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April 1, 2009  RSS feed
Water water everywhere, more on the way-
Not since the last major flood, when Colquitt and Miller County received between eight and 11 inches of rain in a very short time have the people of this area seen so much water. It was a little earlier in the year, on Sunday, March 8, 1998, when most of Miller County went under from the rains. More...
Motorcycle, plow line, brought Gene Ragan to ABAC Tifton

In September of 1941, Gene Ragan rolled to a stop on his 1932 Harley Davidson motorcycle in front of the administration building at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. All his possessions were tied to the back of the Harley with a plow line. More...

Swamp Gravy ends season by thanking cast members

Swamp Gravy ended its spring season on Saturday evening, March 28. There might have been storms, floods and bad weather on the outside, but inside of Cotton Hall the many community volunteers gave a sterling performance to a sell-out crowd that showed its appreciation for the talented actors and actresses in the play, More...

 Community
• News Around Us
Bainbridge - A 17-yearold male was shot at Hutto McIver Homes on MLK Jr Dr. at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night. The youth was identified as Charles Smith. Witnesses have reported to Public Safety that he was shot by a white male with a rifle. The man then took off in a black SUV. More...
• article has image MC Health Department donates picnic table to Spring Creek Park
• Vice President Biden Announces $250 Recovery Payments to go to Social Security and SSI Beneficiaries in May
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 Religion
• article has image Dealing With the Snake Problem'
Inspiration
Snake! Just hearing the word is enough to send waves of fear down the spines of some. Though not quite that extreme, I have no use for snakes. I understand that most of them are harmless, and I am told that some of them are helpful, but that does not increase my desire to be around them. More...
• Saved by the Grace of God
• Some broccoli
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 Public Safety
• Law Enforcement Report
Vehicle Accident On March 27, Earnest Thompson said that he was traveling North on Highway 27, when a red pick-up truck pulled out in front of his vehicle and in order to miss colliding with the red truck, steered off the road way and into the ditch. There was minor damage to the under carriage and fender well. More...
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• Public Safety report
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 School & Sports
• Southwest Georgia Academy Third Nine Weeks Honor Roll
Students in grades 5-12 will be named on the Nine Weeks or Semester Honor Roll if all grading marks are 87 or above, and all conduct grades are satisfactory. More...
• article has image BC Student bicycling his way to France
• article has image Miller County High School Junior Marshals named
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 Living & Style
• article has image Ms. Harrell, Mr. Fowler to wed
Ms. Trina Helms and Mr. Lamar Harrell, both of Bainbridge, would like to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandy Harrell, to Tim Fowler Jr., both of Leesburg. Tim is the son of Mr. Tim Fowler Sr. and Ms. Debbie Taylor of Leesburg. More...
• Why we are called grandparents
• Godwin honored for service to international organization
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 Entertainment
• article has image Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story receives rave reviews
We have not seen much of Ralph Wilcox lately, the Southwest Georgia Film Commission Director. He has not forgotten southwest Georgia, but he has been in Atlanta for the past two months involved in an aggressive grassroots campaign effort to promote the opening of his full-length feature film, More...
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 Obituaries
• BETTY ANN CHAMBLESS
Mrs. Betty Ann Chambless, age 70, of Colquitt died Friday, March 27, 2009, at Miller County Hospital. Mrs. Chambless was born May 10, 1938, in Miller County. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 29, at 3:00 p.m. at Sheffield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Buren Womble officiating. More...
• CALVIN E. DOLLAR
• FRANK N. JONES SR.
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 Opinion
• article has image Up The Creek Without A Paddle
Cheap isn't always cheap!
You never know who you're going to run into. I know that this is old news to many of you in Colquitt, Donalsonville and especially Bainbridge. I was in a wreck last Tuesday. I know the word is out, because they were calling before I got home to check to see if I made it. More...
• Yes, I am a bad American
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 Health
• article has image Organ Transplant Crisis: A New Approach
April is National Donate Life Month, and 100,000 people in the U.S. are racing the clock for their survival. They need an organ transplant, and over half of these individuals will die before getting their life-saving operation. More...
• Infant immunizations protect against diseases 'only a plane ride away'
• Nursing Home News
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