2022-07-27

I’m not normal


Two hillbillies walk into a restaurant. While having a bite to eat, they talk about their moonshine operation. Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eating a sandwich, begins to cough. After a minute or so, it becomes apparent that she is in real distress. One of the hillbillies looks at her and says, “Kin ya swallar?” The […]

MILLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT REPORTS

RECKLESS DRIVING On July 14, 2022, Deputy Christopher Goff was patrolling on Highway 91 North when he observed a blue Dodge Charger in front of him traveling in the same direction. Deputy Goff observed the vehicle accelerate to an extreme rate of speed putting significant distance between them. As Deputy Goff attempted to catch up with the Charger, his radar […]

CITY OF COLQUITT

POLICE REPORTS

TRESPASSING On Sunday, July 17, 2022, Officer Jacob McLaughlin was dispatched to 160 Pirate Drive, Colquitt, in reference to a male trespassing on another individual’s property. This was the only report received from the Colquitt Police Department

Navigating Through the Hard Places of Life

Inspiration

Just as I was finishing up supper one evening, I received a phone call from our youngest daughter. Her opening line to the conversation was, “Let me tell you what Addy did!” That left a world of possibilities open, for she was a child that always moved from one adventure to another. With no idea what Jessica was about to […]

Pastor’s Viewpoint


If you or I want a glass of water, we walk a few feet and fill our glass. Maybe you’ve heard that we should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day; it’s called the 8x8rule.Aroundthe world, it’s much more complicated. Only 51% of the world’s population has access to clean drinking water, and in parts of Africa, people walk […]

TAMARA DANIEL MILLER (DANIEL)

Tamara Daniel Miller, age 59, of Stone Mountain passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022, at Emory Decatur Hospital. Tamara was born in August of 1962 in Albany, Georgia, to Jack and Christine Daniel. She graduated from Westover High School in 1980, and during her high school years was involved in many church and school activities including choir and plays […]

DORIS CLENNEY MCCALL WATSON

Doris Clenney McCall Watson, age 55, of Bainbridge passed away Wednesday morning, July 20, 2022, at her residence. Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home with Rev. Laddie DeRocco officiating. Interment followed in Thursby Cemetery

JOHN STEWART BARNETT

Mr. John Stewart “ Johnny” Barnett, age 80, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022. Funeral services for Mr. Barnett were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, at the Bainbridge Church of God with Sister Debra Boozer and Rev. Ryan Carnes officiating. Interment followed in Oak City Cemetery.

Up The Creek Without A Paddle

Grandma was a Cook, not a cook!

Back some 48 years ago when I became the editor and publisher of the Miller County Liberal, I thought I would have to make some changes due to my lack of knowledge of running this newspaper. Right early I discovered how little I knew about this business although I was born into it some 86 years before. Grandma Zula Orlena […]

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