Ochlocknee News

Thomas County Fire/Rescue's proposed budget is $2.1 million for 2010, the agency's third year of operation.

Greasy food, cane syrup, living history and plenty of old-timey fun were at the heart of Saturday's 33rd annual Old South Day in Ochlocknee.

The hands of time are turning back Saturday with the 33rd annual Old South Day in Ochlocknee.

"Congrats, T'ville. More raves than rants this morning. Keep it up." "Congratulations to the new mayor of Meigs.

Voters were up bright and early in Thomas County for a chance to cast their ballots on Tuesday.

A Thomas County man is concerned about the reception he and his wife received Friday at the Thomas County Health Department.

Phyllis Singletary Murphy, 83, a life-time resident of Coolidge, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct.

Residents of about 200 dwellings in Ochlocknee and the surrounding area were evacuated Saturday night when propane gas leaked from a large tank.

"The more they're doing, the more proficient they're getting," a Thomas County Sheriff's' Office investigator said about individuals stealing ATMs from convenience stores.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Services for Donnie Levon Taylor, 62, of Grady County, Ochlocknee, Georgia, are 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2009, graveside in Springhill Christian Church Cemetery, Ochlocknee, Georgia.

They first showed off their skills in Grady county in June, hit this Ochlocknee store in July, and attempted to steal an ATM in Mitchell county in August.

It was another one of those nights when I couldn't sleep. So at 3:30 a.m. I'm trying to find something on cable worth watching.

A Grady County Sheriff's Office investigator was returning to Cairo from Thomasville Wednesday night when he learned a suspect in a drug case, a Whigham man, was leaving Grady County and headed for Thomas County, possibly Ochlocknee.

Three days into the candidate-qualifying period for the November general election, mayors in three of Thomas County's small municipalities have opposition.

7 p.m. - Members of the class of 1959 Douglass High School are celebrating their 50th class reunion at Douglass Complex.

7 p.m. - Members of the class of 1959 Douglass High School are celebrating their 50th class reunion at Douglass Complex.

It was quite a heist. The men backed a truck through a glass window, wrapped a chain around the ATM, and drove off with thousands of dollars in cash leaving behind a mess.

Thomas County investigators say thieves rammed into the front window at Quick Buys in Ochlocknee at 2 a.m Wednesday morning.

About 2 a.m., store video captured a man tying a chain around the store's ATM and connecting it to a pickup truck.

A Thomas County commissioner is of the opinion that another fire truck is not needed if it will not help taxpayers.