Queens for kids
      The Miss Colquitt queens and The National Mayhaw Festival queens will join together on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, for a "Queens for Kids" toy and canned food drive. This group of young ladies is concerned about every child in Miller County and surrounding counties having a Merry Christmas.
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Keith Stansell's family meets with President Chavez
      In September of this year, Keith Stansell's son, Kyle, and his parents, Lynne and Gene Stansell, flewto Caracas, Venezuela, to meet with President Hugo Chavez. Keith Stansell has been held hostage in Bogota, Co- lombia, since February of 2003, when the plane he was flying went down with two oth...
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Proudly They Serve
      Army Cpl. Cory L. McMillan has deployed to the Iraqi theater of operations to support the mission of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldier is a member of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, the "Black Lions," 4th Infantry Combat Brigade, 1st Infantry Division based at Fort Riley, Junction City, Kan.
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Joy to the World---
by Wanda Griffin
      With the Christmas season fast approaching, one seems to want to be a little nicer than usual. On Friday night, November 30, as my family and I were returning to Colquitt from a trip out of town, I noticed a chartered bus parked in front of Cotton Hall.
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Pageant to be held
      The Spirit of Christmas Pageant will be held on December 15, 2007, in Colquitt. All proceeds from this pageant will be donated to the Secret Santa Program through Miller County DFCS. For applications or more information about this pageant, contact Cassie Brooks 229-977-2273 or christmaspageant@g...
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Library News
by Catherine Vanstone
      Food for Fines The Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. Memorial Library would like to remind you that the Food for Fines Program will end on Friday, December 21. Now is the time to return overdue items and pay with canned goods. For each non-perishable item, the library will forgive $1 in fin...
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UPCOMING EVENTS ___________________________
      Community Prayer Meeting - Colquitt United Methodist Church Library each Friday at 7:00 a.m. Breakfast with Santa - Saturday, December 8, James W. Merritt Library, reservations required Kenn's Elvis Christmas Show - Saturday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.
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Local troopers complete DUIupdate training
      (ATLANTA)- Georgia Department of Public Safety personnel in Southwest Georgia have completed an Administrative License Suspension (ALS) and DUI update class held recently in Albany. Approximately 48 troopers from GSP posts in Albany, Americus, Cuthbert, Donalsonville, and Thomasville attended the...
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A true flying story
      A woman was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 minutes.
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Bass accepts check for Operation Uplink
      The veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6046, Miller County, sponsored a fundraiser for Operation Uplink. Launched in 1996, Operation Uplink is an innovative program that provides free prepaid phone cards to active-duty military personnel and hospitalized veterans.
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Plentiful,but pricey
by Sharon Omaahen, UGA
      Georgia will lead the world in pecan production this year. Despite a large harvest, consumers will pay more this holiday season, says a University of Georgia agricultural economist. Georgia and Texas vie for top pecan-producing state each year, said Wojciech Florkowski, a researcher with the UGA ...
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Alcohol impaired driving over holidays can destroy dreams for families
      The holiday season is a great time to visit family, but few adult gatherings are alcohol-free. This means that more people may be driving impaired than other times of the year. A study of information from the National Center for Statistics and Analysis shows the days immediately preceding Christma...
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DRUC to prepare Georgians for drought disasters
      (ATLANTA) -- Georgia's Drought Response Unified Command (DRUC) recommends that Georgia families treat the drought like all potential disasters and emergencies. Georgians should always be prepared with a disaster supply kit, including a three-day supply of food and water as well as a first aid kit...
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Photo of the Past
     Can anyone guess who this young man is. If you think you can, please call the Liberal before Friday at 5:00 p.m. Grandparents playing 'Cowboys'
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News Around Us
      Bainbridge - Bainbridge police announced Thursday they have arrested three suspects in the case of a pizza delivery driver whose SUV was carjacked last week. Bainbridge Public Safety Investigator James Dollar identified the three men charged so far in the case as Nicholus Keri Gaines, 18; Richar...
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Miller County Jail cooking
      On December 1, 2007, at 8:00 a.m., the new kitchen at the Miller County Jail served its morning meals for the first time from the newly constructed kitchen facility. Sheriff H.E. Glass and the Miller County Board of Commissioners decided to build the kitchen at the jail to save the county money.
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