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Fire leaves Thomson couple homeless
(Nov. 5, 9:33 p.m.)
THOMSON, Ga. - A man and his girlfriend are now homeless after fire swept through their single-wide mobile home, just outside of Thomson on Wednesday night.
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| Suspect caught minutes after bank robbery |

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WARRENTON, Ga. -- Less than five minutes after a man walked into First Citizens Bank on Main Street and demanded money using a note Monday afternoon, authorities had him in custody.
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| Congressman reaches out to residents |
The City of Thomson is one of 10 sites where U.S. Rep. Paul Broun will be holding what he calls Congress on the Square on Friday at the Thomson Depot from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
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| Smile when you make a donation for your poppy |
Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 6672 and Ladies Auxiliary will be distributing Buddy Poppies this Saturday in our community and ask the public to make a donation to disabled veterans and their families.
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| Halloween in McDuffie County |

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Brittany Hunter, 8, runs screaming through the haunted maze in the Y130 Center during Jack-o-lanterns on Journal.
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| Tuesday's child isn't always full of grace |
On Election Day, Nov. 5, 1968, my mother waddled to the end of our driveway and installed a mailbox; my dad worked the polls; my older brother spent his last hours as an only child; Richard Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in the presidential election; and I was born. Except for that, it was a Tuesday like any other.
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| Gardening |

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Are you interested in learning more about gardening? Would you like to be trained so that you can help others with their gardening problems?
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| Thomson bumped from football playoffs |

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WAYNESBORO, Ga. -- Both Thomson and Burke County knew exactly what was on the line when they met each other on the football field at The Bear Den in Waynesboro last Friday night: the playoffs. Both teams faced the possibility of being ousted from the playoffs.
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| Welsh will make decision on coaching |

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Win or lose, the football season at Thomson High School will come to an end this Friday night at The Brickyard. This year, unlike any other at Thomson, coach Welsh is having to cope with a losing season and the fact that his team has been eliminated from the playoff picture.
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| Bucs, Jags give future star players game time |
This Friday night, the Buccaneers get back to business when they play host to Young American's School. The game, slated for 7:30 p.m., is Briarwood's homecoming when a new queen will be crowned during halftime.
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| Devils lose by a yard, ending hopes at title |

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WARRENTON, Ga. -- The Warren County Screaming Devils nearly pulled off the biggest win of the football season last Friday night when they entertained the Washington-Wilkes Tigers. The Tigers prevailed 21-18 thanks to a 1-yard touchdown run with 3:02 left in the game.
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| Parents learn about new math curriculum |
Approximately 50 parents went back to math class last week during Thomson High School's Math Night. Assistant Principal Lynn Cato said the purpose of the event was to explain the changes in the state's math curriculum and graduation requirements.
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| McDuffie schools on parade |

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McDuffie Schools Superintendent Jim LeBrun and Mighty Max, the Maxwell Elementary School mascot, served as grand marshals of the school's Roar Parade recently.
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| Land-Hadden to wed |

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Lacey Elizabeth Land and Thomas "Chad" Hadden invites everyone to share and celebrate their wedding on Saturday, November 28, 2009, at 5 p.m. Family and friends will join in a casual fall sunset wedding on Hobbs Road in Gibson, Ga.
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