• Georgia Baptists gave $82,000 for missions.
• A canning factory was planned in Griffin.
From the annals of 1937
• Southern Baptists called smoking un- Christian, liquor evil and condemned all child marriages.
• Mrs. Milton J. Daniel hosted a party for the Domino Club.
From the annals of 1962
• Barbara Ross was honored with a shower.
• The peach crop in Georgia was set at 4.2 million bushels.
From the annals of 1987
• Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn was seen as a ‘strong candidate’ for the Democratic presidential nomination.
• Paul Volcker put trade woe blame on the United States.
From the annals of 2007
• Doug Hollberg and Bob Gilreath announced their candidacy for the at-large seat on the Griffin City Commission.
• Arkera Davis won a 2000 Ford Focus in the Allan Vigial Excellence in Education Scholarship Program.
• Cynthia Tidwell received the Shirley Johnson Award for District 4.
