It's simple. The public demands that local law enforcement keep the bad guys off their streets and out of their homes. Actually, it's not quite that simple. Not anymore, according to Early County Sheriff Jimmie Murkerson. "The public is expecting more from law enforcement today than they have in... More...
Joseph Clifton Bush Jr. of Blakely died this past weekend in an auto accident near Statesboro. Friends and Joseph's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Bush of Blakely, became worried after he did not show up at his apartment Thursday after work. When he did not show up for work Friday a missing person a... More...
If you have a landfill, you are going to have methane gas. The question is how much gas and how do you manage it? The levels of underground methane gas have been monitored at the local landfill located behind the old drive-in theater site off North Main Street for a number of years. More...
The City of Damascus City Council does hereby publish this notice in accordance with O.C.G.A. 36-81-5 advising the City's residents of the availability of the 2008 proposed budget. A public hearing, at which time any persons wishing to be heard on the budget may appear, is scheduled for September ... More...
Kolomoki Mounds State Park staff members are gearing up for the 37th annual Kolomoki Festival coming up Oct. 13 at the state park. According to park manager Matt Bruner, this year's event will include primitive skills programming, children's activities, arts and crafts, entertainment and good food... More...
Genesis 21:9-21 It is easy for us to recognize - in hindsight - the problems that develop with the "best laid plans of mice and men." What might be seen - in the planning stages - to be some kind of fool-proof plan, does not always meet the anticipated results. More...
In Loving Memory of our mom Esther Love Qualls Tiesler Nov. 8, 1926 - Sept. 9, 2006 We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you, t... More...
Cattle sometimes go to streams and rivers to drink because there is no other place they can get water. But they can pollute that water downstream. More...
Recently, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, through its Community Partners for Healthy Farming program in New York, received two separate reports of farm workers who were injured while attempting to drill holes into sealed plow frames in order to mount a hitch or a "slowmo... More...
More so than ever before, soon-to-be-wed couples are establishing their own traditions by looking for ways to impart a custom feel to their weddings - without breaking the bank. Weddings have a tendency to be contagious, and chances are you've already been invited to a number of them this year. A... More...
The second annual Hasan Shriners Old Pros Catfish Tournament is scheduled for Oct. 21 at Bagby State Park. The entry fee for the tournament is $50 per two-man team. The best 10 fish taken by pole or jug will take first, second and third place prize money which will be determined by the number of ... More...
The State Board of Education today passed a new set of graduation requirements that will assure Georgia's students graduate high school college and work ready. "This is a tremendous day in the history of Georgia education," state superintendent of schools Kathy Cox said. More...
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