Ten local candidates came by the officeof the election superintendent Monday, April 28, to officially sign the election papers to run for public officein the July 15, 2008, General Primaries as a Democrat or Republican. More...
In the 'Candidates Start Qualifying' article, there have been no candidates to pay in for Board of Education District 5. This error has already been corrected on the online edition. More...
On Sunday, April 26, at around 6 p.m., Sergeant Lonnie Wade responded to an accident at 609 N. Fourth Street and 611 N. Fourth street. Upon arrival, Sergeant Wade observed that someone had damaged the residence at 609 N. Fourth Street, and damage had also occurred at 611 N. Fourth Street. More...
Every 30 minutes a child in Georgia is the victim of confirmed abuse or neglect (www.preventchildabusega. org.). Statistics prove that 88% of children who are sexually abused never disclose their abuse when they are still children. More...
The ability to wait for change is not a natural attribute for most of us. I am reminded of this when I pay attention to advertisements about weightloss. Many of them make claims of significantresults with little time and effort. The promise sounds good, but the outcome is usually disappointing. Mo... More...
Car vs. Deer On April 24, George Hallman came into the Sheriff's Office and reported an accident that occurred on April 22. Hallman advised that the accident took place in Early County but did not know the name of the road. Hallman advised that while traveling down the road a deer entered int... More...
OLDER'S GOOD, BUT SOMETIMES I'D LIKE TO BE A KID AGAIN
My contemporaries (folks in their fifties) often sigh and wistfully say how nice it would be if they were once again children. Truth be known, I've occasionally expressed the same wishful thought myself. Generally, however, I findmyself, as a rule, pretty content with my present stage of life. Ma... More...
I recently turned 62 and had to choose a new primary care physician for my health care insurance. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing 'fairly well' for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I will live to be 85? More...
Mr. Henry Alvin Tabb, 85, of Albany, formerly of Colquitt, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at his son's residence. Mr. Tabb served four years in the US Army, joining at the age of 17. He became a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne and served in the European Theater. After WWII, he joined the US Air F... More...
I thought I'd have something to tell you about going to a very special baseball game this past weekend, but it didn't happen. We were to leave last Friday, heading for Canton, having to go through Atlanta. Believe it or not, I was kind of looking forward to it - not going through Atlanta, but goi... More...
New York, NY (April 21, 2008) - Nearly 2.3 million American teenagers visit tanning salons every year, and with summer right around the corner, the temptation to tan is even greater. More...
Community Prayer Meeting, Colquitt United Methodist Church Library each Friday at 7:00 a.m. Election Pay-In - Monday, April 28, through Friday, May 2, at noon Gospel Meeting - Hentown Church of Christ - Sunday, May 4, through Wednesday, More...
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