Raising $32,824!
      Swainsboro Exchange Club recently concluded its fund-raising project to name the new entrance drive at East Georgia College after Dr. Madison Dixon. Dr. Dixon, a member of Exchange Club since 1951, was a driving force in the community to get EGC located in Emanuel County. The donations will be turn...
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Dudley to feature art at EAC
      A Meet-the-Artist reception featuring the work of Eileen Dudley of Twin City will be held Sunday, May 6 from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Kalmanson Gallery of Emanuel Arts Center. Theme of the show is "The Mamas and the Papas. . . and places where they lived" and will highlight one of the founding families o...
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Question of the week:
Do you think life will be found on another planet in your lifetime?
     "If we do find aliens, we will just have to call Will Smith."-- Lenzy Lee, Kite
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Rhett Akins to perform
      Rhett Akins will perform after the Pine Tree Festival, Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Midville Georgia Concert Stage. A Thousand Memories, Akins' debut album, was released in 1994. After his first two singles--"What They're Talkin' About" and "I Brake for Brunettes"--cracked the Top 40. "That Ain...
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Daughtry to sign books
      Hu Daughtry, resident of Candler County, will be presenting his newly published book, Confederate Tales of Candler and Connected Counties, to the patrons of Franklin Memorial Library on Tuesday, May 8, 3:30-6:30 p.m.
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Old class photos
      Members of Emanuel County Historical Preservation Society will be displaying Swainsboro High School class pictures and trophies from the 1940s to 1960 at the old Federal Court Building in Swainsboro on Friday, May 4, 4-6 p.m. and Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Pictured is an old postcard of th...
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Walking for a cure!
      Swainsboro Primary School students recently held a "Walk for a Cure" in the parking lot of their school. The students and teachers were showing their support for the 2007 Emanuel County Relay for Life.
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Dr. Stone at EGC commencement
      Spring Commencement 2007 at East Georgia College will be held on Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Luck Flanders Gambrell Center. The ceremony will honor 50 graduates receiving their associate degrees. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Sandra S. Stone, Vice Chancellor for Academ...
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Honoring city employees
      Swainsboro Mayor Charles Schwabe recently presented certificates of recognition to employees who have worked for the city for 10 years or more. Garnering the most years is Ronnie Womack, director of Swainsboro-Emanuel County Recreation Department, who has clocked in 32 years of service. The event w...
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Dayfall to perform at Swainsboro's SNL
      "Live from Swainsboro...It's Saturday Night!" features live music by Special Musical Guest DayFall, Paul Derr and the SNL band, and Amanda Brantley-Bell. Scott Jarrard and Benji Taylor, formerly of the band 90 Proof out of Hazlehurst teamed up with Grayson Johnson and Shane Deloach, formerly of we...
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Found yearbooks
      As part of the Journalism Department's reorganization at Swainsboro High School, several boxes of Spotlight yearbooks from past years have been discovered. "We have books from 1981, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006," said Christian Kraus.
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Young authors
      Superintendent Butch Frye (left) and BOE Member John Neighbors congratulate system winners in the Young Georgia Authors' Writing Competition. Winners include Rebecca Ann Palmer (front, from left), Davis Lamb, Trashun Word, Stephen Gomez and Michaela Brantley (back).
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Dukes of Hazzard!
      Monday, March 5, was declared "Dukes of Hazzard Day" at Adrian School of Performing Arts. In conjunction with this, Justin Hackle, fifth grade student, invited his special friend, Sonny Shroyer, to speak to the school about becoming a movie star. Sonny Shroyer is better known as "Enos" from the tel...
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