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Fatal accident
This fatal accident happened on Highway 56 North on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006. Killed in the wreck was James G. Brown of Midville. Due to press deadlines, a complete report of the accident from Georgia State Patrol was not available. More...
Here comes the Judge!

Retiring Chief Judge Walter McMillan, far right, administered the oath of office to incoming Judge Bobby Reeves last week at Emanuel County Courthouse. Helping him with his judges’ robes is his wife, Daisy. Reeves defeated challenger Macky Bryant in the November General Elections. More...

Active Duty

The Forest-Blade will keep an active duty list of all Emanuel County natives serving at home and abroad. Submit name, rank, branch and hometown to The Forest-Blade, PO Box 938, Swainsboro, Ga 30401; call 237- 9971; or e-mail us at news@forest-blade. More...

 Inside Front
•Linda Parrish, BJ Williams to show at Kalmanson
Emanuel Arts Council’s Kalmanson Gallery will begin the New Year with an exhibition of artworks by local artists, and sisters, Linda Parrish and BJ Williams. Opening on Sunday, Jan. 7 with a “Meet-the- Artists” reception from 2 till 3:30 p.m., the exhibit will run through Jan. 26, 2007. The recept... More...
•Animal Shelter
•House fire
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 News
•To be noted
The first 2007 meeting of Mill Creek Foundation Grantors will be Thursday, Jan. 18 for consideration of grant applications processed before that date. Organizations holding a 501(c)(3) classification from the Internal Revenue Service are invited to apply for the funding of programs limited to Eman... More...
•Sheriff’s Report
•Jail Activity
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 Community
•Question of the week:
“Yes, I do not see where it would matter.”-- Ed Canady, Twin City More...
•Dr. Guido to speak at prayer breakfast
•Lonesome Doom Gang
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 Obituaries
•Marcel J. Bussiere, 88
GARFIELD--Funeral for Marcel J. Bussiere, 88, was held Friday, Dec. 29, 2006 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary with Rev. Butch Taylor officiating. Burial was in Hebron Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with military honors. He died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at his residence. More...
•Cylinda “Linda” Moorman, 57
•Linda Faye Ruiz, 59
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 Columns
•Jacquie Brasher
I can’t remember when I stopped making New Year resolutions, but it was a long time ago. I don’t know why we make them when all we do is break them by February. And everybody makes the same ones—lose weight, quit smoking, eat more nutritious food. We’re all creatures of some kind of habit and we ev... More...
•Jack Atkinson
•Mary White
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