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Fifth book by Hamp Watson benefits VashtiCenter
      Saying Yes and Amen to Life by W. Hamp Watson Jr. will benefit The Vashti Center at Thomasville, Georgia. Vashti is a mission of the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. A native of Baxley, Georgia, Watson has been pastor of United Methodist churches...
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NewLife LearningCenter kids learn about newspaper
      The New Life Learning Center is raising a new generation of entrepreneurs in Miller County. Over 100 children are learning about local businesses, learning how to make wise purchases, and writing business plans. Younger students have learned how to be smart consumers including how to budget and ma...
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Former Donalsonville parapro arrested
      Police have arrested a man who has been employed as an aide at PASS Academy and charged him with two counts of enticing a child for immoral purposes. Keaton Larmar Battle, 34, was arrested Friday in Donalsonville and transferred to the Houston County Jail where bond was set at $20,000. He was rel...
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City of Colquitt Happenings
By: Cory Thomas, City Manager
      There are presently many projects and exciting things happening within the City, and it was felt that a regular update in the newspaper would help keep all citizens better informed. I will be writing a weekly column and will try to cover a different topic each week and will also include other item...
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New Life Learning Center performs Cinderella
      New Life Learning Center's first -third Grade Girl's Class (with the help of one boy/prince) performed their version of "Cinderella" on Friday, July 20, 2007. The girls made their own props and designed their own sets. The play was a big success because of their hard work and enthusiasm! They were...
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Ebony Dots & Dashes
by Katie Smith
      Mrs. Annie Pearl Johnson has had her share of family visiting her during the month of July. On July 4th her grandson Paul White and wife Janine, and daughter Bria was here for an overnight visit, which was thoroughly enjoyable to Mrs. Johnson.
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CARD OF THANKS
      Thank you for all of your prayers, calls, visits, food, and all the many thoughts you sent our way during my time in the hospital. Walter Snodgrasss & Family
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CARD OF THANKS
      We in the Clutch family would like to thank the sponsors of the Independence Day Celebration for their support in allowing Clutch to come back and perform. We thank Cory Thomas for everything he did and for the great Tshirts. The band really loved them.
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Nursing Home News
      This past Wednesday members of Macedonia Church honored the residents, who are celebrating a birthday in the month of July with a party. Thursday music filled the halls as a group enjoyed playing "Name That Tune." Sandy Rathel played many of the old church hymns, seeing who could be the first to n...
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News Around Us
      Albany - The son of a widely known Albany minister and member of the Dougherty County School Board was convicted Wednesday in a Texas federal court of conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana, an official with the U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday.
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Georgia's unemployment rate increases in June
      The Georgia Department of Labor has reported that the state's unemployment rate increased to 4.7 percent in June, up six-tenths of one percent from 4.1 percent in May. The state's rate also matched the U.S. unadjusted rate of 4.7 percent in June.
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Gene Ragan: A legend in our time
by the Early County News
      A short time after televisions spread across the Tri- State area in the 1950s, two names became household words - Lawrence Welk and Gene Ragan. Welk entertained at least three generations across the nation with champagne bubbles, beautiful voices and symphony orchestra music that still rings in ...
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Reception to Honor Widener at BC
      With heartfelt appreciation for 11 years of service, Bainbridge College (BC) bids farewell to Nita Widener of the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program. She will retire in August, said LPN Program Director Doris Carmichael.
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"Commissioner's Cut"
BY MENDY BUTLER, COUNTY CLERK
      I had a blooper in last week's article saying that the tax bills have gone out. Well, okay, everyone knows that they did not! What I meant to say was the tax assessment notices have gone out (on June 29) and for you to inspect them closely. You have 45 days to respond, which will be August 18.
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