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EMC Foundation fundraiser
One individual will have an opportunity to win a wheelbarrow overflowing with gifts valued at $3000 during The Foundation of Emanuel Medical Center's summer fundraiser. Drawing for the sweepstakes will be held on July 18. "We have a great assortment of very nice gifts that make up this mega gift ... More...
SPD to be relocated

At Swainsboro city council's meeting Monday night, Police Chief Johnny Shuman asked council for assistance in finding a temporary building for the police department. He informed council that the heavy weekend rains had caused the roof over the detective's and administrative assistant's offices to ... More...

Raggs the Clown to return to Library

Raggs the Clown, a favorite of area children will return to Franklin Memorial Library on Tuesday, June 12 at 10 a.m. Raggs aka Randy Bennett is a high energy, "user friendly" family entertainer with a proven track record of meeting the expectations of his audience. More...

 Inside Front
•Question of the week:
"To go to Disney World and see my grandmother." Hil Johnson, Swainsboro More...
•Winning Chris Cagle tickets!
•Blood drive
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 News
•Blues on the Boneyard slated Saturday
Virginia-based singer/songwriter Arum Rae will return to Swainsboro on June 9th for a live performance on the Boneyard. Arum's country blues CD Too Young to Sing the Blues has been circulating in Swainsboro since she played at Brantley's Billiards in March. For that performance, fans from Savannah... More...
•Religion exhibit opens at Gallery RFD
•Wal-Mart's Good Works
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 Community
•Brantley promoted at Tennille DOT
Georgia Department of Transportation District Engineer Mike Thomas has announced the selection of Timothy Dale Brantley as District Two's new Assistant District Engineer. The position became available earlier this year when long-time District Traffic Engineer and Assistant District Engineer Roger... More...
•Watkins receives Best Buy scholarship
•Miss McNure, Mr. Claxton announce engagement
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 Sports
•Soccer camp offered at East Georgia College
East Georgia College's Division of Continuing Education will offer a Soccer Camp for ages 4-8 and 9-12 on June 11-15, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The camp will teach kids how to play soccer and enhance the skills of those who already know how to play. It is designed to create a fun, age appropriat... More...
•Beth Lane
•Tiger baseball ends with banquet May 22
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 Obituaries
•George Woodrow Woods Sr., 88
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for George Woodrow Woods, Sr., 88, will be Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Hawhammock Baptist Church with Rev. Earl Warnock and Rev. Cail Pressey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military honors with Elder Tommy Rountree officiating. More...
•Dorothy C. 'Dot'Wall, 63
•Joanna Fritz-Reed, 32
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 Columns
•In the absence of shame
After reading on the Internet and watching on TV- for the umpteenth time- the horrendous exploits of young celebrity girls who seem to thrive on behaving as badly as they can, I couldn't help but wonder what kind of examples they are setting for young females who adore them. More...
•My favorite cousins
•The Georgia merry-go-round
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
NOTICE Pursuant to city regulations regarding the issuance of an alcoholic beverage license, notice is hereby given to the public that an application has been filed by Mark Kersey, DBA Boogie Bar and Lounge, More...
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