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MCHS top students named

by Terry Toole
Each year, at Miller County High School, when the final grades are calculated, two students with the highest academic core grade point averages in the senior class are recognized as the valedictorian and salutatorian. More...

2010 MCHS graduates show class

by MCL staff writer

The Miller County High School new gymnasium was completely filled with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends of the 2010 Miller County High School graduates on Friday evening, June 4, 2010. More...

Early voting has started ––––––

According to Chief Registrar Evelyn Stubbs, the absentee voting for the General Primary started Monday, June 7, and will be open during regular business hours until Fri- day, June 16. Certain types of ID are required. More...

Community

Miss Lydia turns 94 years old!

Mrs. Lydia Sheffield celebrated her 94th birthday on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Can you believe this? She celebrated at Miller County Hospital, where she was a patient at the time. More...

News Around Us

Bainbridge -On April 29, an Old Pelham Road resident reported that a neighbor’s dogs were out and acting aggressively toward her and her grandchildren. More...

LIBRARY NEWS

by Catherine Vanstone

Dive Right In! The Books are Fine at Your Library! More...

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Public Safety

POLICE DEpARTMENT REpORTS

DAILY ACTIVITY REPORTS May 28 800C Vehicle Accident May 29 800C Theft, Geer St. •Intoxicated Pedestrian •Traffic Stop 2x More...

SHERIFF DEpARTMENT REpORTS

Activity Report for May Arrest Warrants Served: 36 Civil Papers Served: 67 Subpoenas Served: 26 Citations Issued: 18 Citations Issued for May • Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device: 1 More...

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Living & Style

Sibley, Worsley to wed

Mike and Marie Grebel of Arlington and Yvette Forrester of Starkville, Mississippi, announce the engagement of their daughter, Maggie Ann Sibley, to Andrew Douglas Worsley of Savannah. More...

Observation on aging

submitted by Garland Mears

~Your kids are becoming you, and you don't like them, but your grandchildren are perfect! ~Going out is good. Coming home is better! More...

Natalie Heard turns 1!

Natalie Heard will celebrate her first birthday on Wednesday, June 9. She is the daughter of Guy Heard. Grandparents are Ray Dean and Hope Heard. Her aunts are Courtney Rae and Elexus Jade Heard. More...

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Opinion

Up The Creek Without A Paddle

Respect others and do your best-

Last Friday evening, inside of a packed gym, due to possible rainstorms, the 2010 graduates of MCHS did themselves proud. More...

Idea for old and convicted

submitted by Billy Kimbrel

Let's put our seniors (old folks) in jail and put criminals in nursing homes. More...

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Memorial at Spring Creek Park

by MCL Staff writer

A surprise dedication ceremony for the Tully family was held at Spring Creek Park Monday, June 7, at 7:00 p.m. More...

Another suit filed against Miller County Commissioners

by Terry Toole

A civil suit was filed Tuesday, June 1, 2010, against the Miller County Commissioners, Barbie Womble, Frankie C. Phillips, Wallace R. Phillips, G. Clyde Jinks Jr. More...

Pickup seatbelts now required

Georgia's Click It or Ticket and 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) seems to have cut the number of traffic deaths this past Memorial Day holiday period. More...

Religion

‘A Simple Reminder’

Inspiration

(Pastor James Scarborough, Donalsonville Assembly of God) Memorial Day was a remarkable day for me. More...

Asking God's forgiveness

by Joseph J. Mazzella from God's Works

My grandma whom we all called Nanny was a solid, first-generation, Italian immigrant. She came to this country with her family on a tiny ship during World War I when she was only 8 years old. More...

Bible Boot Camp

by MCL staff writer

Do you want to better learn how to study the Bible? During the month of July on Tuesday mornings 10:00-11:30 A.M. there will be a Bible Boot Camp at the Jenkins’ barn. More...

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School & Sports

MCES announces good citizens for month of April

Miller County Elementary School is pleased to honor the Good Citizens of the Month for April. These children were nominated by their teachers to receive this honor. More...

VSU Announces Graduates and Dean's List for Spring 2010

VALDOSTA -- Valdosta State University has announced the names of students from Spring 2010 who have met all qualifications for graduation, as well as those who have earned the academic status of dean's list. More...

Teacher with no sense of humor

submitted by Charles Garrett

Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, everyone else in the class laughed. More...

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Obituaries

HAZEL BREWER HAIRE

Mrs. Hazel Brewer Haire, age 85, of Colquitt died Sunday, June 6, 2010, at her residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 9, at 11:00 a.m. at Sheffield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Perry Lamey and Rev. Richie Vaughn officiating. More...

DORIS OLDS

Mrs. Doris Olds of Blakely died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Olds was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Funeral services were held Friday, June 4, at 11:00 a.m. at Sheffield Funeral Chapel with Lindsey Gay officiating. More...

JESSE WRIGHT BRYAN

Funeral services for Jesse Wright Bryan, 74, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 3, 2010, in the chapel at Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Orange Park, FL, with Rev. Carl Marshall officiating. More...

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