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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 ... Ozark artist Jack De- Loney will be in Blakely Saturday, March 27, to display his watercolor art and sign his “Here at Home” and “Down Home” cookbook at the Peanut Proud Celebration on the Court House Square from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... Had to share this new research information with you! After an exhaustive review of the research literature, here's the final word on nutrition and health: 1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us; yet 2. the Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us. More ... Residents have had a fun packed week. We have had everything from Bible study, games, coffee club, singing and more. Sunday morning we started our day with Sunday School. Members from Bellview Free Will Baptist Church came to be with us for the afternoon. More ... Bainbridge -As if being defeated on the field Tuesday evening wasn’t bad enough for the Bainbridge High School soccer team, then they discovered several thousand dollars worth of their possessions from their locker room had been stolen. More ... Braxton Jackson has been awarded the Caldwell Fellowship at North Carolina State University. More ... Cleveland, Georgia, is the home of the Old Stovall Covered Bridge that bridges Chickamauga Creek. This 1890s structure appeared in the movie, “I’d Climb the Highest Mountain.” Have you ever seen the movie “I’d Climb the Highest Mountain”? More ... "In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much," she said. "See, that's why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, " Michelle Obama More ... Monday evening, the residents at the Colquitt Alternative Care were entertained by a group of 13 African children from Royal School & Orphanage in Mityana, Uganda. Hill Moore called to see if we could come to the concert that was going on at the Colquitt Alternative Center on March 15. More ... It was a near perfect day for having a good time, except for the wet field and bogging down. Kids, from infants to 95, were out in full force at the annual Charles Grant Kids’ Day Out right here in Colquitt. The cloud cover gave a cooling effect that made it just right to be out in Martin Luther King Jr. Street at James E. Merritt Park. More ... People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime... When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. More ... Rachel Grimsley, Miss Atlanta's Outstanding Teen, and Brianna Godshalk, Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen rode in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Atlanta this past weekend. The parade route was downtown on Peach Tree Street in Downtown Atlanta where thousands of spectators lined the streets. More ... 1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq. 2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization! 3. Noah built the ark in Iraq. 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq. 5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq. 6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq. 7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq. More ... Successful hunting trips require a combination of skill, patience and most importantly, preparation. As turkey season rapidly approaches, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division encourages preparation first, hoping that hunters will brush up on important turkey hunting safety tips before hitting the woods. More ... A man arrived in heaven. As he stood in front of the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind St. Peter. He asked, “What are all those clocks?” St. Peter answered, “Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock move.” More ... Community RSS feed |
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