Sunday Nov 29 | Effingham Herald
Event features Bulloch Co. farmers, craftmakers
'Tis the season for tradition and the Main Street Farmers Market will host a new holiday institution in Shopping By Lantern Light on Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. Beneath twinkling white lights of the holiday season, shoppers will find dozens of farmers, food vendors and craftmakers providing an incredible variety of products.
Parades to usher in holiday season
Prepare to usher in the holiday cheer with two local Christmas parades next week.
Richards departs sheriffa s office
A longtime, high-ranking lawman in the Thomas County Sheriff's Office has resigned.
Members of Sons of Solomon Lodge No. 151 and Electa Chapter No. 323 will host A Day of Caring, Sharing and Giving from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday at River Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 2884 James Road.
Noon today, Carey Hilliard's Restaurant, 11111 Abercorn St. Barbara Beardslee will be the speaker at the meeting.
Thomas County Fire/Rescue budget tops $2M
Thomas County Fire/Rescue's proposed budget is $2.1 million for 2010, the agency's third year of operation.
Column: TEA parties have a long history
In 1773 at the Boston docks, a group of patriots confiscated a shipment of tea from England and through it into the water beside of the docks.
Thomas County commissioners will begin two days of budget hearings Monday. At 9 a.m., commissioners will conduct a public hearing to allow citizens to make comments and ask questions about the 2010 general fund budget.
Pharmacist jailed in drug probe
A pharmacist at a Boston pharmacy is charged with trafficking a prescription drug.
Boston drug probe expands outside Thomas County
Search warrants have been executed at several Thomas County locations in connection with the investigation of a Boston pharmacy.
Property transfers for the Nov. 11 edition
The following property transfers were recently recorded in the Colquitt County Clerk of Court office: Melody Tully of Boston, Ga.; to Jasper Legget and Stephanie Leggett of Moultrie; property is located at map and parcel numbers M005 090 and 096 for $4,675. George A. Riggins of Omega; to Christopher Earl Hall of Omega; property is located at map ...
Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies.
Although voters in seven Thomas County cities will cast ballots Tuesday, an elections official predicts a low voter turnout.
Capsule Reviews: 'Gentlemen Broncos' and others
"Boondock Saints: All Saints Day" - The original 1999 "Boondock Saints" was a ridiculously over-the-top action film about a pair of Irish-American twins who set out with guns, recklessness and boozy bravado to rid Boston of criminals and mafia.
Drug raids targeting Mexican cartel nab 300-plus
By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., federal officials on Thursday announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel.
The Colquitt County Farm Bureau is having its "Harvest for All" food drive campaign.
In the early 1980's a military aircraft crashed in a bird sanctuary near the small town of Boston, Georgia.
Bucking trend, USC increases high school visits
As university admissions offices nationwide cut back on visits to high schools as a way of dealing with budgetary constraints, USC is taking the opposite route and increasing its number of visits in hopes of making a personal connection with more prospective students.
It's that time of year again, the Berlin Cotton Festival will be held this Saturday, from 9 a.m. until, at the Berlin City Park, behind city hall.