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  1. House goes up in flames

    Wednesday Sep 17 | WALB-TV Albany

    ... Street. Around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, a neighbor called 911 to report flames coming from the front of a home next door. Poulan and Worth County firefighters responded to the call where they were met with heavy fire and thick smoke. The home owner, ...

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    Related Topix: Worth County, GA

  2. GSP, DNR rescue boaters

    Sep 9, 2008 | WALB-TV Albany

    The Georgia State Patrol helicopter and Department of Natural Resources Officers were called out to rescue two Poulan girls stranded along the Flint River in Baker County.

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    Related Topix: Baker County, GA

  3. Officer fired for tasing handcuffed woman

    Aug 20, 2008 | WALB-TV Albany

    ... There was some type of difficulty putting her in the police car and that's when the tasing occurred," said Poulan City Attorney, Tommy Coleman. Holtz was taken to Phoebe Worth for observation before being transported to jail. She was later taken ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Sumner, GA, Putney, GA, Albany Metro, Albany, GA

  4. John and Mary Shelton Reunion heldRead the original story

    Jul 30, 2008 | Richland Mirror

    ... of Iberia. Merlyn and Jenell Shelton, Gary and Donna Smith and Lester Shelton of Richland. Gary and Jewell Wrinkle of Poulan, Ga., Judy and Craig Whitney and their family of Slater, Iowa, Linda Grabenbauer and her family of LaPorte City, Iowa, There ...

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  5. Poulan fire guts home

    Jul 26, 2008 | WALB-TV Albany

    A fire at a Poulan home on Friday night claimed all of one family's belongings. Shortly after 10:30 Friday, the Poulan volunteer fire department, and Worth county firefighters responded to a blaze at 417 West ...

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  6. Madison County police blotter

    Jul 8, 2008 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... 191 in Comer, reported someone entered his chicken houses and stole $1,835 worth of property including a Homelite and Poulan chainsaws, a Sennco air compressor, a nail gun and extension cords. Then on June 28, deputy Gary Floyd was dispatched to the ...

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    Related Topix: Athens, GA, Athens Metro, Nicholson, GA, Stone Mountain, GA

  7. Two-county chase leads to man's arrest

    Jun 30, 2008 | Cordele Dispatch, Cordele, GA

    ... from Tennessee. Trooper Grantham said Smith also had outstanding warrants in Florida and Georgia. An officer with the Poulan Police Department originally attempted to stop Smith on suspicion of DUI after receiving a tip from a concerned caller. ...

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    Related Topix: Worth County, GA, Crisp County, GA

  8. Florida man arrested after two-county chase

    Jun 30, 2008 | WALB-TV Albany

    ... through two counties. It all ended in Crisp County just after 10:00 Sunday night after the driver failed to stop for Poulan Police on Highway 82 in Worth County. Police say the driver, 46-year-old James Albert Smith of Sanford, Florida, was behind ...

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    Related Topix: Crisp County, GA, Worth County, GA, Warwick, GA

  9. Victim's call leads to burglary arrestsRead the original story

    Jun 18, 2008 | Palestine Herald-Press

    ... the scene and positively identified him as the man who had driven the van away from his residence. Police recovered a Poulan chainsaw, an Oregon chainsaw replacement chain and a five-gallon gas can containing approximately three gallons of gas, ...

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  10. Statue meant to inspireRead the original story

    Jun 17, 2008 | The Albany Herald

    ... park. Osborn, Michigan's governor from 1911-1913, kept a hunting lodge called Possum Poke in the Worth County city of Poulan, where he died in 1949.

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    Related Topix: Worth County, GA, Kids, Family

  11. Conference USA Freshman of the Year transfers to Lady MonarchsRead the original story

    May 28, 2008 | PilotOnline.com

    ... Year Tia Lewis of the University of Central Florida has transferred to Old Dominion. The 6-foot-3 center/forward from Poulan, Ga., averaged a team-high 12 points and 11.5 rebounds for UCF last season while shooting 53 percent from the field. Lewis ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, NCAA Women's Basketball, Old Dominion Lady Monarchs Women's Basketball, Old Dominion University NCAA

  12. Officers honor one of their own

    Apr 7, 2008 | Tifton Gazette

    ... represented in the processional were vehicles representing various law enforcement agencies from Fitzgerald, Omega, Poulan and Douglas and the counties of Brooks, Lowndes, Cook, Crisp and Turner. Members of the GSP and the Georgia Department of ...

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    Related Topix: Tifton, GA, Omega, GA, Tift County, GA

  13. Police Chase Ends in ArrestRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2008 | WMBB-TV Panama City

    ... chase that ended in Seminole County, Ga. Seminole County Sheriff Dale Swanner said Joe William Holden, 46, of Poulan, Ga., began fleeing Houston County Sheriff's deputies Thursday afternoon. The chase continued into Jackson County, Fla., at speeds ...

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  14. Terry M. WaltmanRead the original story

    Mar 25, 2008 | Hattiesburg American

    ... Waltman. Survivors include his lifetime companion, Rita McKnight of Richmond; two brothers, Larry Steven Waltman of Poulan, Ga., and William Ray 'Bill' Waltman of Sylvester, Ga.; three sisters, Bobbye Kizzar and Joyce Waltman, both of Laurel, and ...

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  15. Two injured in collision

    Mar 7, 2008 | Moultrie Observer

    ... Medical Center with injuries from a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon. Ozie Salter, of 208 Milling Road in Poulan, and Zenora McClinton, of 1240 Sixth St. S.W., were each taken to Colquitt Regional were treated and released Wednesday, a ...

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    Related Topix: Moultrie, GA

  16. Southern Miss Edges UCF in C-USA Tournament First RoundRead the original story

    Mar 6, 2008 | CSTV.com

    ... figures. Daniels followed with 18 points, six rebounds and three steals, while freshman forward/center Tia Lewis (Poulan, Ga.), the 2007-08 Conference USA Freshman of the Year, tallied 13 points and just narrowly missed her 15th double-double with ...

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  17. UCF's Lewis Named C-USA Freshman Of The YearRead the original story

    Mar 5, 2008 | CSTV.com

    Freshman UCF forward/center Tia Lewis (Poulan, Ga.) was named the Conference USA women's basketball Freshman of the Year, the league office in Irving, Texas, announced Wednesday morning. Lewis becomes the first player in the 31-year history of the ...

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  18. UCF Earns Three All-Conference USA HonorsRead the original story

    Mar 4, 2008 | CSTV.com

    ... annual all-conference teams were announced by the league offices in Irving, Texas. Freshman forward/center Tia Lewis (Poulan, Ga.) was named to the third team and the all-freshman team, while freshman forward Emma Cannon (Rochester, N.Y.) earned ...

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  19. Pauline Love Named First Team All-CUSARead the original story

    Mar 4, 2008 | Southern Miss

    ... Houston, Texas/Purdue Ashley Langford, Tulane, G, 5-5, Jr., Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Tia Lewis, UCF, F/C, 6-0, Fr., Poulan, Ga./Worth County Crystal McFadden, UAB, G, 5-10, Sr., New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum Larrissa Williams, Tulsa, F/C, 6-3, ...

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  20. UCF Set For Final Road Trip Of The Regular SeasonRead the original story

    Feb 26, 2008 | CSTV.com

    ... on defense and rebounding in these last two games to finish off the season." Freshman forward/center Tia Lewis (Poulan, Ga.), the nation's fifth-leading rebounder, leads the Knights with 12.3 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game. Lewis has 305 ...

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