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PrivateFirst Class Roland completes basic
      Private First Class Christopher Roland has completed Basic and ASI Training on May 25, 2007. Private First Class has been stationed in Fort Benning since his joining the United States Army. Chris is a 2004 graduate of Miller County High School. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in...
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No charge for 411
      submitted by Lindy No charge for directory assistance. Some cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 or more for 411 / information calls when they don't have to. When you need to use the 411 / information option, simply dial 1 -800 -FREE -411 or 1 800 373 3411 without incurring a charge.
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Do you know what this is?
by Terry Toole
      When Mr. Ray Houston brought this into the office last Wednesday, he asked if I knew what it was. It looked like a knife, until he started opening the three blades. He explained, that his grandfather, the late Warren A. Mc- Donald, was the owner of the knife back in the early 1800s. The differen...
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LIBRARY NEWS
by Catherine Vanstone
      Ron's hilarious Comedy Magic and Songs will keep you on the edge of your seat as he will be remembered long after he performs. He's professional, clean, original, funny, and always involves the audience in his show. Famous comedian, Milton Berle, once said, "Laughter is an instant vacation, so for...
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Clem Boatright visits Colquitt
Born in Tarrer Inn in 1923
      Clem Boatright and his son, Clem Boatright Jr., visited the Tarrer Inn recently on a sentimental journey. Mr. Boatright was born in the Tarrer in 1923. And therein lies an interesting tale. It seems Clem's grandmother, Eula Musgrove of the Boykin community, had brought her daughter to Colquitt t...
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God the golf coach
      submitted by: asabear A golfer, now into his golden years, had a lifelong ambition to play the 17th hole at Sawgrass in Ponte Verde, FL, exactly the way the pros do it: The pros drive the ball out over the water onto the small green that is on a small spit of land.
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Phillips chosen for state honors
      Have plans for the summer? One Miller County High School student received the good news that she was selected for Georgia's prestigious Governor's Honors Program to be held in June and July at Valdosta State University.
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Twoinjuredas twocrash
      An accident occurred Tuesday, May 22, at 7:27 a.m. on SR91 south of Colquitt that could have been much worse than it was. The crash destroyed two vehicles and injured both of the drivers. When the accident was reported, fire, rescue, ambulance and law enforcement officers were dispatched to the s...
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News Around Us
      Bainbridge - Bainbridge police have arrested a Tallahassee man as a suspect in a case involving a handgun stolen from a local pawn shop. Quentin Dewayne Williams, 21, of Tallahassee, FLwas charged Monday with theft of a firearm, aggravated assault and theft by bringing stolen property into Georg...
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Somebody getting his ice?
      A couple of weeks ago, this newspaper was called that a certain county school official had caught someone getting some of "his" ice at the practice field ice machine. Must have some truth to it, since a new chain and lock was put on the gate with a private property sign on the gate.
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