mr. American, for letting me in this country, and giving me housing, food stamps, free medical care and free education! More ... Drugs, thefts, burglaries and more       On April 30, 2008, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Chief Investigator Ben Nix and Chief Deputy Terry Williams of the Miller County Sheriff's officeresponded to a call of a theft in progress on Griggs Lucille Road in Miller County. More ... Two car wreck causes injuries by MCL staff writer       An accident occurred Wednesday, April 30, at approximately 6:53 a.m. on SR 91 south of Colquitt near the Grimsley Bridge Road. Patsy B. Jones, 60, of Rt 1, Donalsonville, was traveling north on State Highway 91 in a 1991 Toyota Corolla owned by Betty R. Whittaker of Donalsonville. The vehicle Ms. More ...