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Busy agenda awaits lawmakers' return to Capitol By REP. BUTCH PARRISH While the General Assembly has been in official recess since March 1, those of us on the House Appropriations Committee are continuing to deliberate over the proposed annual state budget. To date, the midyear supplemental budget will add $659 million in spending through the end of the current fisca... More ...
"I plan on getting married to Wesley McRae. I will always remember this St. Patrick's Day."-- Agatha Terwilliger, Swainsboro More ...
Alan Brasher, Ron Ellison and Jeb Cameron will be among the featured entertainers at "Art in the Woods," an all-day art exhibition in the woods of Stillmore on Saturday, March 24 beginning at 10 a.m. Directions to the location are available on the group's website, http://www.stillmoreroots.com. More ...
Vista Windows of Swainsboro recently held an open house for the local community to showcase its new refurbished building. Wes Scott of Vista Windows is seen here conducting one of the many tours of the facility. Visitors included members of Swainsboro Emanuel County Chamber of Commerce, Joint Devel... More ...
The 7th Annual Emanuel County Relay for Life is fast approaching and teams are collecting quarters to "Line the Track" to help find a cure for cancer. "We need to collect 14, 000 quarters in order to line the track at the SHS football field and in doing so we will raise $3,500 for Relay for Life. More ...
Lakayla Frazier, 11th grade student at Swainsboro High School, was the winner of the National Blanket Day drawing. She received a new Janome sewing machine. The drawing for the sewing machine was part of the Linus Project, a national, 100% volunteer non-profit effort to provide blankets to children... More ... GREA to meet March 21 Emanuel Chapter of the Georgia Retired Educators Association will meet at 12 noon on Wednesday, March 21, in the media center of Twin City Elementary School. Mrs. Evelyn Gay of the Georgia Legal Services will discuss the Georgia law about Estate Recovery (which allows the state to recover from the ... More ...
Swainsboro Elementary School celebrated Exceptional Children's Week March 5-9. The students participated in special events throughout the week, including "different duds," "unique hat day," "no thumbs day," and "spirit day." Exceptional Children's Week is set aside to raise awareness and understand... More ... To be noted To be noted SHS Class of 1967 Swainsboro High Class of 1967 is planning a class reunion on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at Spivey Clubhouse. All interested class members who would like to help with planning meet at Emanuel Arts Center, corner of Green and Church streets in Swainsboro on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. More ... Jail Activity The following persons have been booked into Emanuel County Jail, according to Emanuel County Sheriff Tyson Stephens, on warrants obtained by one of several local law enforcement agencies, designated by each name: Drug Task Force (DTF); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI); Georgia Department of Pa... More ... Sheriff's Report Emanuel County Sheriff's deputies reported the following cases: March 1 AMitzi Lane woman reported her ex-husband has been living with her because he cannot find a place to rent. Victim said he attacked her and broke her cell phone. March 2 AHwy. 192 N., Midville woman reported someone broke ... More ... Police Report Swainsboro police officers reported the following cases: March 3 A N. Racetrack St. woman reported her husband attacked her in front of their 4-year-old son. March 5 A man outside Bama Club reported a woman and her mother, who were identified, struck him with a brick. More ... March 18-24 is National Poison Prevention Week Poison control centers in the United States receive 1.2 million calls each year as a result of accidental poisoning of children ages 5 and under. Each year, about 53,000 kids in that age group are treated in emergency rooms for poisoning, and about 70 die. More ... Lindsey sentenced in Superior Court Henry Hylan Lindsey was sentenced in Emanuel County Superior Court Wednesday, March 7 by Judge Kathy S. Palmer, Middle Judicial Circuit. Lindsey negotiated a plea of guilty on three counts of forgery in the first degree. He was sentenced to the state penal system for five years on each count concu... More ... USDA announces intentions to re-enroll and extend CRP Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced new results of the recent opportunity given to Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants to re-enroll or extend their contracts, which are set to expire between 2007 and 2010. An estimated 23.2 million acres out of 27.8 million acres of eligibl... More ... Endtime Endtime Faith Deliverance Church of Midville will have pastor appreciation service for Pastor Clyde Foreman Sr. and Elect Lady Theodosha Foreman March 13-16 at 7:30 p.m. Services will end Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Supt. Kenneth Thomas of William Grove COGIC in Millen. More ... Sardis PBC Sardis Primitive Baptist Church near Kite will host a special meeting March 20-21 at 6:30 p.m. Elder Lasserre Bradley, Jr. from Cincinnati, Ohio will be the guest speaker. Refreshments will be served. More ... Religious News Springhill BC Springhill Baptist Church will celebrate homecoming Sunday, march 18 at 11 a.m. Featured will be The Kingdom Heirs. Lunch will be served after the sing. Rev. Bert Flanders is pastor. Rountree Island Rountree Island Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its third missionary an... More ...
The "Soul's Harbor Soldiers of the Cross," a group of Bikers from Canton will be featured at the upcoming Community Wide Revival on Friday night, March 30. The group, including the Pastor, Deacons and other leadership of a local Church in Canton, travel on Harley Davidson Motorcycles and minister t... More ...
