January 24, 2007 RSS feed / Community

News Around Us

Bainbridge - A local man is being held in connection with a Friday, January 12th shooting death of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during a traffic stop, according to a news release. More...

DNR License Plates Support Wildlife Conservation in Georgia

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (January 16, 2007) - Georgia residents who have purchased a wildlife license plate for their vehicle can be proud that they have helped support the conservation of many different plant and animal species in the state. More...

Contributing to Wildlife Conservation in Georgia Made Easy through Tax Checkoff

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. More...

Nursing Home News

by Suzy Willis

This past week the residents enjoyed church by First Baptist and stories with Jane Wiggins; also we enjoyed Kingdom Corps. Residents had fun playing Bingo and attending a Residents Council meeting. More...

Photo of the Past

Can you guess who this person is? If so, call the Miller County Liberal before 5:00 p.m. on Friday. More...

Facts about Iraq

submitted by Bud Haddock

Just in case you might think of Iraq as "only" an oil rich nation, ruled by an evil dictator for 30 years, or whether it has been supporting terrorists may not be very important, here are a few important facts regarding the roles that this nation ha More...

Cold snap, freezing rain hard on Georgia landscape

Weeks of unseasonably warm weather in Georgia followed by a week of nearand below-freezing temperatures could be a deadly combination for early spring blooms in the south. More...

N e w S t a t e R e c o r d G r e e n S u n f i s h !

Angler Jeff Sumner of Lenox (Cook County) had more than just a great day of fishing in a private pond February 25, 2006 - he managed to catch a new state record! Sumner reeled in a 1 lb. More...

Megan Tharp heads to Atlanta to compete for Pre-Teen America Pageant

Megan Taylor Tharp of Bainbridge won the title of Miss Pre-Teen Georgia Royal Miss that was held in Atlanta November 3-5. Now she is going back to Atlanta to compete against 44 other girls for the title of America's Pre-Teen Royal Miss. More...

Miss Colquitt pageants to be held

The Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority is pleased to announce that the 2007 Miss Colquitt Pageant will be held on Saturday, March 3, at 7:00 p.m. in the Miller County Elementary School Auditorium. More...

Swamp Gravy: Visiting Hours returns to Colquitt

Cotton Hall houses another performance of Swamp Gravy

A garden of gratitude fills the stage of Cotton Hall as this year's production of Swamp Gravy: Visiting Hours returns in March. More...

Photo of the Past

Last week's Photo of the Past was Leonard Willam Norman Sr. and Maurine Givens Norman (Parents of 12 Children). Those guessing correctly were Bonnie Chambers, Marlee Norman Jr., More...

Drafting guys over 65

Drafting Submitted by Syd Kinnie

I'm over 65 and the Armed Forces say I'm too old to track down terrorists. (You can't be older than 35 to join the military.) They've got the whole thing backwards. Instead of sending 18-year-olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. More...

" D o g s Welcome"

Submitted by: Garland Mears

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation. He wrote:"I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well behaved. More...