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ECI coach arrested for sexual assault
According to Emanuel County Sheriff J. Tyson Stephens, the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office was contacted by a student and family members at Emanuel County Institute, as well as the Emanuel County Board of Education, alleging that inappropriate incidents took place earlier this year involving Coach ... More...
Wreck

This wreck happened on Tuesday, March 13 at Lambs Bridge Road. According to a report by Swainsboro Police Department, Charles Harry Hadden of Swainsboro turned left from the stop sign at the intersection of South Circle Drive and Lambs Bridge Road into the path of a vehicle driven by Steven Lee Bol... More...

Grammy nominee in Stillmore

Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Tony Arata will play a Free concert this Saturday, March 24, in Stillmore for the Fifth Annual Art in the Woods Exhibition. Arata, a native of Tybee Island, currently lives in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife and two children. He may be best known for writing "... More...

 News
•Consolidated precincts proposed
Emanuel County Director of Elections Jeb Cameron informed Emanuel County Board of Commissioners Monday night of a proposal to consolidate four existing polling precincts into two, which will reduce the total precincts from 14 to 12. Polling locations proposed for closure are Norristown and Red Oak.... More...
•Question of the week:
•Anti-Bully program
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 Community
•Murphy, Beecher announce engagement
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Murphy, II of Warner Robins are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Larissa Danielle Murphy to Christopher Adam Beecher. The future groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Beecher of Guyton. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis ... More...
•To be noted
•Double Dose competes in Feb. Frenzy Invitational
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 Sports
•Tiger JV baseball off to good start
The Swainsboro Tiger JV baseball team is off to a good start through the first two weeks of the 2007 season. The Tigers have played six games and currently have a record of 4 wins and 2 losses. Game 1 saw the Tigers pull out a close 9-8 victory over Vidalia. Justin Hodges (1-0) was the winning pit... More...
•Jones named athletic coordinator at SECRD
•Swainsboro Tigers remain perfect in region play
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 Obituaries
•Henry Russ Evans Sr., 81
SWAINSBORO--Henry Russ Evans, Sr., 81, was held Sunday, March 18h, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary with Rev. Wayne DeFore and George Edenfield officiating. Burial was in Swainsboro City Cemetery with Rev. Nick Hazleton officiating. He died Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Eman... More...
•Elder Joseph Aaron Kersey, 89
•Lottie Bell Hatcher Claxton, 97
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 Columns
•Boy's and Girls State applications coming soon
The deadline is fast approaching for outstanding rising high school seniors in Emanuel County to apply for the prestigious Georgia Boys State or Girls State. Our local American Legion Post 103 will be accepting applications through April 27, for these coveted appointments. More...
•Getting a head start on clutter
•The apology
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 Letters
•Letters To The Editor
DEAR EDITOR: I would like to respond to a recent column by your senior staff writer, Ms. Jacquie Brasher, as well as a letter by a former resident of Swainsboro, Mr. Craig Riner. I will begin by agreeing with them both. Swainsboro and Emanuel County share the burden of being scarred by the presen... More...
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
Notice Of Petition To Change Name State Of Georgia Emanuel County Notice is hereby given that Joseph Erik Hart, the undersigned, filed his petition to the Superior Court of Emanuel County of Emanuel County, Georgia, on the 02/16/07, seeking name change for More...
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