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January 9, 2008
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May-Haw is back!
May-Haw returns to Cotton Hall with a brand new show for 2008
COLQUITT, GA, Jan. 2, 2007 - You've been waiting for its return, but wait no more - May- Haw is back! Colquitt's own musical variety show will feature brand new jokes, skits and songs for 2008 and will be in Cotton Hall for two weekends in January starting Friday, January 18. More...
Meth bust nets three suspects and contraband
by MCL staff writer

Cooperation and help between counties in a vehicle theft netted Miller County three drug suspects and the vehicle being found. On Friday, December 28, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., Miller County Sheriff's Department Chief Investigator, Ben Nix, received a call from Captain Cecila Willis of the Decatur Cou... More...

'Gatorman' called for back-up
by MCL staff writer

Working the switchboard at 911, you never know what to expect. All kinds of calls come in to the dispatcher with anything from belly aches, goats in the road to dogs fighting. This was no exception on Friday evening, December 28. A motorist was heading into town on Highway 45 South just before re... More...

 Community
•Seventy years of married bliss
Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Middleton celebrated 70 years of married bliss on January 1, 2008. Mr. Bruton and Ms. Eva married on January 1, 1938, in Colquitt at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Middleton. The Rev. Drew Floyd married the young couple when Bruton was 24 years old and Eva was 22. Ms... More...
•Police investigating counterfeit $100s
•The Inheritance
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 Religion
•'Hopeful Future'
Inspiration
Predictions always abound this time of year. Some are voicing their predictions concerning what will take place in 2008 politically, economically and otherwise, More...
•How to keep the newness in the new year
•Seeds of the sower
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 Public Safety
•Law Enforcement Reports
Accident On December 23, 2007, Mr. Jason Houston of Colquitt was parked in a parking space at Subway, and Mr. Felipe Jesus Vega of Iron City was parked beside the fence in the parking lot at Petro. Mr. Houston was backing up and struck Mr. Vega's vehicle on the right rear panel, causing ... More...
•Public Safety Report
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 School & Sports
•2007 Middle School Basketball Highlights
Girls' Highlights The Miller County Middle School boys and girls played some hard ball during their season of basketball. In their first game, our young teams traveled over to Donalsonville to play against the young braves and squaws. The girls' game was won by the Seminole Lady Indians with the... More...
•The Hydrilla Gnats take second at Bass Club World Championship Qualifier
•Backroads and Bobtails
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 Living & Style
•Wright, Waller announce engagement
The families of Kay Lynn Wright and Ted Bates Waller III announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Sandra Murkerson Wright of Jakin. Miss Wright is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Murkerson of Jakin. More...
•Firefighting
•Welcome, Adalynn Carr!
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 Obituaries
•Susan Elizabeth Shingler Roland
Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Shingler Roland, age 64, of Colquitt, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007, at her residence. Memorial services were held at Friendship United Methodist Church in Donalsonville, Sunday, December 30, at 3:00 p.m. with the Rev. Kirk Loyless and Rev. Kent Barwick officiating... More...
•Donald Edward "Don" Miller
•VERONICA HAIR E
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 Opinion
•Up The Creek Without A Paddle
I got the best end of this marriage
This is one edition, I don't usually have to wonder what to write about. By the time most of you read this, I will have been married and lived with the same woman for over 52 years. My first wife and "ye scribe" were married on Sunday, January 8, 1956, at Colquitt United Methodist Church right af... More...
•Father-Daughter Talk
•Paying Respects
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 Calendar
•UPCOMING EVENTS
Community Prayer Meeting Colquitt United Methodist Church Library each Friday at 7:00 a.m. Dinner Party at Emerald Lake Saturday, January 12, 5:30 p.m. Mike Speck Trio - Sunday, January 13, 6:00 p.m. More...
•birthdays and calendar of events
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