The biggest fan: DWS William Rose
Tweet Fan may not be a big enough word to describe William Rose. Teammate might be a better fit. For the last three seasons he has run onto the football field with the team, endured long bus rides and stormed the sidelines yelling encouraging words to the Deerfield-Windsor School Knights As he roams the sidelines [...]
Read More →Obituaries
Tweet Gene Bowman Gene Bowman, 78, of Albany, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at Palmyra Medical Centers. Graveside funeral services were held Friday at Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Gordon Rouse officiated. Mathews Funeral Home handled the arrangements. A native of McGraws, W.V., Mr. Bowman resided in Albany since 1964, moving from West Virginia. He was employed [...]
Read More →DWS one team on dream
Tweet As the world’s worst photographer, I have to admit, I got lucky with the shot just above this column. I snapped it as the defending state champion Deerfield-Windsor Knights were running onto the field for their first contest of the 2009 season. Take a good look at this photo and you will understand what [...]
Read More →Make Christmas brighter for our mental patients
Tweet In the state of Georgia there are several thousand citizens living in Georgia’s seven regional mental health and mental retardation hospitals. Many of these patients have lived in these hospitals most of their lives and have little, if any, contact or support from friends or family. Fifty-one years ago the Georgia Municipal association and [...]
Read More →DWS Knights: Outside the box
Tweet Box? What box? As the Deerfield-Windsor School Knights prepared for their semifinal championship game against the Pinecrest Paladins, Bobby Joiner (thank you) came in and delivered the pre-game devotion. And what a devotion it was. Bobby discussed and shared scripture relating to being able to play “outside the box.” One needs to be able [...]
Read More →More H1N1 children’s vaccine available
Tweet Around 1,700 more doses of H1N1 nasal spray are available in time for children who need a second dose of vaccine to achieve full immunity, says Southwest Health District Health Director Dr. Jacqueline Grant. “The approximately 1,730 children aged 2 through 9 in our 14-county Health District who have gotten their first dose of [...]
Read More →Church Briefs
Tweet Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 The Legends of Gospel Music, Ron Blackwood and The Blackwood Brothers, The Chuck Wagon Gang and The Florida Boys will perform beginning at 7 at Randolph-Southern in Shellman. General admission tickets are $15; children under 12 are admitted free with paid ticket holders. Send check or money order by Nov. [...]
Read More →Girls Inc. awarded
Tweet Girls Inc. members (left to right) Destiny Holmes, Destiny Davis and Jada Cowart work to build their robot – Electra Girl – in preparation for the national Robotics Challenge next month. Girls Inc. Albany gained national recognition this week when it was named Affiliate of the Year for the second year in a row. [...]
Read More →Mayor’s motorcade deadline is Dec. 9, 2009
Tweet For 51 years, cities across Georgia have brought the joy of the holiday season to patients at Georgia’s regional mental health and mental retardation hospitals through the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade. The program, begun in 1958 by the Georgia Municipal Association in cooperation with then Governor Ernest Vandiver, relies on citizen participation in each city [...]
Read More →Government already taking over medicine
Tweet Don’t wear a pink ribbon during breast cancer awareness month next October, Congressman Bishop. You didn’t just vote for a government takeover of medicine, you celebrated it with parties at your district offices. Less than one week later, we see what life will be like under your plan. An Obama administration task force just [...]
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