07/15/11 The third annual West Tennessee Fallen Firefighters Golf Tournament, benefiting the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, will be held Wednesday at the Crockett County Golf and Country Club in Alamo.
07/10/11 Larry Coker has seen his fair share of history. He witnessed it in 2009, when he was named coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio, a school that had no previous football program.
07/10/11 "It's a different pressure," says Larry Coker of starting a program from scratch. "I think at Miami ... if you won the national championship, you've done what you were suppose to do. ... Don't win the national championship, you're a bad coach.
07/10/11 When Auburn won the BCS Championship last season, the Tigers began the year as the ultimate underdog. That's just one of 100,000 things that makes college football such a hit with fans. To pull off what Auburn did, there's no question a team needs a little luck. But the Tigers had the talent that came together under Gene Chizik. So is it possible there is another Auburn out there for 2011? Maybe ...
07/08/11 Baptist Press Stories for Jul. 8 2011 --------------------------------------- South Sudan to celebrate independence amid concerns http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35717 Deepwater Horizon saga: a 'backdoor blessing' to coastal churches in La. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=35718 In Israel, group targets Messianics http ...
07/03/11 Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon will likely be the second-best receiver in the 2012 NFL Draft behind South Carolina's Alshon Jeffery. Based on other teams' needs, I have him landing in St. Louis with the Rams at No. 21 in the draft, which would alleviate the team's disappointment when former Alabama wideout Julio Jones didn't fall to them at No. 14 in the 2011 NFL Draft. While there ...
06/26/11 For someone who hated publicity, Margaret Mitchell can't seem to duck the limelight these days.
06/25/11 For someone who hated publicity, Margaret Mitchell can't seem to duck the limelight these days.
06/25/11 With the 2011 college football season less than 70 days away, let's take a look at the 2001 BCS bowls and where the participants are now. It has been ten years since the last three weeks of the season provided for more drama than one could expect from an entire season and set up for one of the more controversial finishes to a season in the history of the game. Begin Slideshow
06/24/11 Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - If you want to know why the exercise of a mock draft is futile, understand that I arrived at The Rock in North Jersey on Thursday and immediately began hearing whispers of a three-way blockbuster trade involving the Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings.
06/21/11 LOS ANGELES -- IMAX Corporation and Disney--Pixar announced today that Cars 2, the second installment in the popular family-friendly franchise from director John Lasseter, will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format this Friday, June 24.
06/20/11 Are Nebraska s Jared Crick and Cameron Meredith the best defensive line duo in the Big Ten?
06/19/11 Ever since the incredible Ohio State-Texas game in Columbus back in 2005, the Buckeyes have for the most part made sure at least once a season to play a tough non-conference opponent. Since the Texas home-and-home series, they have faced USC twice and will play Miami for the second straight season on September 17 in South Beach. In future schedules, the Buckeyes will do home-and-home series with ...
05/31/11 Stevens Willis, 19; 41 Azalea Trail; entered 5/24/11; driving lic susp/rev; released 5/24/11; TCPD.
05/09/11 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano gives the commencement speech at Emory University.
05/05/11 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were an estimated 85.4 million mothers in the United States in 2008. Of that number, 54 percent of 15- to 44-year-old women were mothers.
04/23/11 The past month has brought a flurry of activity at CIS (Cordele Intermodal Services). After the Heart of Georgia Railroad announced that work had begun on its bridges, CIS has followed its commitment to break ground at its Cordele facility. Site prep work began the first week of April and has continued non-stop. The Harrod Company anticipates completion within the next few weeks. Track ...
04/22/11 A top official of the Georgia Ports Authority says in the maritime business, the Savannah River should bring South Carolina and Georgia together. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports authority executive director Curtis Foltz spoke to maritime leaders in Charleston on Thursday. Foltz stressed the need to deepen the Savannah River shipping channel and develop a terminal on the South ...
04/21/11 The Sumter County Board of Assessors and its staff will be sending out a Notice of Assessment to all Sumter County property owners. According to Monica Horne, chief assessor, In past years, only property owners whose property was reassessed received assessment notices. Due to new legislation, all owners of taxable real property will receive a Notice of Assessment that will include a tax estimate ...
04/21/11 Mark Ashby is relatively new to the community of Americus and Sumter County, having taken over as youth minister at First United Methodist Church (FUMC) of Americus six months ago. Ashby, 25, said that he is still in a transitional period, commuting four hours from McDonough to Americus and back five days a week; but he is settling in nicely at FUMC. Ashby is a native of Stone Mountain and his ... | 
