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Flat Creek Dairy has grand opening
Grand opening of Flat Creek Lodge Dairy was held Saturday, June 9. A country picnic was held on the grounds of Flat Creek Lodge. The micro-dairy, only the second of its kind in the state of Georgia, will be using the milk of its Jersey cows to make artisan cheeses. More...
Enjoying the day

Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin spent some time with residents of Emanuel County at the grand opening of Flat Creek Lodge Dairy. He is seen here chatting with Dr. Madison Dixon of Swainsboro. More...

SHS gym plans unveiled

At Emanuel County Board of Education's Monday meeting, Superintendent Butch Frye unveiled the architectural drawings of the new Swainsboro High School gymnasium. Bids for the construction of the gym will begin in late June. Also at the meeting, Superintendent Frye welcomed Jean Schwabe as the new... More...

 Inside Front
•Question of the week:
"Yes, he was an American icon."-- Barb Moore, Swainsboro More...
•'A Million Thanks'
•Resource day
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 News
•Ida Belle
The Ida Belle Williams Book Club will have its annual picnic luncheon on Tuesday, June 19 at Spivey Clubhouse. The covered dish luncheon is at 12 noon. Members may contact Angela McClellen (237-6674) for further information. More...
•Police Report
•Jail Activity
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 Community
•Zack's fish!
Zack Phillips, 8, of Oak Park caught his first big fish recently and what a monster it was! The largemouth bass weighed about 8 pounds. Zack caught the fish in his grandfather Daee's pond. He is the son of Phillip and Beth Phillips. More...
•Clark selected to attend Boys' State
•Miller, Story announce engagement
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 Sports
•Webb signs with Brewton Parker
Derek Webb, a 2007 Honor graduate from Swainsboro High School, visited Brewton Parker College on May 30, 2007 and signed a Letter of Intent to play baseball with the Barons during the 2007-2008 season. He will be receiving a baseball scholarship beginning this fall. Derek played varsity baseball f... More...
•TC Mite League Champs
•TC Midget League Champs
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 Obituaries
•Frank O. Edenfield, 77
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for Frank O. Edenfield, 77, was held Friday, June 8, 2007 at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of Peebles-Curry- Durden Mortuary with Rev. Wilmer Hall and Rev. Wayne Page officiating. Burial was in Swainsboro City Cemetery. He died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at Emanuel Medical Center after a b... More...
•Mary Lou Patrevito, 76
•Alvie E. Scott Sr., 77
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 Columns
•Tales from the Swamp, Part 6
I was lucky enough to take one of the coolest classes this past semester: Experimental Archaeology. Yeah, it's a big complicated name, but really, we tended to call it Underwater Basket Weaving 101, because, honestly, we did that one week. More...
•The devotional life
•A star is born--maybe
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
Notice Of Petition To Change Name Georgia, Emanuel County Notice is hereby given that Wendy Boulineau Jordan, the undersigned, filed her petition to the Superior Court of Emanuel County of Emanuel County, Georgia, More...
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