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Power Plant permits issued
      Over six years after announcing plans to build a 1200-megawatt pulverized coal-fired electric generation facility in Early County, LS Power received the necessary permits Friday to proceed with construction of the plant.
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Retiredteachers meet
      The Miller County Retired Educators Association met at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, at Helen's Pirates Cove Restaurant with 17 members present. President Marian Walker asked Mr. Harry Davis to say grace before the meal. After enjoying the delicious lunch, the meeting was called to order by Mrs....
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Just the Facts, madam
      - The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will unveil the 2007 "No Excuses" Schools at a news conference on Tuesday at Rigdon Elementary in Columbus, Georgia. Have you visited the Foundation's acclaimed Report Card for Parents, ranking performance at the state's public elementary, middle and high sch...
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Statewide Drought Continues, Fuels Destructive Wildfires
      (ATLANTA) - Drought conditions continue to grip all of the state, including southeast Georgia where an extreme drought has fueled roaring wildfires that have scorched more than 100,000 acres. In addition to southeast Georgia, areas of northwest Georgia are also in extreme drought.
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Fifth Grade performs
by Crystal A. Holt
      On May 12 at 7:00 p.m., Mrs. Crystal Holt's fifth grade reading class performed The Wizard of Oz for Colquitt at the MCES Auditorium. The guests were first greeted by Paige Williams, who handed out programs while being dressed as a Wicked Witch.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
      SGA Graduation Thursday, May 24 - 8:30 p.m., Joe Bryan Auditorium in Damascus MCHS Graduation Friday, May 25, 8:00 p.m. - Pirate Field
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Bainbridge College, ASU Collaborate on Criminal Justice Program
      Bainbridge College (BC) students who want to earn a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Albany State University (ASU) will not have to travel to Albany to take classes, according to an agreement signed between the two institutions May 14.
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LIBRARY NEWS
by Catherine Vanstone
      Vacation Reading Program Does your child like magicians, storytellers, and puppets? Then you need to register them for the Vacation Reading Program at the James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library. When your child registers, he/she will receive a "Reading Takes You Everywhere" reading log to keep t...
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"Commissioner's Cut"
BY MENDY BUTLER, COUNTY CLERK
      We are busy, busy with budget preparations this week. Our finance manager, Carol, has been in meeting after meeting discussing the new fiscal year's numbers. There is a lot still to be done.
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News Around Us
      Blakely - Mike Newberry of Early County and Bob McLendon and Al Sudderth of Calhoun County were recently honored at Disney's Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL, along with nine other Georgia peanut producers and inducted into the 2006 Georgia Peanut Achievement Club for their impressive yi...
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Two Complete Darton College Nursing Program
      ALBANY - Dorothy Allen and Trenise Turner of Colquitt graduated this spring from the Darton College Nursing Program with associate of science degrees and were recognized during the traditional Nursing Pinning Ceremony. They are now eligible to take the licensing examination to become registered ...
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Stansellandother two Americansstill alive
by MCL staff writer
      Bogata, Colombia - In a recent news release, a Miller County man, Keith Stansell, who has been a hostage since February 13, 2003, when he and three other military contractors was said to still be alive. The three were captured when they were flying over the remote, mountainous region south of Bog...
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