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Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 4th runner-up, Portia Pitts; Winner, Brittany Greer; 3rd runner-up, Janessa Mitchell; 1st runner-up, Marshay Doyle; Not pictured: 2nd runner-up, Kayla Doyle.
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Birthdays
                                                       
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Question of the week:
What's your favorite thing about Thanksgiving?
     "To eat and get out of school."-- Tiffany Johnson, Swainsboro
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'Hunters for Hungry' collecting over Thanksgiving weekend
     Georgia Hunters for the Hungry (GHFTH) is a program through which harvested deer become nutritious venison to benefit those who need it the most. Hunters donated more than 733 deer during the 2005 collection and more than 170,000 pounds of venison has been donated since the program began in 1993, ac
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ECI alumni honored at homecoming
     As part of the homecoming festivities at ECI several former graduation classes were recognized at half time of the ECI vs. Bryan County game.
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Commander's Coin
     ECI JROTC Cadet Venesa Escamilla receives the Commander's Coin for outstanding contribution to her unit. Pictured are Cadet Escamilla, Chaplain (COL) Clarke L. McGriff, Commandant of the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Principal Boyd English, Cadet Jerry Fann, 1
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DAR State Board of Management meets
     The Daughters of the American Revolution of Georgia met in Statesboro at the Forest Heights Country Club on Saturday, Nov. 4. Seventy one chapters were represented. The State Regent Laura Reid presided at
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Swainsboro native joins Ga Chamber staff
     Lauren Wilkes of Swainsboro has joined the Georgia Chamber Goverment Affairs team. Wilkes is a veteran of numerous campaigns at the federal, state and local level. She worked as a legislative aide for the Georgia House of Representatives and for U.S. Rep. Max Burns. She is a graduate of University o
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Miss Cloud entertained at afternoon tea
     Guests had a gorgeous view of the various colors of fall's changing leaves as they walked through the neatly manicured yard of Mrs. Julian Sconyers, Jr., Nov. 5 to meet Miss Jaime Cloud, bride-elect of Jason Surrency. The charming home of Mrs. Sconyers was the setting that provided an enchanting Sun
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Brianna Tapley celebrates birthday
     Brianna Leanne Tapley, daughter of Melissa Tapley of Swainsboro, celebrated her birthday with two parties. She was 7 years old on Nov. 16. On Nov. 11, she was honored at a skating party at Rainbow Skating Rink in Dublin.
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Baby Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Baby Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, Libby Rebekah Riner, 1st runner-up; winner, Alysia Baker.
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Cook of the Week
Featuring recipes from the Kitchen of... Scott & Zina VanHorn
     Scott and Zina VanHorn of Swainsboro are the very proud and busy parents of their new born Kayla Leigh. She was born Oct. 25, 2006 at Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro. They enjoy time in the kitchen cooking up new recipes and spending quality time with the baby, family and friends. Here are a fe
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Honey Baked Ham
From the Kitchen of Scott and Zina
     1 ready to eat 10 to 12 lb. ham 3 tbsp. dijon mustard
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Fried Green Tomatoes
From the Kitchen of Scott and Zina
     1/4 cup corn meal 1/4 cup grated cheese 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
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Never-Fail Pound Cake
From the Kitchen of Scott and Zina
     3 cup sugar 2 sticks margarine 1/2 cup crisco 5 eggs
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Wee Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Wee Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 1st runner-up, Valerie Alivia Perkins; Winner, Jerzy Bilingley; 2nd runner-up, Hannah Elizabeth Page; 3rd runner-up, Madison Williams. Not pictured: 4th runner-up, Ansleigh Toomer.
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Toddler Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Toddler Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 4th runnerup, Cora Ellington; 1st runner-up, Aubrey J. Page; 2nd runner-up, Carlin Stewart; Winner, Jacey Alanie Boone, 3rd runner-up, Abbiegail Hopkins. Not pictured: 5th runner up, Ava Anderson.
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Robinson celebrates 85th birthday
     Lula Mae Robinson, celebrated her birthday with a party on Nov. 4 at
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New Arrivals
     Jason and April Porzio of Swainsboro announce the birth of their daughter, Alana Marie Porzio, Nov. 10, 2006 at Emanuel Medical Center in Swainsboro. Alana Marie weighed 6 lbs. 5 oz. and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Glenn and Judy Hancock of Lyons and Randy and Katrina Griffith of S
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Smith celebrates 9th birthday
     Jamontiara Jonae Smith, daughter of Shonda Turner and Joseph Smith of Swainsboro, celebrated her birthday Sun., Nov. 5 at the home of her grandmother. Jamontiara was 9 years old on that day.
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Little Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Little Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 3rd runnerup, Allaina Hooks; 1st runner-up, Emily Braner; Winner, Madison Taylor; 2nd runnerup, Brianna Alexis Johnson; 4th runner-up, Ami De'laine Scott.
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Young Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Young Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 2nd runnerup, Autumn Leigh Jordan; Winner, Amy Jasmine Silva; 1st runner-up, Kyler Sause.
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Tiny Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Tiny Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 2nd runner up, Zaid Brown; Winner, Brianna Rich; 1st runner-up, Taylor Radford.
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Teen Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent Teen Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 1st runner-up, Deanna Hendrix; Winner, Bruna Rodriques.
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PreTeen Miss Swainsboro
     Winners of the recent PreTeen Miss Swainsboro Pageant are left to right, 3rd runnerup, Taylor Hardison; 1st runner-up, Janell Silva; Winner, Karina Lopez; 2nd runner-up, Danielle Herring.
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Green celebrates 3rd birthday
     Shanara Green, daughter of Vince Green And Lindsey Gay, celebrated her birthday with a party on Nov. 3 at Wonderland Daycare in Swainsboro. Shanara turned 3 years old on Nov. 5.
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Tamblyn honored at luncheon
     Miss Karen Tamblyn, bride-elect of Mitchell Hudson, was honored at a "Bridesmaids' Luncheon" on Sat., Oct. 21 at 11:30 a.m. at The Edenfield House Inn in Swainsboro. Hostesses were Mrs. Maxine Sussman and Miss Jillian Sussman, both of Savannah.
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