Colbert News Archives

Madison County Sheriff's Lt. John Smith sits at a desk Aug. 19 in the squad room, reviewing a list of civil papers to be served ranging from divorce documents to court subpoenas.

A poultry feed manufacturer plans to begin production two weeks ahead of schedule at a new plant that towers over Georgia Highway 72 near Comer and represents the first significant industrial project in Madison County in more than 20 years.

Madison County sheriff's Chief Deputy Shawn Burns looks over a Caterpillar Bobcat stolen in Athens and recovered in Comer, when deputies went to Colbert Smithsonia Road and arrested James Melvin Young, 58, for theft by receiving stolen property.

Winterville resident Gary Wheless, right, sits and chats with his father, Grady Wheless of Oglethorpe County, at Fox Produce along Georgia Highway 72 in Colbert.

Here in the offices of the George Foster Peabody Awards we appreciate the Banner-Herald's defense of our honor in its recent editorial regarding Stephen Colbert's mention of his Peabody on "The Colbert Report.

Perhaps, Bulldog Nation, you have heard of Stephen Colbert, the comedic "genius" who for the past few years has been eking out a living on cable TV's Comedy Central with the half-hour weekday "Colbert Report," in which he attempts to portray an ersatz right-wing political pundit.

Madison County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Shawn Burns examines a dirt bike - which may have been stolen - in the bed of a pickup impounded at the sheriff's office.

Madison County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Shawn Burns examines a dirt bike - which may have been stolen - in the bed of a pickup impounded at the sheriff's office.

One of two vehicles Colbert resident Antonius Reterink is building will use a Mazda pickup frame, a Kubota diesel engine and the body from a Volkswagen.