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A proposed statewide water management plan, Georgia's Water Resources: A Blueprint for the Future, was presented by Dr. Carol Couch and the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to the Georgia Water Council June 28. More...

The News learned last week of the tragic death of Perry Griffin, 37, a resident of Ashford, Ala., and native of Blakely. Griffin was found lying beside his vehicle in front of Panhandle Converter and Scrap Co. on Beverlye Rd. in Dothan on the morning of June 26. More...

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle compared the importance of scouting to the impressions made on him as a high school student athlete when he had an opportunity to attend a national convention of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. His pastor's compassion also left a lasting impression when he wrote a check to cover the young man's expenses for the convention. More...

Bending Spoon frontman, David Crozier of Blakely, is not dead. "I am very much alive," Crozier said on Tuesday. However, his Myspace pages and Web site have been telling a different story. Crozier said someone 'hijacked' his accounts and has been telling the false story of a motorcycle accident that took his life. More...
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY BIRTHDAYS: Flinn Gregory, Kayla Craft, Cale Craft, Beth Johnston, Peggy Jackson, Ronnie Riley, Chester LeGrone THURSDAY, JULY 5 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club BIRTHDAYS: John Kenneth Durham, More...
Vatican provides road rage cure
The Vatican this week issued a new set of "Ten Commandments" aimed squarely at keeping all you speed demons and road hogs on the road to salvation by warning against the sin of road rage, driving under the influence and even just plain rudeness. More...
Committed to God's requirements
Micah 3:1-4; 6:6-8 The "ain't-nobody-gonnatell me-what-to-do" syndrome can infect the life of any individual. When this principle takes root - and, thus, begins to grow - those whose lives are under its influence produce difficulties for all people who are around them. More...
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Perry Griffin, 37, of Ashford died unexpectedly at his jobsite after an apparent attack upon his life early Tuesday morning, June 26, 2007. Mr. Griffin was born in Blakely May 10, 1970, to Perry DeWayne Griffin Sr. and the late Linda Ruth Griffin. More...
For many people, a sweet, juicy bite of watermelon on a hot day means summertime has arrived. And if you've eaten one recently or will in the next few weeks, that melon likely grew in Georgia, More...
Mary King Duncan of Blakely was the guest of honor at a 90th birthday dinner at Pirate's Cove in Colquitt. The celebration was hosted by her son, Jim King of Dothan, and daughter, Carmen Miley of Tallahassee. Mrs. Duncan was born Mary Anne Calhoun on June 30, 1917, to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Calhoun in Camilla. More...
Grant Bruner, son of Tony and Lisa Bruner of Blakely, attended a reception given by Gov. and Mrs. Sonny Perdue June 9. The reception was in honor of Georgia's high school valedictorians. Bruner, along with his parents, enjoyed touring the mansion and the beautiful gardens. More...