Restoration Quartet of Deland, Fla. will be presenting a concert benefiting Amanda Dryden on Saturday, March 24, at 6 p.m. at the old Midville School Auditorium. Dryden, 29-year-old single mother of 6-yearold Gabe, is awaiting a kidney transplant through Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. She has been u... More ... Stop and thank a farmer today District Conservationist, Sidney Lanier has announced that the USDANatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is celebrating Georgia conservationists in conjunction with Georgia Ag. Awareness Week March 18-24. "Every day, farmers and ranchers in Emanuel County, are practicing good conservation ... More ... To be noted GED registration slated March 26 The GED Examination registration will be held at Swainsboro Tech Monday, March 26 at 9 a.m. in Building 8 and 6 p.m. in Building 1. Cost of taking the exam is $65. Applicants must be at least 19 years of age and present a picture I.D. at the time of registration. More ...
Brandon Page and Rhett Scott of Swainsboro recently posed with Hairy Dawg, the University of Georgia mascot, during a recent UGA alumni event. The boys attended the UGA/Tennessee basketball game Saturday, March 3. Despite their enthusiastic support and cheering, the Bulldogs lost by 6 points, 71-65... More ...
Joan Dunn, left, director of Keep Emanuel Beautiful, recently received a plaque of appreciation from the city of Swainsboro for over 15 years of service. Presenting the award is Mayor Charles Schwabe. More ...
Dr. Shellie Louis Jr. and staff recently celebrated National Dental Health Month by visiting Emanuel County Head Start and Swainsboro Pre-K. Staff members showed the children films about proper dental care and also taught them how to brush their teeth correctly. The children were treated to goody b... More ... BOE meetings held March 7, 12 At a called meeting Wednesday, March 7, Emanuel County Board of Education accepted the resignation of DeWitt Davis, teacher and coach at Emanuel County Institute. Emanuel County Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting Monday, March 12. More ...
This pretty female cardinal is enjoying the warmer temperatures. Maybe spring is just around the corner! More ...
Odo, the official Swainsboro-Emanuel County Airport dog, looks over Will Sasser, grandson of Roff and Paulette Sasser of Sasser Aviation. This gentle giant seems very protective of Will! More ... Swainsboro Concrete, in business since 1985 Swainsboro Concrete is a manufacturing and service business. We manufacture, deliver, and service precast concrete products. These products include such items as Ready Mix Concrete, Precast Septic Tanks, Sand & Stone, Agriculture Lime, Radio Dispatch Trucks, Floors, Fill Dirt - All Types, Foundatio... More ... Breastfeeding class offered at EMC Emanuel Medical Center's lactation specialist, Tara Newsome, RN will teach basic breast-feeding techniques for those planning to, or are considering breast-feeding on Monday March 19 at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the classroom. Cost of this class is $15. To register, please call 289-1356. More ... Oak Park News: Local churches to hold sing By EUDENE PEEBLES Area Correspondent The Faith Assembly of God on Skyline Blvd. in Lyons will have their revival center, Wednesday, March 14-16 at 7 p.m., nightly. Guest speaker will be Sister Len Bunting. Sunday, March 18 they will have Rev. Wayne Bennette of Blackshear in the 6 p.m. service. A cordial invitation is extended. The pas... More ... Twin City News: Young at Heart visits Ebenezer UMC in Macon By BETTY TURNER Area Correspondent Kyla Clifton of Twin City will graduate from Swainsboro Vocational School as a LPN on March 19. She is the daughter of Jack and Kay White and Brent Clifton. She is the granddaughter of Edith Willis and the late John Willis, Jackie Hopkins and the late Gene Clifton. Congratulations to Kyla and best ... More ... Looking back over the years in Emanuel County... 5 Years Ago Jessica Stephens has been nominated for the 2002 Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Walter Harrison Scholarship. She is a senior at Swainsboro High and is the daughter of Tyson and Susan Stephens of Swainsboro. Winner of the 2002 Pine Tree Festival Slogan Contest is Kyle Canady,... More ...
Linda Whitaker, Swainsboro Technical College night Cosmetology Program Instructor, took her students to visit the Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio and Salon, located at 111 N. Green Street, and owned by Susan Stephens. The students were instructed on proper skin care, removal of make-up, and applicatio... More ...
Medical Assisting students at Swainsboro Technical College recently participated in a health fair conducted at Twin City Family Health Care. The fair was a partnership with Emanuel Medical Center and Access Emanuel. Also attending were Stephannie Waters with Swainsboro Technical College, Pat Collin... More ... Legislature takes long break for PeachCare work With no more than 13 legislative days remaining in the session, the General Assembly is now in official recess until March 19, when we will reconvene for the 28th day of the 40-day session. The legislature will then be in session on March 20, 27, 28, 29 and 30. More ... In 2007, corn comes first, before chicken or egg By Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia With 20 percent of all U.S. corn now going into making ethanol, poultry growers not only have the regular worries but have to consider how much they're willing to pay for grain, too. And that's a big deal in Georgia. Broilers are the top moneymaking agriculture industry for the state, with $3.95 b... More ... UGA Master Gardeners are trained volunteers By Sharon Omahen University of Georgia Last year, 2,650 Georgians donated 194,000 hours of their time to help University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agents. They answered gardeners' questions, taught classes and led community service projects. These volunteers are all graduates of the Master Gardener program in the UGA College of ... More ... Notes from the Senate BY SEN. JACK HILL, 4th DISTRICT No action on the floor this week due to the two week recess. Budget Committees and standing committees continue to work, though. February Revenue Collections February continued a moderate upward trend in Revenue Collections. Net Tax Collections for the month rose 8.5% or $75 million compared t... More ... |
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