June 10, 2009 RSS feed / Community

New Life Center enjoys Princess - Pirate Week

The New Life Learning Center enjoyed a "Princess & Pirate Week" as their theme for the first week of Summer Camp. More...

Marijuana filled firewood

"Hello, is this the Sheriff's Office?" "Yes. What can I do for you?" "I'm calling to report 'bout my neighbor Virgil Smith. He's hidin' marijuana inside his firewood! Don't quite know how he gets it inside them logs, but he's hidin' it there. More...

Grow more mosquitoes with standing water

Recent rainfall has prompted the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) Division of Public Health (DPH) to remind residents about the impor- tance of emptying standing water to minimize mosquito activity. More...

Traffic camera

A man was driving down the street when a traffic camera flashed. He thought his picture was taken for exceeding the speed limit, even though he knew he was not speeding. More...

Election fraud

"Georgia has a vital interest in ensuring that all eligible voters are allowed to cast ballots should they wish to do so; and in preventing fraudulent ballots from being cast. "Unfortunately, the U.S. More...

News Around Us

Bainbridge - Public Safety has made several significant drug busts over the last five days. More...

The clock of life

The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop At late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still. More...

Proudly They Serve

Army Pvt. Auduraetta J. Williams has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. More...

The can from China

June 4 - July 4

I was buying food the other day at the country market. On the label of some products it said "from China." For example the "our family" brand of the mandarin oranges says right on the can "from China." I was shocked. More...

There you are!-----

I misplaced my joy this morning. I woke up to find it missing like a set of lost keys. I started looking for it everywhere. I looked for it in the morning paper. It wasn't there. I looked for it in my books. It wasn't there. More...

Photo of the Past

This photo was taken at the Hand Bridge School on Joe Shingler Road in Miller County. Crawford Sheffield was the only one identified. He is one of the boys on the bottom row. More...

Armed robbery at Mr. Pipp's on Hwy. 27 South - - - - - -

There was an armed robbery at Mr. Pipp's on Colquitt Highway (Highway 27 north) at about 10:15 p.m. Monday night, June 8th. Martin Ricketson from Hazelhurst drives a semi for Propex. More...