If you are one of the lucky ones who attended the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Friday, January 20, 2017, or even got to see it as it was happening in Washington, D.C., it was great. More...
As of this edition, there has been three candidates to announce in this newspaper that they will be running for the vacancy in the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. More...
Commander Roger Cook of the American Legion Gerald Grow Post 165 is proud to announce that six more first responders were guests at the January 10, 2017 meeting of the American Legion. Steaks were served for dinner, and certificates of commenda More...
P.S. I frequently need a GPS like this when I go shooting past the turn-offs I’m supposed to take! THE FREE GPS: I have a little GPS, I've had it all my life. It's better than the normal ones, my GPS is my wife. More...
US President Donald Trump has selected former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to be the US Agriculture Secretary in the incoming Trump administration. Mr. More...
Mr. and Mrs. John Eric Phillips of Jakin are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Laci Ashton, to William Tyler Richardson of Colquitt. Tyler is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Richardson, Jr. More...
• I was standing at the bar at the VFW one night minding my own business. This fat, ugly chick came up behind me, grabbed my behind and said, "You're kinda cute. More...
Just in case you might have just landed from another planet after traveling out of the country with a spaceship full of liberals from Washington, D.C. More...
I don’t rightly remember when drifting down rivers in float tubes first became a popular method of duck pursuit, but in my part of the country it happened about 35 years ago. Down here, it was a fad that didn’t last very long. More...
Mrs. Adene McMullen Pope, age 85, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, at her home. Services for Mrs. Pope were held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at the Cadwell Chapel of Cox Funeral Home with Rev. Stanley Phillips officiating. More...
Most of Colquitt and Miller County missed the tornadoes and killer winds that have killed 15 people and injured 45 more so far in South Georgia as of Sunday, January 22, 2017. More...
The Colquitt- Miller County Chamber of Commerce hosted its 30th annual banquet on Thursday, January 19, 2017. The meeting was called to order, and the attendees were welcomed by Stacie Pickle, chair for the Chamber Board of Directors. More...
Krislyn Kelley killed the very first deer she ever shot at on Saturday evening, January 7, 2017, in Miller County. Grinning ear to ear, is Krislyn with her 150 pound nine point buck. Krislyn was hunting with her proud Papa, Kevin Kelley. More...
Mr. Lowell Dean Griffin, age 62, of Damascus died Monday, January 16, 2017, at Miller County Hospital. Graveside services were held Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev Calvin Arnold officiating. Mr. More...
Mary Maxine Dorsett McMillan, age 75, of Donalsonville passed away Friday morning, January 20, 2017, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, AL. Funeral services for Mrs. McMillan were held on Monday, January 23, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. More...
•Does coffee cause cancer? Short answer: No Coffee got a bad rap in the 1980's when a study linked drinking coffee to pancreatic cancer. The preliminary report was later debunked. More...