Bainbridge - Th e Bainbridge Hardee’s was robbed by armed men early Saturday morning according to Bainbridge Public Safety.

An employee stated he was walking out to his car, after closing up the restaurant around 12 a.m. Saturday, when a man carrying what appeared to be a gun approached.

The robber demanded the employee hand over the restaurant’s bank bag, which contained cash and a cell phone. A witness to the robbery stated he observed two black males run toward the employee, take his bag and then run into some nearby bushes.

The witness described the robbers as being black males -- one slender, one stocky, and wearing dark clothing with handkerchiefs over their faces.

Blounstown - The State Attorney’s Office is investigating after a teen was reportedly pulled over driving the Blountstown City Manager’s work vehicle.

Sources say a Blounstown police officer made a traffic stop recently on James Woods’ city-issued SUV and found one of his children behind the wheel with a friend in the passenger seat. The BPD handed the matter over to the State Attorney’s Office to determine if the teen had taken the vehicle without permission or if Woods had authorized the child, who is of legal driving age to use the vehicle.

Assistant State Attorney Bob Pell tells The County Record his findings should be released next week. Woods said he would gladly comment once the investigation is completed.

Local law enforcement and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation continue to hunt for suspects in a string of recent armed robberies of Decatur County businesses. Officers are watching out closely for any suspicious activity.

Camilla -A Friday night house fire resulted in the death of a 41-yearold Camilla woman.

The Camilla Fire Department and the Camilla Police Department were both called to a residence at 5557 Claycove Road at 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, they discovered that the house was fully engulfed in flames.

A neighbor told police that he believed that the entire family was still in the house. However, all but one family member had left the home and gone to the store.

Firefighters burst into the burning home but were unsuccessful in their attempt to rescue the woman inside.

According to authorities, Gloria Westbrook was the only person still in the home when it caught on fire. She was asleep in the rear bedroom of the residence.

Camilla Police Investigator Robert Casterline said that they are assuming that Westbrook was the victim but are waiting for the dental records to be compared during the crime lab autopsy.

The electricity had been turned off in the house, and the family was trying to stay warm by using the fireplace.

Climax - Mayor Liz Phillips expressed appreciation during the Climax City Council meeting on November 19 for the large voter turnout for the November city elections and congratulated all candidates and those who were elected to office.

Phillips claimed that poll workers said there was a problem where several voters could not find who they wanted to vote for and did not ask for help.

For future elections, Phillips said anyone who could not find their candidate or the person they wanted to vote for should step out of the voting box and ask for help.

“We had some candidates that we are knowledgeable about that lost as much as 11 votes due to this,” Phillips said.

She said one person told her they couldn’t find who they wanted to vote for, so they just voted for someone. She said she knew there were a lot of questions concerning this.

Donalsonville - Two weeks and a day after major surgery, an Iron City resident and member of Donalsonville’s Police Department has come home from Pittsburg.

Chad, an investigator on the local police force, is a volunteer firefighter, member of Seminole County Search and Rescue and an active member of Iron City Baptist Church.

Diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma in February of this year, Chad received chemotherapy in Dothan for the past nine months in an attempt to shrink the tumor and become a candidate for the necessary surgery.

The life-saving operation was performed November 10, and he is doing so well he is back home in Iron City.