November 12, 2009 RSS feed / News

Smokeout Day is Nov. 19

Lets remember that November 19 is the Great American Smokeout Day. Here are five keys for quitting: 1. Get ready .. Set a quit date. .. Change your environment. .. Get rid of all cigarettes and ashtrays in your home, car and work place. More...

IRS looking for taxpayers who are due a refund check

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers who are due to receive a combined $123.5 million in the form of 107,831 refund checks that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. More...

Georgia State Patrol investigates one traffic accident here

State troopers from the Washington Post of the Georgia State Patrol investigated one traffic crash during the month of October in Lincoln County. Sergeant First Class Andrews said the traffic crash resulted in one injury. More...

Consumers get answers from Georgia Dept. of Agriculture

Prepared by the Office of Public Affairs. Georgia Department of Agriculture, Tommy Irvin, Commissioner. www.agr.georgia.gov. Q. I read that an ice cream had been recalled for an undeclared ingredient. More...

Historical society reports on meeting at park Nov. 4

One of the benefits of membership in the Lincoln County Historical Society is the lunch we have before our monthly meeting. The lunch for the November 4 meeting, was no exception. When was the last time you had real banana pudding? More...

USDA-NRCS now accepting EQIP applications

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UGA and Dow researchers identify kudzu-eating pest

Researchers from the University of Georgia and Dow AgroSciences have identified a kudzu-eating pest in northeast Georgia that has never been found in the Western Hemisphere. Unfortunately, the bug also eats legume crops, especially soybeans. More...

Did You Know?

(NAPSA)-Bijan's new fragrance, "b exquisite women" features fresh, uplifting top notes and a sultry, woody base meant to convey a provocative sense of attraction. More...