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Sunset Elementary School students Ryan Smith, a fourth grader, and Skylar Snipes, who is in kindergarten, get off the bus at the YMCA after their first day of school. They are attending the Primetime afterschool program.
Moultrie Police Department chaplain the Rev. Steve Scarrow, left, and MPD Cpl. Dave Underwood speak to about three dozen people gathered Thursday for the law enforcement officers memorial event held on the Courthouse Square. Underwood is indicating the five names on Colquitt County's fallen officers monument, Doerun Police Officer Lawrence O'Neal, shot to death in 1959; Moultrie Police Officer Roy James, shot to death in 1960; Georgia Department of Revenue Agent Daniel Hancock, who died in a vehicle wreck during a pursuit in 1962; MPD Lt. Tommy Meredith, shot to death in 1973; and Colquitt County Sheriff's Deputy Tony Wilder, shot to death in 1986.
Colquitt County producing top offensive linemen
Since Rush Propst rode into town in 2008 and installed his gun-slinging, rapid-fire offense, Colquitt County has produced record-setting teams and players.
Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
Ornamental grasses add color, luster
Ornamental grasses add value to the aesthetics of the site through the color and luster they offer which can’t be achieved from flowers and shrubs. They are a real component in the landscape and provide seasonal qualities throughout each season. From their vivid vegetative qualities and resulting seedhead exhibition during the growing season to their attractive dormant stage in the winter months, they offer unique characteristics and value.
The fake firearm found in wreckage when a suspected female bank robber crashed into a canal Friday is believed to have been used in a Pavo bank robbery.
Video project focuses on the homefront
“Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001?” is a phrase that brings an immediate reaction in people and they can tell you right where they were. But before that, another phrase brought a similar reaction — “Where were you on Dec. 7, 1941?” — the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
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