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Back to school! Emanuel County School System children will be back at school starting today. According to Superintendent Butch Frye, Emanuel County Schools have a "Pupil-teacher ratio of 22 to 1 in Pre-K through third grade; and 25 to 1 in grades 4-12. All public schools are accredited by the Georgia Accrediting ... More ...
Members of Swainsboro-Emanuel County Chamber of Commerce, Joint Development Authorities, city and county officials recently toured Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle located near Waynesboro. Hosted by Kenny Griffin, local Georgia Power manager, the tour was designed to educate the local group on the ad... More ... Police Report Swainsboro police officers reported the following cases: July 30 A Hwy 152 woman reported she was bitten on the leg by a German Sheppard. She later admitted to provoking the dog. A Lexsy Nunez Rd. man reported a woman, who was identified, entered his vehicle while it was parked at the Time Sav... More ... Jail Activity The following persons have been booked into Emanuel County Jail, according to Emanuel County Sheriff Tyson Stephens, on warrants obtained by one of several local law enforcement agencies, designated by each name: More ... Sheriff's Report Emanuel County Sheriff's deputies reported the following cases: July 25 A Wyatt Cir. man reported someone broke into his shop and stole numerous tools. A Wyatt Cir. man reported someone broke into two of his buildings and his shop, damaging the building. Tools and fishing tackle were taken. More ... GSP reports 18 traffic accidents in July Georgia State Patrol at Swainsboro investigated 18 traffic accidents in Emanuel County during May. These accidents resulted in 12 injuries and no deaths. Sgt. First Class J.L. Brewer said troopers from Post 19 also issued 248 traffic citations in the county for the month. More ... One cited for DUI The following is a list of all DUI citations released from files of Georgia State Patrol for Emanuel County and Swainsboro Police Department this week. Those cited for DUI are as follows: Georgia State Patrol: Juan Louis Garcia,27, Rt. 1 Box 75, Twin City, July 29, 8:40 p.m. More ...
An appreciation service and revival for Bishop and Missionary McMillan of Swainsboro will be held from Aug. 14-19. Pastor McMillan has been preaching on WJRS for 29 years and serviced Bible Time Deliverance Church, located in Statesboro. All services start at 8 p.m. each night. More ...
Officers of the Emanuel County Institute FFA Chapter were part of the nearly 200 chapter officers representing twentythree FFA chapters from across Georgia that attended the 2007 Chapter Officer Leadership Training conference. More ... Teen driving safety Having lost their son in a car accident last summer, the Webb family of Emanuel County has launched a campaign, called Road Rules for Reid, to help prevent this from happening to other teenagers. Reid's death left a lot of unanswered questions and Reid's mother Leigh was determined to answer them.... More ... Anew way of doing business From Emanuel County Department of Family and Children Services Family Preservation Services will be the name used for services provided previously as Child Protective Ongoing Services. This program is designed to provide support for families in need and reducing the possibility that children will be removed from the home. The Department of Family and Children... More ...
Pictured left to right (front row) are Exchange Club Director Wes Wilkes; Club Director Corey Kraus; President-Elect Jay Patel; and 2007-08 President Mark Williams. Back row (L to R) Out-going President of the Swainsboro Exchange Club Watson Mosley; Club Director Donald Avery; Club Secretary Billy C... More ...
Pictured are Watson Mosley, former Swainsboro Exchange Club president, and L. C. "Shot" Strange, 2007 Exchangite of the Year. At the recent Swainsboro Exchange Club's Officer Installation/Ladies Evening, Mr. Strange was presented the Josh Hunnicutt Memorial Exchangite of the Year Service Award, for ... More ...
Benji Fennell, Special Agent with East Central Georgia Drug Task Force, was recently presented the Bobby Powell Memorial Award by Swainsboro Exchange Club for outstanding service and achievement. This is one of the Exchange Club's top awards given annually for outstanding service to the community. P... More ... Animal sciences pave way to fill vet need By Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia Last year, 543 students applied to the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, one of only 28 veterinary colleges in the country. Less than 100 got in. Paige Carmichael rolled off these numbers to a group of high school students on the Athens, Ga., campus for "Animal Science in Acti... More ... No. 1 cause of injury in elementary school: Playground accidents Playground accidents are the leading cause of injury to children in elementary school. Each year, in the United States, approximately 150,000 children ages 5 to 14 go to the emergency room with accidental injuries involving playground equipment - and 3 out of 4 playground accidents occur on publi... More ...
Georgia Southern University recently hosted 47 area science teachers who participated in Project SENSE. Emanuel County teachers who attended Project SENSE were: Kay Mincey from Twin City Elementary and Cindy Smith from Emanuel County Institute. Melanie Martin also attended. More ...
David Emanuel Academy Future Business Leaders of America chapter had its first opportunity to represent their school at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. More ... Georgia hunting seasons and regulations guide available The 2007-2008 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide now is available announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). This guide provides information on season dates, bag limits, hunting licenses, wildlife management areas and much more and is avail... More ... Emanuel County School buses are ready to roll! School bells will soon be ringing in the halls and classrooms of Emanuel County Schools. School buses will be filled with students eager to begin the 2007-2008 term. Students will report for their first day of classes on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, according to Superintendent Butch Frye. More ... What's good about prepackaged lunches? Not much By Dan Rahn University of Georgia Prepackaged lunches are just so convenient and so appealing to kids. But are they nutritious? Are they a good buy? For that matter, are they really easy for your child to take to school? No, no and no, says a University of Georgia nutritionist. More ...
Summer Semester 2007 at East Georgia College rose to a new summertime high in student enrollment. The total student enrollment this summer was 781 students. This jump marks a record-breaking 13% increase over summer of 2006 and 30% over the summer of 2005. The on-campus summer enrollment in Swainsbo... More ... Succulent plants overcome summer, winter, water stresses By Bodie Pennisi University of Georgia The summer heat and water restrictions seem to affect gardeners and gardens alike: they make us wilt right along with our plants. Naturally, we wish we'd planted more heatand drought-tolerant plants. If they happen to be winter-hardy too, so much the better. More ... |
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