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Five Boy Scouts from Troop 113 received their Eagle Scout badges during a ceremony recently at Rome's First United Methodist Church. Those honored were Jonathan Alexander Purdie, Zachary Bernard Martin III, Benjamin Michael Womble, William Walter Thoms III and Jackson Bradford Kelly. Benjamin is a ninth-grader at Darlington and the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. More ... After 20 years in banking, Mrs. Dean Evans will be retiring from First State Bank on March 2, 2007. Mrs. Evans began her career with First Federal Savings Bank of Donalsonville in May 1988, working in the operations department. In 1995, upon completion of the Colquitt branch, she transferred to join the staff in Colquitt as head teller. More ... Army Cpl. Cory L. McMillan has deployed to the Iraqi theater of operations to support the mission of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldier is a member of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, the "Black Lions", 4th Infantry Combat Brigade, 1st Infantry Division based at Fort Riley, Junction City, Kan. More ... Consumer Debt Hits Record High: Can the Tide Be Turned? In November 2006, United States consumer debt reached an all-time high of $2.39 trillion. Real estate foreclosures are soaring nationwide; millions of jobs are being sent abroad, and pensions are being cut at iconic American companies such as Delta Airlines. More ... Bainbridge - A young man from Bainbridge was one of four people who died after their car was involved in a wreck on Interstate 185 near LaGrange on Saturday, February 17. Brain Allen Moody, 20, of Bainbridge, was one of the four occupants traveling in a southbound 2004 Focus that crossed the highway's median at around 2 p.m. Saturday and was struck by an on-coming Cadillac Escalade SUV. More ... Miller County is gearing up for its Relay for Life which will take place on Friday, April 13, 2007, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Chairman Jay Funderburke announced the event will be held once again at Spring Creek Park. This year there has been a change in the time. Because of last year's frigid temperature, the committee has decided to end the event at 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 14. More ... LIBRARY NEWS by Catherine Vanstone Doughnuts for Dads On Wednesday, February 21, fathers and their pre-k children gathered in the Miller County Elementary School Lunchroom to hear children's librarian Tom Bush share stories. In addition, Mr. Tom discussed the importance of reading to your children. More ... On February 23, 2007, Sgt. Ken Kirkland and Cpl. Lonnie Wade responded to an area between Reed St. and Geer St. in reference to someone possibly hiding narcotics. After obtaining permission to search from the landowner, the officers began looking for any unusual surrundings like fresh dug holes, plainly viewed objects or unually stacked items. More ... 1. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. 2. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough. 3. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away. More ... Human beings are social creatures. Time alone can be nice, but we all need the warmth of human companionship on a regular basis. But even more important than simply interacting with others are the relationships that we build with some people. These are people whom we care about, share emotions with, and depend upon for encouragement, advice, and support. More ... An inebriated man, clearly enjoying his weekend off, walks into a bar, sits down and demands a drink. "Get out," says the bartender. "I don't serve drunks here". The drunken man, acknowledges this fact, and staggers out the front door, only to come back in through the side door. He sits at the bar, bangs his fist and demands a drink. More ... In late breaking news, a large propane tank overturned Tuesday, February 27, at approximately 8:15 a.m. All law enforcement agencies, fire and rescue units and emergency units were sent to the scene of an overturned propane truck. This is a very hazardous situation, and must be treated as if there could be a dangerous explosion if the tank ruptured. More ... Miller County Grand Jury Calendar The February 2007 Grand Jury found 55 true bills, 8 no bills and 3 accusations. True bills do not infer guilt or innocents, but that enough evidence was presented to carry the case to trial. No bills are presented for just the opposite reason. Not enough evidence is presented to bring the charge to trial. More ... Approximately 250 area farmer-stockholders and guests met at Darton College Student Center, Albany, Georgia, to attend the Annual Stockholders' Meeting of Southwest Georgia Farm Credit on Tuesday night, February 13, 2007. Bobby J. Brooks, chairman of the board of directors, presided over the meeting. More ... Chuck Lee scanned the 160 farmers, lenders and others at the Georgia Ag Forecast 2007. "You want to know what it's like?" he said. "I've got four boys, and ain't none of them coming back to the farm." The final speaker of the breakfast meeting Feb. 20 in Statesboro, Ga., Lee punctuated the morning with a tough assessment. More ... Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of salmonella contamination. The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the number "2111. More ... The last day to sign up for summer recreational ball at Spring Creek Park will be Saturday, March 3, 2007, according to Spring Creek Park's Recreation and Park Director, Eddie Whitaker. Any child between the ages of four and 14 are eligible to play recreational ball providing they are 14 years old as of April 30. More ... |
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