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Rant & Rave for Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Why was the story and picture involving Billy Langdale made a front page item? Valdosta is wasting money on things that are not needed.
Rant & Rave for Thursday, July 3, 2008
We in Lake Park also have a problem with golf carts. They dart across the road and never look where they are going.
Hahira City Council Rescinds Request to Widen Highway 41
Hahira Mayor Wayne Bullard says in 1991, the city asked the Georgia Department of Transportation to widen Highway 41.
The Hahira City Council voted to draw up a letter requesting that the Old U.S. 41 widening project be deleted during its regular session Thursday evening.
July marks a dry month for American Red Cross Blood Donor Services. With the onset of summer, schools being out, family vacations and weekends spent out of town, blood donations drop drastically during these 31 ...
Hahira council hears road widening project concerns
Hahira City Council members heard a presentation from the CAR 41 North Group about the widening of Old Highway 41 during its work session Monday evening.
James Miley Jr. is battling leukemia. / Patricia Ann and James Miley Jr. enjoy each other's company on a front porch swing.
County reaches solid waste decision
After several weeks of compiling citizen suggestions of the Lowndes County Solid Waste Management Plan and careful consideration by staff on various proposals, Lowndes County will initiate a process beginning ...
Couple grows rare berries to stay busy
Emma and Jimmy Moore pick the fruit from a Red Majesty Hawthorne tree planted in 2006.
Funding, relocation and possible cutbacks are all questions raised recently about the South Georgia Regional Library system.
Georgia-bred singer travels back to roots
As Georgia as Lizz Wright is, you don't hear it in her almost French-sounding speaking voice.
Rant & Rave for Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Nursing homes should be equipped with cameras for the protection of our families.
Quick response saves boy from drowning
The quick response of a lifeguard saved the life of an 8-year-old boy Tuesday at the Boys and Girls Club on Lake Laurie Drive.
A transition from military to civilian life can be tough. But some airmen at Moody met with an organization Wednesday that works to make it a bit easier.
Hahira city officials and residents are mourning the loss of City Clerk Diane Bellflower, who passed away among family and friends at South Georgia Medical Center Thursday.
Skatepark hasn't received SPLOST funds
Due to recent statements on the editorial pages, we'd like to make it clear that no SPLOST or other Tift County funds were approved for a skatepark at the May 12, 2008 Board of Commissioners meeting.
Lizz Wright sings the blues at the Three Rivers Arts Festival
Lizz Wright's latest album, The Orchard , opens with a mood piece: barely audible organ, strummed acoustic guitar and minimal drums supporting Wright's smoky alto as she sings, "Coming home to your shelter / ...
Summer gardens are getting into full swing, and so is Tifton's Downtown Farmers Market, held every Saturday morning and First Thursday evening at the depot platform on Tift Avenue.
The city of Hahira hosted its annual Teachers' Appreciation Luncheon at the United Methodist Church in Downtown Hahira in honor of the more than 175 staff members from Hahira Elementary and Hahira Middle ...
Wilbur W. "Mac" McColister, 84, a veteran of World War II, died May 26, 2008, at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Ga., of a massive heart attack.