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2007 Middle School Basketball Highlights
By: Glenda Bailey
      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...
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The Hydrilla Gnats take second at Bass Club World Championship Qualifier
By: Mike Prindle
      With a second place finish at the Bass Club World Championship qualifying event held on Lake Russell December 15 and 16, Team Captain Chris Neely and his band of misfit Hydrilla Gnats are proving to be a force to be reckoned with.
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Backroads and Bobtails
Late-Season Deer Stand Reveries
by Bob Kornegay
      (Author's note: I dedicate this column, with apologies, to my friend and noted sporting literature critic George Petrey, who informs me that I have spent entirely too much time lately writing about deer stands. Please bear with me once more, George.
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Nick bags first buck!
     Nick Rawlings killed this eight point buck on Wednesday morning, January 2, 2008, on his dad's farm in Miller County. This was Nick's first buck.
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Lady Pirates honored
      Five Miller County "Lady Pirate" Softball Players have been honored for their outstanding play on the softball field for the 2007 season by being selected on the Region 1A West All-Region Team for the 2007 season.
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Seminole Ramlins
by Jack Wingate
      Talking about a mad fisherman, our neighbor and long time friend had caught up to five limits of Crappie and had them on ice on his back porch in a cooler. He set a 40 pound battery on top of the lid. His idea was to take them to work and have a fish fry at noon. Ole Ber Coon done come up on the p...
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UGA announces Dean's List
      ATHENS -- The University of Georgia has announced the names of undergraduate students who were named Presidential Scholars or achieved the Dean's List for fall semester. The Presidential Scholar designation recognizes undergraduates who have scored a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the s...
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Earl and Bubba
submitted by Lindy
      Earl and Bubba are quietly sitting in a boat fishing, chewing and drinking beer when suddenly Bubba says, "I think I'm gonna divorce my wife - she ain't spoke to me in over two months." Earl spits, sips his beer and says, "Better think it over - women like that are hard to find.
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First try, successful!
      Will Henry killed his first deer on Monday, December 31, the last day of 2007. This was Will's first ever hunting trip, and he killed this nice spike weighing about 110 pounds with his new gun that Santa brought! Will is the son of Bruce and Debbie Henry. Way to go, Will!
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Santa came early
      Charles Tabb Lane, 10-yearold son of Don and Rhonda Lane, killed this 10 point buck on Christmas Eve right here in the city limits of Colquitt on Spring Creek while he and his daddy were hunting with his Uncle John Weaver.
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Tiny cabin
submitted by F.C. Garrett
      This Yankee from Massachusetts was hiking through the mountains of north Georgia when he came upon the tiniest cabin he had ever seen in his life. Intrigued, he went up and knocked on the door. "Anybody home?" he asked. "Yep," came a kid's voice through the door.
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