Hawkinsville News

Native Americans from across Georgia gathered in Hawkinsville to warn young people about the dangers of tobacco in the Native American Indian Youth Anti Tobacco Summit.

There are a lot of losers in Chrysler's bankruptcy. Shareholders, taxpayers, employees and car dealers are going to take a hit in some way.

The economy seems to be prompting more people to apply for unemployment and admission to Georgia's colleges and universities.

Graduating students in the practical nursing program at Middle Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins were pinned at the recent Spring Quarter Awards Day ceremony held in the auditorium on campus.

A Hawkinsville man just made it home Wednesday afternoon when his 1996 Dodge Caravan conked out in the driveway and erupted in flames shortly before 3 p.m. Walter Arnold went to grab for a garden hose as a passing trucker called 911.

The tournament, the only event the foundation sponsors itself, raises money and also tells the stories of children who have or have had pediatric cancer.

Faye and Lynn Frisbie, of Hawkinsville, Ga., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children on May 30, 2009, in Hawkinsville.

A pair of long-time Houston County educators spent their last day with students Friday.

Officers of the Year for each of the Houston County law enforcement agencies, including those on Robins Air Force Base, were honored Thursday.

Service arrangements are incomplete for George J. Quinn, age 82, of Pineview, Georgia, formerly of Newark, who died May 20, 2009 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville, Georgia.

Although the agenda was bland, the questions were pointed at the first meeting of the Middle Ocmulgee regional water planning council, which met Thursday in Macon.

At least one midstate automobile dealership was notified Friday by General Motors that it was on the list of more than 1,000 dealers that GM wants to eliminate.

Suzanne Miller, 41, of Elko, was injured Monday morning when her pickup truck collided with a Houston County public works backhoe being used to clean up storm debris on Elko Road in south Houston County, Georgia State Patrol trooper Justin Tabor said.

Calvary Day School swept Hawkinsville, 2-1 and 9-5, in a GHSA best-of-three Class A second-round baseball playoff series Wednesday at Bethesda Day School.

WARNER ROBINS Renowned Middle Georgia artist Butler Brown's love for the rural homes and scenes he has painted for more than 40 years has been with him since birth.

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Hawkinsville Better Hometown has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Trust Main Street Center.

A Hawkinsville motorist was fired upon when he pulled out of a Middle Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network on Friday night, endangering officers working the roadblock on Ga.

Walter Dick, Arnold and Nancy Dzick and Ron Federonko have been making annual trips to south Georgia ever since Jimmy Carter was president.