June 24, 2009 RSS feed / Community

News Around Us

Bainbridge - On Tuesday night at about midnight, 911 received multiple calls about a large group and a fight going on in the 1100 block of Broughton Street. More...

City of Colquitt Awarded $791,068 to Finance Water System Infrastructure

ATLANTA - As part of Governor Sonny Perdue's vision for sustainable economic development, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) Executive Director Phil Foil has announced the approval of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) More...

Georgia disaster recovery: by the numbers

ATLANTA - June 17, 2009 - More than $5.49 million in disaster assistance has been approved for south Georgia residents who suffered damage from the March 26-April 13 severe storms and flooding, announced officials with the Georgia Emergency Mana More...

Library News

First Tuesday Book Club The First Tuesday Book Club is taking a summer vacation! The club will not meet during the months of July or August, but will resume on Tuesday, September 1, at 10 a.m. at the Miller County - James W. Merritt, Jr. More...

The greatest success of all

"Skipper, a special message just came in for you from the admiral," the sailor said to his captain as he saluted. "I have it right here." "Read it to me," the captain ordered. More...

2010 gubernatorial race getting crowded

The gubernatorial race could get even more crowded by the time we print next week. The 2010 gubernatorial race as of June 22, includes: For the GOP: Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, State Insurance Commission John Oxendine, U.S. Rep. More...

Georgia out of three-year drought

Thanks to one of the wettest springs in Georgia's history, the drought that has gripped the state for three years has ended. March through May was the second wettest spring out of the past 115 in Georgia. More...

Georgia Could Add Almost 42,000 New Jobs at No Cost to Taxpayers

Atlanta - Georgia could add almost 42,000 new jobs at no cost to taxpayers if the federal estate tax were repealed, according to an analysis released by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. More...

One minute each night

In WWII, there was an advisor to Prime Minister Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England, its people and peace. More...

Lions' Club installs new officers

The Colquitt Lions' Club held its annual ladies night last Tuesday, June 16, at Emerald Lake RV Resort. New officers for the new year were installed by former District Gov. Cotton Hester. More...

First 100 Days

Presidential comparison quiz If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved? If George W. More...

Use caution around fireworks; Even sparklers can be dangerous

Atlanta - While sparklers and similar nonexplosive fireworks are legal in Georgia, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. More...

Flag Retirement Ceremony held

The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6046 Colquitt held its first public United States Flag retirement ceremony on Monday, June, 15, 2009, at the VFW on the Brinson Highway. It was a great program with a great crowd. More...

Mission group in El Salvador

A group of seven from New Hope Baptist Church on U.S. Highway 27 north of Colquitt left early Saturday morning (3:30 a.m.) for El Salvador on a mission trip. More...