A recent caption that accompanied a photograph in The McDuffie Mirror should have said McDuffie County Probate Judge Valerie Burley is seen with her daughter. The Mirror sincerely regrets the error.

Darlow Maxwell soon will assume a new job -- that of finance director of McDuffie County.

A history-making occasion took place in the McDuffie County Superior Courtroom last Friday when four recent graduates of law school were sworn in as Georgia's newest lawyers.

WARRENTON, Ga. -- He's one of America's foremost authorities when it comes to wildlife and Mother Nature.

Economic times may be bad, but patriotism appears to be soaring to new heights in Thomson. This year's Veterans Day activities had much more attendance than in years past.

ATLANTA -- Figures released Thursday show Georgia taxpayers saved between $123 million and $140 million in the last fiscal year because of the state's own health-care reform of sorts.

Two McDuffie County school officials went to the aid of an injured woman, who was trapped inside her wrecked pickup truck for about 30 minutes after she lost control at the wheel, flipped and careened into a creek bed on Lincolnton Road near Thomson last Wednesday.

Kelly S. Evans, who has served as IT director for the City of Thomson and McDuffie County for the past 6 1/2 years, is leaving to accept another job in local government, The McDuffie Mirror has learned.

GROVETOWN, Ga. -- An estimated 150 people, including local and state dignitaries gathered Nov. 5 for ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the new Georgia State Patrol post in Columbia County.

Local, state and federal law enforcement officers raided the home of a prominent businessman in the Raysville Community of McDuffie County, searching for explosive devices, weapons and illegal drugs last Friday, The McDuffie Mirror has learned.

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There are more chances for people in the 13-county East Central Health District to get vaccinated against the novel influenza A H1N1 virus, the health district announced Wednesday.

Second dig along I-20 turns up mixed wastes

People older than 65 can start applying for federally funded energy-assistance grants starting today.

THOMSON, Ga. --- Antonia "Toni" Renee Lowe was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of murder in McDuffie County Superior Court.

The following closings have been announced for the Nov. 11 Veterans Day holiday:

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.