Colquitt, GA

PDF of print edition Backroads and Bobtails EVOLUTION by Bob Kornegay       It starts with a yearning, a great big want-to. The kid sees his grandfather return home from North Florida's Lake Talquin with mammoth stringers of bluegills and shellcrackers. He listens to tales of "exotic" fishing destinations, some almost 100 miles away. More ... SGA Warriors split region games       The SGA Warriors split a couple of region baseball games last week. On Tuesday in Damascus, SGA went toe-to-toe with Tiftarea for 6 2/3 innings. The score was 5-5 with 2 outs in the top of the seventh inning, but Tiftarea scored 9 runs before the Warriors could record the final out, and SGA fell 1... More ... UGA's Tough Schedule By Marc Weiszer       Georgia is a fashionable pick nationally to begin the upcoming football season ranked No. 1 in the nation. Finishing the season there could be another story because of the schedule the Bulldogs must plow through. ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd has called it a "bloodbath" and "ridiculous, just way too... More ... News from Crooked Oak Golf Course       The golf course is in good shape. Please make plans to visit soon. We will be having a night golf tournament on Thursday, May 15. Make plans today to participate in this event. SGA Golf Tournament Results First Place - Cal Crawford, Nathan Dallas, Don Jarvis (58). Second Place - Jeff Adkinson, ... More ... Bainbridge College Humanities Students Take the Cake Creative Approach to Traditional Term Paper       Thinking about college classes more likely brings to mind piles of books, long papers and longer lectures rather than a tasty cake replica of the Great Wall of China or a sugar cube version of the Great Pyramid of Giza. More ... Sigma Kappa Delta at BC Keeps Busy Spring Semester Schedule Initiates 12, Takes Theatre Excursions       The Bainbridge College (BC) chapter of Sigma Kappa Delta (SKD) English Honor Society kept its members and sponsors busy with a full slate of activities for Spring Semester 2008. More ... Boy Scouts enjoy outing       Over 200 boys from all over southwest Georgia gathered at Camp Osborne recently for a time of camping. The Scouts enjoyed fishing, rock wall climbing, crafts, BB gun range, archery and all kinds of Boy Scouts' fun. More ... Seminole Ramlins by Jack Wingate       We best keep on talkin' about the Bream and Shellcracker beds now and we mite later talk about how one man baits his hook to ketch the Talapia, but Bream first. It has been a steady flowof Bream, Crackers and Stumpknockers this week and there was a few Warmouth throwed in. Most of the week it was ... More ... They'll find us Submitted by: FC Garrett       Abe and Esther are flying to Australia for a two-week vacation to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Suddenly, over the public address system, the captain announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid I have some very bad news. Our engines have ceased functioning, and we will attempt an emergency ... More ...      Garret Vann, son of Mr and Mrs Wes Vann, had a successful turkey hunt on April 20, 2008 with one turkey having a 10 1/2" beard with 1" spurs and the other had an 11" beard with 1 1/8" spurs. More ...