2015-03-11

Shampoo warning-



It’s so good to finally get a health warning that is useful! Involves the shampoo when it runs down your body when you shower with it. Warning to us all! Shampoo Warning! I don’t know why I didn’t figure this out sooner! I use shampoo in the shower! When I wash my hair, the shampoo runs down my whole body […]

FFA Competes in Final Area Events of school year



The Miller County FFA Nursery/Landscape Team recently placed fourth in the Area 5 FFA Senior Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event. The Junior team placed third. The event was held at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, GA on March 3, 2015. The Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event allows students to demonstrate their knowledge in plant materials, plant disorders, cultural practices, design and […]

Young Farmers Attend Legislative Day at Capitol



On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, four members of the Miller County Young Farmers attended the Georgia Young Farmers Legislative Day at the state capitol in Atlanta. Young Farmer Advisor, Bert Bodiford was accompanied by Young Farmer members, Kitty Bodiford, Rod Bryan, and Jackson Fleet. During the program, members of the senate and congress were able to enjoy a BBQ lunch […]

State FFA Proficiency Finalists Announced



The Georgia FFA Association has recently announced the state finalists in the Proficiency Award Program. Miller County FFA has members to qualify as finalists: Cody Chapman in the area of Diversified Agriculture Production, Ivey Pope in Poultry Production, Taylor Mock in Swine Production, Parker Brown in Turf Grass Management, and Braxton Helms in Agriculture Mechanics Design and Fabrication. These students will […]

Definition of a Date



Cell phone etiquette…. Very interesting. What would you do…. Same thing? Isn’t this typical in today’s society? We were just seated in a booth at a local restaurant, my wife with her back to a man in the booth behind her and me facing my wife and thus the other man’s date. The woman was on her phone talking intently […]

Catching Wild Pigs



There was a chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab, the professor noticed one young man, an exchange student, who kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told […]

Purple Heart runners finish race with purpose



Despite the cold, rainy weather, over 75 runners fought their way through the mud and rain towards the finish line of the 2015 Purple Heart 10K, 5K, and One-Mile Race Saturday morning at the Bainbridge State College main campus. All proceeds for the event were donated to the Red Hills Wounded Warrior Group, a nonprofit organization that was originated in […]

SGA Senior Class learns about banking



The Senior Class at Southwest Georgia Academy heard a valuable lesson on banking practices on January 27, 2015. Kim Warren and Chuck Morgan, representing the First State Bank of Blakely, came to speak to the members of Mrs. Kaylah Andrew’s Finance class. Kim Warren discussed the importance of checking accounts and how to manage them. She also discussed funds availability […]

SGA names Good Citizens for Month of February



Southwest Georgia Academy is pleased to honor the Good Citizens of the Month for February. These children were nominated by their teachers to receive this honor. This award is part of our character education program led by our counselor, Leslie Godwin. Each month a word is chosen as the character education word of the month. The February word of the […]

A retired person’s perspective



1. I’m not saying let’s go kill all the stupid people. I’m just saying let’s remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. 2. I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People move out of the way much faster now. 3. You can tell a lot about a woman’s mood just by her hands. If […]