The owner of a pit bull was issued two citations after the canine bit a mother and son in Appling.

Two convenience store clerks were cited for selling alcohol to an underage Columbia County sheriff's deputy on Thursday during regular compliance checks.

An Evans resident said a man claiming to be a police officer came to his home early Thursday morning.

School Hearings

Residents of the Mitchell Park neighborhood in Riverwood Plantation gathered Thursday to hold a prayer vigil for an infant who choked to death Sunday.

The Columbia County Planning Commission approved a rezoning that would bring a full- service car dealership to Gibbs and Washington roads.

Boz, an 8-year-old Columbia County Sheriff's Office canine officer, died unexpectedly last week from bloat.

Al Robinson, the director of the Grovetown Department of Public Safety, applied for early retirement Tuesday amid an external investigation into his office's activities.

A 62-year-old man died after being found unconscious in median on Jimmie Dyess Parkway early Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

Eight years ago I started another chapter in my life. Angela Blair asked Jason Smith to give me an interview for The McDuffie Mirror office manager position. That was a very good day for me.

MR. DAVIS SQUAB BENNING SR. THOMSON - Funeral service for Mr. Davis Squab Benning Sr., 90, of Thomson, was held on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at 11 a.m. at First Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Appling, with Pastor, the Rev. Roscoe F. Perry, eulogist.

The THS Lady Dogs shut out the Lady Panthers of A.R. Johnson by a score of 6-0 in an away game Wednesday played at the ARC football stadium. "I'm really proud of the girls today," head coach Jessica Ruark said after the game.

The THS Soccer Dogs defeated the A.R. Johnson Panthers in overtime Wednesday by a score of 4-2. Thomson dominated the first half of the game, keeping the ball in the Panthers' end of the field for most of the half.

By DAVID M. FORD Mirror Correspondent The THS Diamond Dogs beat the Grovetown Warriors Friday by a score of 2-1 to claim the sub-regional championship. The Dawgs jumped ahead in the first inning of play.

There is a lot I remember about growing up in McDuffie County. Like most people, many of my attitudes about life and what is expected of me were shaped during my childhood.