Fitzgerald News

"For the first time, it was outstanding," Dennis Fitzgerald said Saturday after the first parade for Veterans Day in Liberty County.

Georgia's longest serving mayor must win a runoff to keep his job. Gerald Thompson has been mayor of Fitzgerald for 40 years.

The T-shirt was inspired by a player who was penalized for excessive celebration when he pointed to the heavens to thank God.

The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricanes football team was penalized when a team member pointed to the sky and gave thanks to God.

All Hannah Hudson really remembers about her father is a little tune he whistled.

Janis Ian will headline the 20th annual Savannah Folk Music Festival, to be held through Sunday.

Tifton is gearing up to welcome a possible 500 bicycle riders to Tifton Friday for the three-day Georgia BikeFest 2009.

Saturday they'll be riding in Fitzgerald.

When you accept delivery of anything,save your receipts and check them.Saturday,Oct 3rd,I ordered a Large Philly Cheese Steak pizza from Dominoes in Fitzgerald.

Delivery was prompt.While I was eating it I checked the bar coded label stuck on the box.

Then I checked my credit card receipt.Here's the thing,the box says it contains a 14 inch(large) pizza. The bar code says its a 14 inch pizza. The list price for a large pizza is $15.99. The price printed on the bar code label was $17.94. A separate delivery charge,and taxes were included.

When I contact customer service I plan to demand an audit. Someone is running a scam. If management hasn't caught it they're incompetent-or in on it.

And how was your weekend?

Vilsack awards $2.4 billion in electric loans to bolster rural infrastructure Sep.

If you knew that your neighbor was a sexual predator,you'd probably be nervous.But even an act such as urinating in public is classified as a sex crime. And once labelled as a sex offender,you can pretty much write off having a life. A growing problem is homeless sex offenders. In the Atlanta area even the probation officers are advising those newly released from jails and prisons how to slip through the cracks. Go live in the woods. Now, when I was a child, exploring the woods was a pleasant adventure. What's a country boy gonna do these days.

At a basic cost of $12 a day,here's an ankle monitor that detects alcohol in your sweat. Cheaper than incarceration. More accurate than a Breathaliser. Currently in use in Virginia and a number of other states. Of course, the ACLU is up in arms about privacy issues. But the bottom line is,if you wind up in front of a judge because you can't control your use of alcohol, you need help.

Lauren Hargrove Sr. was called the "fabulous phantom of Fitzgerald" because of his elusive spirit on the gridiron.

Jazz singer Claire Frazier performs at Vic's on the River. Frazier and pianist Frank Bright will perform a free concert at Ships of the Sea Museum on Saturday.

Randy Crenshaw of Tifton has been named to the Southern Georgia Regional Commission, Region 11, Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson announced Friday.

A railroad conductor is in shock over his lottery win. Bobby Cobb Sr., 54, of Fitzgerald matched the first five winning numbers in the Sept.

That second inmate who escaped from the Ben Hill County Jail is back behind bars.

One of two Ben Hill County escapees is back behind bars after a man found him Wednesday morning hiding in his shed.

Early Monday morning,James Darrell Villers and Dillon Levette Spencer left the Ben Hill County Jail. Sheriff McLemore was quoted in The Herald-Leader as saying,"the two men were able to escape from their cells-the door to the recreation room was unsecured,allowing them to get into the excercise yard. They then climbed a drainpipe and threw a sheet over the razor wire,gaining access to the roof of the jail. They jumped off the roof to the front of the building. Through a wooded area,behind a Chrysler dealership, to Calhoun road."

OK, Sheriff Bobby,here's where the questions start. Andy musta' been courtin' Miss Helen. Barney was over to Mt Pilot for a choir practise. Otis was in rehab. So how many job openings are there today at the County Jail?

Earlier in the week signs were posted that Burger King would be closed for rennovations. Today I see it's been knocked down.Pictures to post tomorrow.

The appointment of six vice presidents to the college formed from the merger of East Central Technical College and Valdosta Technical College was announced Wednesday by Valdosta Tech President Dr.