Milner News

Did you agree with President Obama's decision on Thursday to waive the No Child Left Behind requirements in 10 states, including Georgia? Kent Kingsley, a retired lieutenant colonel, has announced himself as a Republican candidate for Georgia's Third Congressional District seat, currently held by U.S. Representative Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga. Third ... (more)

In addition to the presidential race and the July vote on a regional sales tax for transportation projects, nearly every Coweta County official is up for reelection this year -- as are three school board members, and Coweta's state and federal legislators.

From the annals of 1912 a Dr. C.F. Griffith was elected Milner mayor. a W.P. Barnes attended a poultry show in Atlanta.

Between Friday, Jan. 6, and Sunday, Jan. 15, the Lamar County sheriff's office made the following arrests: Yolanda Michelle Bartley, 25, Griffin, probation violation; Rodriguez Sergio Vazquez, 34, Gainesville, driving without a license and speeding; Chloe Elizabeth Mosley, 19, no address given, arrested for another agency; Charles Anthony Furlow, ... (more)