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Swainsboro great-grandmother wins $1 million lottery!
A Swainsboro greatgrandmother of two is a big winner in the lottery. Helen Tanajewski, 82, is one of four Millionaire Raffle winners who won $1 million in the statewide drawing held July 7. "I went to the Georgia Lottery Web site on Saturday night and saw my numbers," she said. "I giggled and hol... More...
Enmark robbed at gunpoint

Enmark on South Main Street in Swainsboro was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday, July 10 at around 10 p.m. According to a Swainsboro Police Department report, Enmark employee Tanishia Rich reported that an unknown black male brandishing a black handgun approached the store and demanded money. Offender w... More...

Swainsboro High School FBLA team wins national competition

Twenty-one members of the Swainsboro High School Future Business Leaders of America chapter recently had the opportunity to represent their school and community at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Ill. For the first time ever, SHS FBLA had two national first place winners. More...

 News
•Blood drive
Emanuel Medical Center will sponsor a Blood Drive on Thursday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be located at the Emanuel Medical Center front parking lot. Donors are reminded to bring their donor card or photo ID, and every donor will receive a free cholesterol screening. More...
•Magician!
•Question of the week:
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 Community
•Miss Emanuel County, Miss Southeast Georgia pageants
The 2008 Miss Emanuel County & Miss Southeast Georgia Scholarship Pageants are rapidly approaching. The 30th Anniversary of the pageants will be held August 11. Orientation for the contestants who will be competing was held Saturday, July 14 at Queensborough National Bank & Trust and Swainsboro Ci... More...
•Whitfield joins Swainsboro Tech staff
•Week of dedication at Seed of Life
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 Obituaries
•Johnnie Grate, 75
TWIN CITY--Funeral for Johnnie Grate, 75, was held Monday, July 16, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Mosley Funeral Home with Rev. Amos Handsome officiating. Burial was in Rountree Grove Church Cemetery. He died July 12, 2007 after an extended illness. More...
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 Columns
•Tales from the Swamp- Part 7
You know, I have to admit that telling stories about growing up in the Swamp is a lot more fun than actually doing it. There's not much for a kid of 13 to do in an area mostly inhabited by people who, by my estimate at the time, were older than dirt. However, there was one place that was pretty mu... More...
•A tale of two choices
•Our Dr. Phil goes to war on the war
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 Letters
•Reader says 'no' to universal healthcare
DEAR EDITOR: As much as I personally like columnist Jacquie Brasher, I must insist that the answer to her question about universal health care in the July 11 Forest-Blade is: NO, we do not need universal health care in the United States. Universal health care is synonymous with government-run ... More...
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
Georgia, Emanuel County Swainsboro, Georgia Notice is hereby given that the city of Swainsboro has levied upon the following property of Carl Ann Locket, to satisfy city taxes owing to the said city for the year(s) of: 2006, More...
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