Madison Elaine Stokes

Tweet Madison Elaine Stokes, 16, of Lee County died Tuesday August 28, 2012. Her funeral service will be Friday, August 31, 2012 4 PM at Gillionville Baptist Church with interment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bryan Haynes and Rev. Tony Haefs will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 6 to 8 PM [...]
Read More →Flint RiverQuarium 8th Birthday Promotion

Tweet In honor of the Flint RiverQuarium’s 8th birthday, the special admission price of $8 for all ages will be offered this Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Labor Day). The admission price includes a movie showing in the Imagination Theater. The Flint RiverQuarium gift store is also offering a 15% discount off all regularly priced items. [...]
Read More →Kiwanis Golf Tournament
Tweet The Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County will host the 16th annual Charles H. Smith Memorial Golf Tournament Monday, October 8, at Stonebridge Golf & Country Club.
Read More →Gang leader arrested for murder of rival. Is more coming?
Tweet Staff Reports A reported gang leader was arrested yesterday in Thomasville, Ga. Danny Wilkerson is allegedly a high ranking member in the notorious Bloods street gang. The victim in the shooting, 24 year old Dontavious Luke who was killed in an altercation this past weekend. Luke was reported to be a leader of the [...]
Read More →Darton soccer to face South Georgia College Wednesday
Tweet ALBANY– Darton State College soccer will host conference-rival South Georgia College on Wednesday in the first home games of the 2012 season.
Read More →Heard lawsuit claims elections office used flawed numbers

Tweet Staff Reports Reverend Lorenzo Heard isn’t quite done with the Dougherty County Board of Elections. After the board voted unanimously to deny Heard a spot on the ballot, he’s filed a lawsuit. Beyond what has already been laid out, Heard’s attorney claims that the elections office used flawed numbers for registered voters, arguing that [...]
Read More →Rule Change Upsets Grassroots Republicans

Tweet Unity is often a message or theme of political conventions. They are the official device used to smooth over any lingering wounds left open from bitter primary battles. There are multiple days of messaging to remind party members that they are the party “faithful”. They are now one ticket, with one purpose. Good party [...]
Read More →Both Quarterbacks Understand the Situation…and the Opportunity on Saturday

Tweet Special to the Journal GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Just like both know it’s not the ideal situation, Jeff Driskel and Jacoby Brissett know it is the situation and nothing between now and Saturday is going to change it. Only what they do in the season opener against Bowling Green can.
Read More →Opening Numbers

Tweet Special to the Journal Labor Day will be extra special this year, as it concludes with the start of Georgia Tech’s 2012 football season. When the Yellow Jackets line up against the Hokies of Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium (kickoff is at 8:00 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN and ESPN3), it will [...]
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