Colquitt continued to celebrate our nation's birthday early on Monday, July 2, as the Colquitt/Miller County Chamber of Commerce held the Fabulous Fourth of July Celebration in Spring Creek Park. Other than being kind of hot, and having to fight the gnats, the weather was great! There was even a ... More...
Just in case you haven't noticed, Spring Creek and most of the ponds in this area are dry. We are in the worst drought in this area since 1954, possibly ever. Now other than being one of the driest years in most of our memories, 1954 was the year, I graduated from Miller County High School. It wa... More...
A civil lawsuit has been filed in Miller County Superior Court seeking to remove a county commissioner from office. The court filing alleges that a property transaction involving Frankie Phillips, Union Investment Company, Inc. More...
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month.
The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.
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Lost Cell Phone On June 25, 2007, Samantha Mims Wilkin reported that her cell phone had been lost or stolen. The phone is described as a grey, Motorola razor and is valued at $219.00. More...
231 years ago a group of colonists in North America declared themselves to be independent of their mother country. It was a messy sitiation. 1/3 of the people were for independence, 1/3 were opposed and 1/3 didn't care one way or the other. In the end, after 6 years of bloody fighting, independenc... More...
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crozier of Colquitt celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 28, 2007. Amy Elizabeth Grimsley and Paul Crozier were married on this day in 1957. The couple has one daughter, Lisa, who is married to Chris Powell. They have one granddaughter, Alyx. More...
A very elderly gentleman, (mid nineties) very well dressed, hair well groomed, great looking suit, flower in his lapel smelling slightly of a good after shave, presenting a well looked-after image, walks into an upscale cocktail lounge. Seated at the bar is an elderly looking lady, (mid eighties). More...
Mr. Henry Clifton Daniels, age 86 of Colquitt died Sunday, July 1, 2007. Mr. Daniels was born October 22, 1920 in Miller County. He was a retired farmer and member of New Home Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 4 at 10:00 a.m. at Sheffield Funeral Chapel with th... More...
Like alot of people,Ihave a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the governmentdistributes my ta xe s as t he y see f it. In ordertogetthat payc I am r equ ired to pass a randomurine test,which I have no problem with. More...
This past week the residents enjoyed music from the Mt. Zion Fellowship Temple Baptist Praise Band and the children from the New Life- Learning Center. Residents enjoyed reminiscing with Miss Jane. The residents are looking forward to watermelon day and also celebrating July 4th . More...
Miller County BOE meeting - July 3, 3:00 p.m. BOE office Tabb Reunion - July 7 & 8 at American Legion Calhoun Reunion - July 7, at VFW Building - 12 noon Homecoming - Thompson Town Free Will Baptist Church - July 8, 10:30 a.m. More...
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