Vienna News

It could very well be one of those good news/bad news scenarios. University of Georgia scientists have discovered a bug that eats kudzu.

Did you miss the Big Pig Jig in Vienna over the weekend? Whether you missed the festivities or not the Cordele Dispatch was there for almost all the festivities; From the Battle of the Bands on Friday night to the naming of the Grand Champion on Saturday night.

When Torsten Becker, Siemens' corporate program director for CRM, took the stage at a session at Oracle OpenWorld last week, the topic everyone wanted to hear about was off limits - " Siemens' attempts to get out of its SAP maintenance contracts.

Dooly County Chamber/BIG PIG JIG is offering a Memphis Barbecue Network barbecue judging seminar for barbecue enthusiasts on Friday, Nov.

Senior Keith Mumphery , a wide receiver from Dooley County High School in Vienna, Ga., gave his verbal pledge to Michigan State on Monday, Dooley County coach Darryl Silas confirmed.

An 18 year old Vienna man has been charged with burglary and criminal trespass following a Tuesday morning burglary at Coley's Gin and Fertilizer on Union St.

Three teen-agers have been arrested on burglary charges in connection with a recent break-in at a Greer Street location.

Jody Powell, the longest-serving and probably closest aide to former President Jimmy Carter, died on Monday at his home near Cambridge on Maryland's Eastern Shore, said Jack Nelson, the journalist and his friend.

Qualifying for elections in most of the cities throughout the three-county area ended Friday at 4:30 p.m. City elections will be held Tuesday, Nov.

Dooly School Superintendent Dr. Grady Miles wants to open the lines of communication between the school system and city governments in the county.

Text messages between a county employee and a 12-year old female led to an investigation that ended with his arrest.

When the 50,000 square foot facility originally was built, it included space not only for offices, but also for small manufacturers.

Crisp and Dooly County residents were invited to share in the successes of the Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone at its annual membership meeting Monday.

Local contractors are looking for some relief that may help put them back into the workforce.

Looking around for something appropriate to say as our nation celebrates its 233rd birthday on this holiday weekend, I happened to run across an old clipping in my files from Eugene Methvin, one of the finest journalists from the state of Georgia.

You're from Columbus. Yes, both my wife, Brooke, and I are. Most of our family is here.

Vienna, Ga., athlete Keith Mumphery thought he would be a prospect that flew quietly under the radar in recruiting.

The Roger Kingdom Foundation, Inc. is now taking applications for its Junior Tennis Program, which will begin on Saturday June 13, 2009 at the Busbee Park, in Vienna Georgia.

Governor Perdue has signed a statute granting Dooly County officials the right to appoint a board to handle all election duties.

Federal stimulus money keeps on flowing in Georgia, and Gov. Sonny Perdue approved Friday nearly $39 million in funding for bus systems and other transit projects.