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Miller County Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) did it again this year in competition
      On Jan. 12 and 13, 27 HOSA students competed in the Region 4 HOSA competition. This competition consisted of a 1-2 hour state knowledge exam. These exams are prepared by the state and administered by a proctor from the local school system. We would like to thank Mrs. Harriet Lane for administering the exam as well as the teachers and administrators for their support.
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Bainbridge student earns $20,000 Servant Leadership Scholarship to attend Darlington School
      ROME, GA — Rising junior Austin Spooner of Bainbridge has been awarded a $10,000 per year Servant Leadership Scholarship to attend Darlington School in Rome. The award, effective for the 2010- 11 school year, is renewable for two years.
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Judge Not!---
      I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp-- The thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics and the trash. There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch money twice.
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MCHS FFA NEWS
      The FFA started off with a bang this week with a meeting on Tuesday January 26, 2009. The officers and people who decided to attend all got together in the MCHS lunchroom and enjoyed some Domino’s pizza and some good cold drinks. Our next meeting is February 9, 2010, and we have planned to head to the YMCA bowling alley in Bainbridge, GA for some pizza, drinks, and some good fun.
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Plans for Read Across America at MCES Set For March 2nd
      The month of February will begin an exciting celebration for the students of Miller County Elementary School. The students will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and the NEA’s Read across America Event to be held on March 2nd, 2010. All of these events are to help promote reading in our community and to show how reading can be fun.
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SGA JV Boys Win Region Tournament
      The SGA middle school team traveled to Windsor Academy in Macon to take part in the 3AA Region Tournament. The Warriors opened up against the Valwood Valiants for Valdosta. SGA came out on fire, out-scoring the Valiants 20-1 in the first quarter. The Warriors cruised to a 44-14 victory in the first round of the tournament.
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MCHS announces First Semester Honor Roll
      Miller County High School Principal Robert McIntosh announces the following students as having met requirements for Honor Roll for the 2009-10 First Semester grading period:
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Loose living & cheap women
      A man who reeked of alcohol flopped on a subway seat next to a priest. The man's tie was stained, his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half empty bottle of rum was sticking out of his ripped jacket pocket.
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Bainbridge College, Thomas Univ. Sign Special Agreements to Help Students Advance
      Bainbridge College (BC) and Thomas University (TU) have entered a partnership that allows students to further their educations in several fields of study: business, education and nursing.
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BACKROADS AND BObTAILS
CLETE’S BUSINESS VENTURE BECOMES A SMELLY SITUATION
      Remember a few decades ago when hunting scents and attractants were all the rage? Everybody was using them, and suddenly everybody and his brother was a biochemist. Everyone from college professors to ignorant rednecks got into the bottled-scent business.
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SCHOOL MENUs
All menus are subject to change!
     FEBRUARY 3 - WEDNESDAY Breakfast - Cheese Toast, Sausage, Fruit Lunch - Cheesy Chicken/Roll, Steamed Rice, Butter Peas, Corn Dog, Seasoned Corn, Baby Carrots/ Dip, Jell-O, Fruit FEBRUARY 4 - THURSDAY Breakfast - Pancake Pup & Syrup, Fruit
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Gargle with tea
      A woman goes to the doctor, beaten black and blue. Doctor: "What happened?" Woman: "Doctor, I don't know what to do. Every time my husband comes home drunk he beats me to a pulp." Doctor: "I have a real good medicine for that. When your husband comes home drunk, just take a glass of sweet tea and start gargling with it. Just gargle and gargle."
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