Miller County and Southwest Georgia got a big dose of winter, including a forecast of a slight chance of snow and sleet, which shifted to the east of us last Wednesday and missed us. More...
JULY On Thursday, June 15, 2017, at approximately 1:33 p.m., Miller County Sheriff’s Deputy Garison Clenney responded to 1094 GA Highway 91 South in reference to a break-in that had already occurred. More...
On behalf of the State Bar of Georgia, President Brian D. “Buck” Rogers, announced that Colquitt attorney, Robert M. Thomas, has been appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve as solicitor general for Miller County. More...
BURGLARY On January 5, 2018, Deputy Garison Clenney responded to 2 Nobles Road in Miller County in regard to a back door being kicked in. The complainant was Charles Wilton Albritton of 296 Nobles Road, Colquitt. The case has been t More...
This is a tribute to our childhood and memories of days many of our children and grandchildren would not believe or understand. CHILDREN OF THE 1930s and 1940s – “THE LAST ONES” More...
Miss Margaret Grace Geer, daughter of Walter I. “Wig” Geer, II and the late Candace Adams Geer, wed Mr. Bruce Charles Wood of Atlanta, Georgia, on December 29, 2017. More...
In 2016, Lia Sommer, 15, was entering her first year of high school. A time to make new friends and adjust to a new atmosphere, the last thing Lia wanted to worry about was her peanut allergy. More...
Mr. Garland Lane Mears, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 5, at St. John's Anglican Church, with the Rev. More...
Virginia Phillips, age 98, died December 30, 2017, at Phenix City Health Care, Phenix City, Alabama. A private funeral service was held Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Sheffield Funeral Chapel. More...
Ms. Crissandra Bowen, age 57, of Bainbridge died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Memorial Manor Nursing Home in Bainbridge. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Colquitt Free Will Baptist Church. More...
National food safety agencies are warning against eating romaine lettuce after 58 people in the U.S. and Canada fell ill from a strain of E. coli bacteria linked to the popular salad ingredient, authorities said. 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...
Mrs. Sarah Cook , age 63 of Donalsonville died Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 3:00 PM at Cook’s Union Methodist Church with Rev. More...
On Sunday, January 7, the community was invited to attend an Open House at Miller County Hospital. It was held to unveil many of the newly completed projects and ongoing transformation at the hospital. More...
Austin Pickle, a 6’ 3”, junior point guard at Southwest Georgia Academy, scored his 1,000th point January 5, 2018, during the SGA VS. Fullington Game in Damascus. More...
Recent weeks have presented our family with some great opportunities to share time together during the Christmas celebration. We enjoyed some of our usual family traditions and built some new memories as well. More...
An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about it. More...
A Republican, in a wheelchair, entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Republican looked across the restaurant and asked is that Jesus sitting over there?" The waitress nodded "yes! More...
Ben Roland killed this eight point, 150 pound buck on Friday morning, December 29, 2017, while hunting on Piney Pond Farms in Miller County. He had to have his dog, Gurley, to help find the deer. Ben is the son of Cleve and Mandy Roland. More...
Anglers can find all necessary 2018 fishing information in the new Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. More...
There is a saying that what you are doing when the New Year comes in, you will be doing all year long. My "first wife" of now over 62 mostly wonderful years was talking to Dish to get ESPN added to our service. More...
