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Grand Jury returns true bill in Butler’s case

On Monday, February 20 the Miller County Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment on Donalsonville police officer Rain’a Butler on felony charges of witness influencing in Miller County. A true bill is an indictment which has been presented to a grand jury and endorsed as valid. When the grand jury determines that an…

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Lions Club’s annual Chick-A-Que planned for Thursday, Feb. 23rd

Pictured: Seminole County Middle High School CTAE Director Kathryn Touchton purchases chick a que tickets from Lions Raymond Wilson, Scott Miller and Mitch Royals. Touchton presented a program to Donalsonville Lions at this week’s membership meeting on SCMHS’s CTAE offerings   That delicious, mouth-watering barbeque chicken, cooked by Donalsonville Lions Club members, will soon be…

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Order your V-Day flowers from the FFA’s floral design class

Pictured above, left to right, front row: Chloe Miller, Zada Espinoza, Allison Robinson, and  Ethan Ausley; back row: Kathryn Baxter, Bethann Smith, Madison O’Hearn, Savanna Holmes, Kade Smith. Seminole County FFA members are arranging and selling  beautiful flower bouquet preorders for Valentine’s Day. The arrangements will be delivered  free to addressed within the city limits…

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Sam Watson wins State Senate seat

Colquitt County farmer and former State Representa­tive Sam Watson coasted to victory in Tuesday’s special election for Senate District 11. Watson garnered 10,097 votes  in unofficial returns Tuesday, easily defeating De­mocrat Mary Weaver-Ander­son who earned 3,048 votes and libertarian John Monds who managed to earn only 134 votes. An   examination  of   the local…

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Tony Buczek selected Citizen of the Year

“I am truly honored and humbled to receive the Seminole County 2022 Citizen of the Year award presented by the Donalsonville/Seminole County Chamber of Commerce. I am reminded that an individual does not attain extra-ordinary achievements without the extraordinary efforts from those who partner with the visionary. I accept this recognition on behalf of all…

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Make room in your heart for a forever home for Apollo and Tink

Call the Animal Rescue Alliance today at 229-992-2039 for additional information and details on how you can make one of these guys your new best friend. Apollo was rescued from a situation where he was being attacked by other animals and is just starting to get used to safety. He loves women and desperately wants…

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2023 Miss Seminole Royal Court crowned

The 2023 Miss Seminole Pageant was held on Saturday, January 21 at Persnickety  Studio in Donalsonville and was a huge success. The Miss Seminole Pageant is hosted and directed by Mindy Strickland and Dainyell Long, who together commented, “We want to thank everyone for coming and supporting all the beautiful young girls. We are so…

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Local writer Glen Hunter authors intriguing book

Glen Hunter has written an intriguing book,  Morsels from a Salty Cracker: Quips, Queries, and Observations both Droll and Serious. Its entries have been divided into 71 categories, and it is 199 pages. This is Glen’s second book. The first, One Mountaintop Experience After Another: A Half-Century Retrospective, is a coffee-table book with 14 pages…

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Cream of the Crop! Young Farmers win top awards at 53rd GYFA Convention

2022 State Farm Family of the Year, Dee and Paige Miller and their children IV & Wiley Miller The 53rd annual Georgia Young Farmers Association Convention was held this past weekend at the Westin Inn Convention Center at Jekyll Island.  The Seminole County Young Farmer chapter was well represented again at this year’s state event.…

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