Regional commission
The Southwest Georgia Regional Commission will hold a retreat 1-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, and 8:30 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 4, at the Lake Blackshear Resort and Conference Center.
Ag show entries
Entry forms for the Colquitt County Hog Show and Colquitt County Steer and Heifer Show are available in the Colquitt County Extension Office or from an FFA adviser. Entry deadline for hogs and cattle is Sept. 4; tagging dates for hogs are Sept. 15 and 17; and the tagging date for cattle is Sept. 19. If you have any questions, call the Extension Office at 616-7455 or contact the FFA adviser at your school.
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Fifth graders learn about electricity
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Suspects struggle with deputies
An unlicensed driver who tried to avoid a license check Sunday morning didn’t help his cause when he allegedly struggled with two deputies after a traffic stop.
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Wayne Littles: From Moultrie to the moon shot … and beyond
The year J. Wayne Littles graduated from Moultrie High School — 1957 — Russia launched the world’s first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1. The Space Race was on, and America was losing.
Five years later, with a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech in his hand, Littles joined the competition. Over the next half-century, the Moultrie native helped the United States put a man on the moon, develop a reusable space shuttle and establish a space station.
“I got into the program very early,” Littles recalled. “It was a very exciting time.” -
Fraud cases increase during tax season
With tax season in full swing, law enforcement agencies are fielding more and more reports of taxpayers whose personal information has been used for fraudulent tax filings.
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'Spike The Bully'
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EMC accepting applications for Washington Youth Tour
Colquitt EMC is accepting applications from area high school juniors to compete for an all-expense-paid spot on the 2012 Washington Youth Tour. The week-long once-in-a-lifetime leadership trip offers participants the opportunity to experience our government and our history up-close while having fun, making new friends, and gaining leadership skills.
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Hamilton School helps Humane Society
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SNAPSHOT: First performance
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