HUDGENS REMINDS GEORGIANS: CHANGE YOUR CLOCK (AND YOUR BATTERY) EARLY THIS YEAR
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA, Ga – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens wants to remind Georgians that when they change their clocks to daylight saving time this Sunday, they should also change the batteries in their smoke alarms.
Read More →Gene Melton Driskell
Tweet Gene Melton Driskell, 66, of Peach County, GA died Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Perry, GA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Nathan L. Smith and Pastor Dwayne Evers will officiate. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.
Read More →PANTHERS MEET AND GREET HUGE SUCCESS
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY, GA – The Panthers are well-loved. Evidence of how the Albany area feels about its Professional Indoor Football League team could be seen in the numbers that crowded Phoebe Field on Friday to enjoy the club’s annual Meet and Greet.
Read More →2013 Scholastic Sports Olympiad
Tweet Special to the Journal MARIETTA, GA – After having tremendous success with their sport championships, the Georgia State Games, as well as the Georgia Sports Foundation, decided to create the Scholastic Sports Olympiad in order to encourage competition and physical fitness in Georgia schools. This program promotes physical fitness during the summer months throughout [...]
Read More →National Museum of African American History and Culture Brings “Treasures” to Southwest Georgia March 9
Tweet Written by Pearly Bowser Albany, Ga – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will co-host a daylong program to help southwest Georgia residents identify and preserve items of historical and cultural significance tucked away in the attics, closets and basements of their homes. The event will feature presentations, hands-on activities [...]
Read More →40 Days at the Capitol- Installment 6
Tweet To our readers: State Senator Buddy Carter (R- Pooler) will be reporting each week during the Legislative Session. The session began January 14, 2013 and is expected to last until the latter days of March.
Read More →Pro Life Movement Is Moving Off Track
Tweet There was a time, not so long ago in this state, when declaring you were “pro-life” was generally understood and accepted both within the pro-life movement and those who oppose it. There were, inevitably, uncomfortable situations where those who were pro-life were willing to accept that parents, would-be parents, and higher powers would take [...]
Read More →Cutliff Grove’s request shows a profound lack of preparation
Tweet Back when I was in the Navy, I had a Chief that used to tell us, “Lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.” I took that to heart. Oh, I screw up from lack of preparation. I’m human, but I do my best to not expect others [...]
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