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Colquitt Georgia will be featured on  Small Town Big Deal TV-  Thursday Night at 9:30 PM, June 19th. More...

Ensign Tabb graduates from U.S. Coast Guard Academy, with honors

by Terry Toole

Ensign John Philip Tabb and the Class of 2014 graduated Wednesday, May 21, from the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. More...

Arrest made in search

On Thursday, June 5, 2014, the Pataula Drug Task Force and the Miller County Sheriff’s officers executed a search warrant at 26 Donely Road.  Agents and deputies searched the residence and found approximately seven ounces of marijuana. More...

Community

Psi State Organization Leadership Seminar held

Beth Cannon of the Pi Chapter, Laura Croom of the Alpha Theta Chapter and KaCee Holt of the Alpha Omicron Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International attended Psi State Organization Leadership Seminar I training June 6- 8, 2014, in Macon, More...

News Around Us

Blountstown - A Blountstown woman was arrested last week for allegedly shoplifting at a local grocery store.  Melissa McClellan Hood, 34, has been charged with retail theft.  More...

What a coincidence

submitted by Tom Benefield

A chicken farmer went to the local bar, sat down next to a woman and ordered a glass of champagne. More...

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Public Safety

COLQUITT POLICE REPORTS

DAILY ACTIVITY REPORTS   June 4  More...

SHERIFF REPORTS

DAILY ACTIVITY REPORTS   June 6  799E Cows Out, Twilight Church Rd. •Back-up Call, Hwy. 27 S. •Vehicle Accident, Mayhaw Rd. •Funeral Escort, 27 S. •Traffic Control, Whites Bridge Rd. •Patrolled  More...

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Living & Style

Library News

by Carol Albyn

Magician Arthur Atsma Visits Colquitt for fourth Summer Reading Program  More...

Let's go to the Movies

'22 Jump Street'
by Bob Garver

I only laughed a little at “21 Jump Street” two years ago. More...

Marie and the pharmacist

submitted by Tom Benefield

Marie, a nice, calm and respectable Cajun lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist whose name is Boudreaux, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide."  Then Boudreaux asked, "Mais, why in de worl More...

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Opinion

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Up The Creek Without A Paddle

I forgot ‘Old What's His Name Day’
by Terry Toole

OK, so I forgot it was old "What's his name's day" last Sunday. I'll bet I'm not the only one who forgot.  I have hit the age that I'm old enough to suggest things from my experience, if I can remember.  More...

A Cry in the Wilderness

by Blake Proctor

Ahhh, the good old days.  It is surprising, and somewhat amusing, how each generation sees itself as the arbiters of the “progressive” views of the world … and also as the judge and jury on the fallacies of the “old ways More...

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Parker is number one in nation

By Joe Crine,Sports Editor, Post Searchlight

Parker Miller, 13-year-old daughter of Pete and Marcie Miller, has reached the top rung of the competitive horseback-riding ladder in the discipline of Eventing. More...

Little Mermaid opens this weekend

by MCL staff writer

Kate Willis, Drew Atkinson, and Lynnleigh Kaye Hall presented the program for this month’s First Friday Breakfast, on behalf of the CMAC Youth Theater. The presentation and breakfast was sponsored by First State Bank.  More...

Relay for Life small, but good!

by Emily Lamontague

The American Cancer Society would like to thank residents of Miller County for their generosity and support of the Relay For Life event that took place around the Square on June 6, 2014. More...

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The crew that gets your Miller County Liberal to you each week tries our best to get as much news to you as four people can each week. More...

Religion

Let God Help You

Facing the Responsibilities of Fatherhood
(Pastor James Scarborough, Donalsonville Assembly of God)

When our children were growing up, we had a routine that I hope they benefited from and will remember all their lives. Monday night was family night--a night when we would lay aside other activities and spend time with each other. More...

Pastor's Viewpoint

by Charles "Buddy" Whatley

Does lightning ever strike the same place twice? Yes, it strikes the Empire State Building 25 times a year. If you drop food on the floor, is it really safe to eat if you pick it up in less than five seconds? No, it will pick up any germs instantly. More...

New Home welcomes new pastor and family

New Home Free Will Baptist Church on Lane Road in Colquitt welcomes Bro. Kevin Hill, his wife of four years, Sammi Jo, and their 21-month-old son, Judson from Dothan, Alabama, as their new pastor and family.  Bro. More...

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School & Sports

Haverty is first to pass the new GED

Excitement.  Pride.  Diana Haverty of Bainbridge said those were just a couple of her feelings after passing the GED test.  More...

News from Crooked Oak Golf Course

by Winston Trively

Sixty-eight participants played in the 2014 Fred Adkinson Memorial Golf Tournament this past weekend. This event is a fund-raiser for the Crooked Oak Golf Association. More...

VSU Dean’s List for Spring 2014

Valdosta State University has announced the names of students from Spring 2014 who have earned the academic status of Dean’s List. More...

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Obituaries

WILLIAM HAROLD COOPER

Mr. William Harold Cooper. age 78, of Norristown, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Mercy Suburban Hospital.  A funeral mass was held Monday, June 2, at 10 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Norristown. More...

HUBERT MELVIN WILLIAMS

Mr. Hubert Melvin Williams, age 84, of Donalsonville passed away Sunday morning, June 8, 2014, in Dothan, AL.  Funeral services were held on Thursday, June 12, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Donalsonville, with Rev. More...

JOSHUA RYAN (JOSH) MANRY

Mr. Joshua Ryan (Josh) Manry, age 35, of 168 Long Pine Drive, Leesburg, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014, at his residence.  His funeral service was held on Thursday, June 12, at 11 a.m. in the Edison Baptist Church in Edison with Rev. More...

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