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Tim Nelson has petitions certified by Lee County Election Board

By   /  August 10, 2012  /  Politics  /  Comments Off

Tim Nelson is officially on the ballot for the Lee County Commission District Four race.  He will challenge incumbent Rick Muggridge for the seat.

Tweet August 10, 2012 (Leesburg, GA): Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-170 and O.C.G.A. 21-2-171, the nomination petition submitted by Tim Nelson to qualify as an independent candidate for County Commissioner District 4 has been reviewed.  Upon conclusion of the review, the Lee County Board of Elections and Registration found that Mr. Nelson’s petition contained 250 valid [...]

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Late Registration Begins for YMCA Soccer

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Tweet Early Registration ends August 12 for YMCA Fall Soccer and Itty Bitty Soccer, so those who have not registered can do so from August 13-19 for a $25 late fee. YMCA soccer is for boys and girls ages 4-13, and Itty Bitty Soccer is an instructional parent/child program for boys and girls ages 2 [...]

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Event to Benefit Megan’s House of Easter Seals Southern Georgia

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Tweet Easter Seals Southern Georgia host 2nd Annual Heels and Wheels Challenge (ALBANY, GA)- The 2nd annual Heels & Wheels Duathlon to benefit the Easter Seals’ Megan’s House will be Saturday, September 29th at the Albany Area YMCA Sports Park.  Registration is now open online at http://drcsports.com/Race_Applications/2012/heels_n_wheels_albany_2012.pdf.

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When life gives you lemons…

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Tweet Things have definitely changed here at the Journal.  I suspect that old Bill Davis wouldn’t even recognize it.  I won’t speculate on whether he would think this was a good thing, or a bad thing.  It is what it is.  However, I have had people ask how we ended up where we’re currently at.

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Jail List

By   /  August 10, 2012  /  Dougherty County Jail List  /  Comments Off

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Tweet Abulaila, Tariq Osama, , 8/3/2012, SUSPENDED DL 1ST OFFENSE Anthony, Shauntravious Tarelle , 8/2/2012, BURGLARY, RET F/TRIAL Apperson, Gordon Richard , 8/2/2012, CRIMINAL TRESPASS Archer, Daniel Joel , 8/8/2012, FOLL TO CLOSELY,  NO INSURANCE 1ST OFF, SUSPENDED DL 1ST OFFENSE Backey, Derrick Lamar   Jr, 8/8/2012, BURGLARY Baker, Mark  , 8/3/2012, PAROLE VIOL,  POSSESSION OF [...]

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Smithville Chicken Pie Festival

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(File photo) The winners of the 2010 Chicken Pie Festival Beauty Pagent in Smithville

Tweet The Smithville Recreation Club in Smithville, Georgia is making preparations for their two big fall events that we hold every October.  Our first fall event is the “Miss Smithville Blue Jean Pageant” which will be held on Saturday, October 20th 2011. This is a preliminary to the “Chicken Pie Festival” on Saturday October 27th, [...]

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VOL REPORT: Shuffle Off To Milligan

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Tweet KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – As Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley’s shirt read on Thursday, Milligan College football is undefeated since 1950. The Vols are hoping a little of that karma rubs off as they pack up a fleet of yellow school buses and move their training camp to the upper corner of East Tennessee for [...]

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Morgan, Barber Adjusting To College Football

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Tweet ATHENS — For the first time in four years Georgia head coach Mark Richt will not be able to call on the services of kicker Blair Walsh or punter Drew Butler after the experienced pair’s graduation at the end of the 2011 season.

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It’s About The Game, Not The Traffic

By   /  August 10, 2012  /  Charlie Harper  /  Comments Off

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Tweet The games have resumed. No, not the Olympics. Those are serving as a nice aside and distraction these days. We’re talking about the inevitable games that arise after voters overwhelmingly defeat proposals at the ballot box.

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