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March 17, 2010  RSS feed
Miss Colquitt queens chosen
The annual Miss Colquitt Pageant was held Saturday night, March 13, at the old Miller County Middle/High School cafeteria beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eighteen young ladies were vying for the titles of Teeny Miss, Tiny Miss, Little Miss, Junior Miss, Young Miss, Teen Miss, and Miss Colquitt. More...
Two arrested in drug bust

On March 5, 2010, agents from the Pataula Drug Task Force, along with investigators from the Colquitt Police Department, and the Miller County Sheriff’s Office arrested Terry Leon Williams, black male, approximately 35 years of age, for trafficking in cocaine, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of controlled substance (prescription pills), and possession of More...

Captain’s Cup ready to serve you

The ribbon cutting and open house for the new owners of the Captains Cup were held Friday, March 12. The event started with the Chamber of Commerce chairman, Martiele Pickle, welcoming owners, Thad Richardson and Danielle Holt. She thanked everyone for coming out to show their support. Mayor Jerry Chapman offered congratulations on the purchase of the established business. More...

 Community
• article has image From nightmare to dream, the story of Mary Gayle Grimsley
This is the story of one woman who learned to dream and act when everything seemed against her. Mary Gayle Grimsley came from the bottom, figuratively and literally. She was raised in The Bottom, a section of Colquitt, Georgia, typical of other depressed neighborhoods that are usually the first to flood in small rural towns. Today, she’s on top of the world. More...
• Jack DeLoney to visit Peanut Proud Celebration March 27
• What really causes heart attacks
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 Religion
• article has image ‘All Is Well Where it Really Matters’
Inspiration
(Pastor James Scarborough, Donalsonville Assembly of God) More...
• Now this is the Living Bible:
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 Public Safety
• article has image Two injured in head-on collision
ONE CITED FOR NO LICENSE
A head-on collision occurred Tuesday afternoon, March 9, at approximately 5:00 p.m. The accident happened on Martin Luther King Jr. St. as Miller County EMT and Fire, rescue, and Colquitt police were dispatched to the scene. More...
• POLICE DEpARTMENT REpORTS
• SHERIFF DEpARTMENT REpORTS
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 School & Sports
• article has image Time to talk turkey
Turkey hunters across the state are practicing their yelps and clucks in preparation for the upcoming turkey season. Opening day is Sat., Mar. 20, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division anticipates that the 2010 season should be good, and harvest levels should be similar in comparison to the past several years. More...
• MC Schools Participate in Writing Competition
• Seminole Shellcracker Tournament & Festival
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 Living & Style
• article has image Avery celebrates birthday!
Avery Tabb celebrated her first birthday party at her home in Leary where she was surrounded by friends and family. She is the daughter of Cody and Lauren Tabb. Attending the party were her grandparents and two uncles, Jeb and Troupe Tabb, and great-aunt and uncle Dennis and Angela Sanders and Katie Davis, Franklin, NC. More...
• article has image Healthy Teen Choices
• article has image Bowen celebrates third birthday!
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 Obituaries
• DOROTHY LEE SMITH
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Ezell Smith, 90, of Thomasville, formerly of Bainbridge, died Friday, March 12, 2010, at Archbold Hospital in Thomasville. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. at Cox-Ware Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gerald Horne officiating. Interment followed in Oak City Cemetery. More...
• CHRISTINE BOLGER
• WILLIE RUTH MCCALVIN
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 Opinion
• article has image Up The Creek Without A Paddle
Hell-bent on changing us
It is good to try to get something done, but in a free society, our elected representatives either represent us, or themseves. More...
• Comments made in the year 1955!
• article has image Cartoon
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