Jeffersonville News

Drivers on Interstate 16 had to drive through a cloud of smoke Friday afternoon after a patch of grass caught fire in the median.

What's open, what's not for the Memorial Day holiday: Banks: American Pride Bank, Atlantic Southern Bank, Bank of America, BB&T, Capital City Bank, Central Bank of Georgia, Colonial Bank, MidSouth Federal ...

Last Update: 5/20/2008 11:08:38 PM Author: Kate Harrison THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A .. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA WEST CENTRAL LAURENS ...

“They're seeing the bright side of it.”

Hauling water six miles out of Jeffersonville has become a daily ritual for James Ashley. via The Macon Telegraph

Bob Puryear has been named director of corporate contingencies and compliance for Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance Cos. via The Macon Telegraph

“A lot of people come in the fall to buy Christmas gifts”

After a dreary opening day, the sky smiled Sunday on the spring edition of the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival. via The Macon Telegraph

“As the generations die away, it's harder to keep things up”

Change is under way at the historic Old Richland Church in Jeffersonville more than 160 years after a former slave from Virginia built it. via The Macon Telegraph

Tender blossoms and delicate vegetation are in jeopardy across the northern parts of Middle Georgia as a freeze warning is posted for early Tuesday.

The National Weather Service has issued freeze warning from 1 a.m. until 9 a.m. Tuesday when temperatures are expected to drop below freezing for four to eight hours from the midstate to northern Georgia.

Trees, flowers and vegetation are in a sensitive phase of growing and may suffer damage due to the prolonged freeze, the warning states. Read more

There would still be two more evening rides that Friday evening. They were designed as shorter 45-minute mini-excursions toward Dudley and back. via Courier Herald

“We wanted to do something special to let the folks in Georgia know about the ship and to let the crew know that the folks in Georgia appreciate what they are doing”

Peach County High principal Michael Overstreet signs a log Thursday in Fort Valley that will accompany the Georgia state flag aboard the submarine USS Georgia. via The Macon Telegraph

“I'm really pleased at how the operation turned out”

Law enforcement officials arrested 17 people in Twiggs County this morning, charging them with multiple counts of selling marijuana and crack cocaine, officials said. via The Macon Telegraph

Pancake lovers might want to Mapquest the Courthouse Cafe in Jeffersonville. Take it from a fellow pancake lover, one who mixes them up from scratch on most Saturday mornings and rarely resists ordering from ... via The Macon Telegraph

“Mostly it is getting ready for lunch in the morning, then serving lunch from about 11:30 to 1:30. After that we get people trickling by through the afternoon.”

The best thing about running her own small-town restaurant is the people she gets to meet, Kay Arnold says. via The Macon Telegraph

A 52-year-old Jeffersonville man died Wednesday night in a traffic accident on Ga. via The Macon Telegraph

A 52-year-old Jeffersonville man died Wednesday night in a traffic accident on Ga. 96 in Twiggs County.

Tommy Kinch Nobles crossed the center line near the railroad tracks about 10 miles west of Jeffersonville and hit another vehicle in the oncoming lane at 6:05 p.m., said Georgia State Patrol Operator Corey Alligood.

More details about the accident are expected to be released when Senior Trooper Barry Riggs files his investigative report on the collision. Read more

“Once you are back here, everything is just beginning to piece back together”

Last Update: 12/25/2007 6:53:57 PM Web Editor: Marilyn Peguero Josephine Chapman is celebrating at her Jeffersonville home because her son is home for Christmas after serving two tours in Iraq. via 13WMAZ-TV

Daughter released from hospital, son remains; passenger in other vehicle may have broken neck A Miami man who died as a result of a Thanksgiving Day car crash was on his way to cook a Cuban-style pig roast for ... via Courier Herald

Banks: Security Bank will be closed at 2 p.m. today. SunMark Community Bank is closed today. via The Macon Telegraph

“Abundant land, abundant trees, abundant water”

Willie Stuckey, 49, holds a tractor air filter he cleaned of cotton lint in a south Twiggs County cotton field in October. via The Macon Telegraph