Things at the Miller County Liberal were not the same old thing Wednesday morning, when Mark Merritt, 56, of 204 Avenue Road stormed into the newspaper office and attacked Terry Toole, editor and publisher, and terrorized two other employees and Toole's 93-year-old motherin law, Uva Mason. More...
A Miller County rising seventh grader was killed in a dirt bike accident Tuesday afternoon, June 5, 2007. The accident happened at Southern Raceway, a dirt bike track on Highway 27 south, in Decatur County, resulting in the death of 12-year-old Dalton Gunner Moore. More...
Dot Wainright will be leaving the Miller County Hospital and Nursing Home on June 30. Back in 1998, a county offi- cial called to see if Dot would help with the hospital. Harley Smith had just become the new CEO at the hospital, and Dot was asked to assist with community relations and help raise ... More...
Considering recent events in Colquitt, my little story will probably be anti-climatic; however, I'd like to pass it along, anyhow. I had taken a particularly long bike ride on Monday, so decided to take an easy, casual ride on Tuesday. Early Tuesday morning, I eased on out to White's Bridge, gaze... More...
The name of the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel means "God Strengthens"--surely a fitting name for one who depended so much on the strength of God for the task he was called to perform. More...
CEDARTOWN, Ga. --A helicopter being used to spot marijuana fields for the Governor's Task Force for Drug Suppression crashed Tuesday afternoon in northwest Georgia, injuring three people who managed to escape the wreckage and hobble away just before the chopper caught fire and exploded, the Georgi... More...
Amanda Jane Calhoun and Kevin Dennis Rentz were united in marriage on May 12, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. at Southwind Plantation in Bainbridge with Elder W. H. Phillips officiating the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Gail and Ernie Grow and Mike and Jan Calhoun, both of Colquitt. She is the grandd... More...
A farmer was helping one of his cows give birth, when he noticed his four year old son standing at the fence, soaking in the whole event. The man thought to himself, "Great. He's four and I'm gonna have to start explaining the birds and the bees. More...
Gunner Moore, 12, of Colquitt died Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge. Gunner was born December 28, 1994, in Bainbridge. He just completed the sixth grade at Miller County Middle School, where he played the drums in the band. More...
At times, this job of trying to get out a newspaper can be hazardous to your health as well as your freedom. My crew will want hazardous pay added if this keeps up. In my younger days, which has been quite awhile ago, I was taught that there is right and wrong, good and evil. Very seldom does the ... More...
This past week the residents enjoyed stories from Grandma's Attic by Ms. Jane Wiggins. Residents enjoy sitting on the porch talking with each other. The residents are looking forward to Mt. Zion fellowship and the Joy Lighters coming this Friday we will be honoring all fathers and residents with "... More...
A twister dropped down in the southeastern part of the county on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. The high winds hit Johnny Freeman Road damaging a barn and irrigation system belonging to Mark Griffin. The high winds picked up the irrigation system and turned it upside down. More...
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