August 27, 2008 RSS feed / Community

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Teeny Miss GA Forestry crowned

On Friday, June 13, 2008, Teeny Miss Miller-Seminole Forestry Queen, Macy Elisabeth Taylor represented Miller-Seminole Counties in the 69th Annual Georgia Forestry Pageant. More...

SW Georgia Farm Credit Names Chief Lending Officer

BAINBRIDGE - Richard Monson, president and chief executive officer of Southwest Georgia Farm Credit, announced that Mark Stevens has been named the Association's chief lending officer. Mr. More...

MCHS Class of 1998 celebrates its 10 year class reunion

The Miller County High School Class of 1998 celebrated its 10 year class reunion on Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Emerald Lake RV in Colquitt. More...

God's cake

submitted by John Pirnie

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation! More...

You can see most anything in Colquitt

by MCL staff writer

A neighbor coming from Baker County dropped into the Liberal office last week to say he had been coming to Colquitt for many years, but had never seen anything like this. More...

Chambliss, Isakson Statement on 73rd Anniversary of Social Security

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today made the following statements on the 73rd anniversary of the creation of the Social Security program. More...

Drought reduces insect, disease

Japanese beetle population shrivels in the heat.
By Sharon Dowdy University of Georgia

Gardeners and landscapers are pleased with the drought for at least one reason. It has diminished the Japanese beetle population. (That is until this week's heavy rains). More...

News Around Us

Bainbridge - A U.S. Army helicopter used in historic combat may soon get a new coat of paint and a new home at the Southwest Georgia Welcome Center in Bainbridge. More...

School telephone answering machine

submitted by: John Pirnie

This is the message that the Pacific Palisades High School California staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine. This is the actual answering machine message for the school. More...

U Save It Pharmacy's Name the Mascot Campaign Supports the Food Bank

Albany - The Food Bank of Southwest Georgia has announced that it will benefit from the U Save It Pharmacy's Name the Mascot Campaign in progress until the end of August 2008. More...

Georgia Literary Festival, Tri-State Event - Coming to Bainbridge: A First for South GA

Packed Agenda from Performances to Children's Activities

Bainbridge will host the 2008 Georgia Literary Festival Oct. 25 at the Charles H. Kirbo Regional Center at Bainbridge College. The state festival is expected to attract writers from throughout Georgia, Alabama and Florida. More...

Public Service Announcement

submitted by Luther Bass

To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine and those who don't. As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. More...

Photo of the Past

Last week's picture of the past was Beulah Johnson Bowen. It was taken around 1925. There were no correct guesses. More...