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August 15th, 2007
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Hwy. 57 wreck
This wreck occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 8:55 a.m. on Hwy. 57. According to the Georgia State Patrol report, Nicole Hudson (in Pontiac Grand Prix) was traveling west on Hwy. 57. when she fell asleep at the wheel and her vehicle traveled off the south edge of the roadway, striking a culvert with i... More...
School enrollment up

Superintendent Butch Frye announced at Monday's Board of Education meeting that enrollment in Emanuel County Schools is up. "We're up a good bit from last year," he said. "We are real pleased with the numbers." More students are expected to join the flock through Labor Day. More...

Waters is new head of DEA

The new school year began at David Emanuel Academy on Monday, and with a new head of school and a new athletic director, students and families can expect a year of changes. But all of those changes will reflect the continuation of the school's No. 1 priority: Providing a safe and wholesome learnin... More...

 Inside Front
•Question of the week:
"We have a few old bridges in the area that could be replaced."-- Taurean White, Statesboro More...
•Ribbon cutting
•Staff orientation
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 News
•New Pilot officers installed
Pilot Club of Emanuel County has elected a new slate of officers for 2007- 2008. Officers are: Joyce Fennell president, Linda Carmichael president elect, Judy Wells treasurer, and Candy Powers secretary. Directors are: Carol Sherrod, Karen Vereen, Ann Lawson, Frances Palmore, and Linda Hooks (pas... More...
•4-H places in state tournament
•EGHC celebrates Health Week
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 Community
•Blistering!
This 108 degree temperature was recorded at Citizens Bank last week. Temperatures are expected to be as high this week as well. Residents are advised not to be outdoors if they don't have to be. Stay cool, Emanuel County! More...
•Hooks awarded scholarship from Pilot International
•Auditions slated at Guido Gardens
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 Sports
•Chipper Josh scores a double!
Josh Meeks of Kite scored a huge double offshore fishing with Capt. Jim Mason out of Shellmans' Bluff. Pictured above, Josh shows off his two Red Snapper caught with live bait in 70 ft of water approximately 50 miles off the GA coast. The first Snapper weighed in at 17lbs and the second came in at... More...
•Calling all prospective football players
•2007-2008 Lady Tigers Volleyball
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 Obituaries
•Rev. Roy Edwin 'Ed' Thompson, 79
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for Rev. Roy Edwin "Ed" Thompson, age 79, was held Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Grady Collins and Rev. Burton Dixon officiating. Burial was in Swainsboro City Cemetery with Dr. Robert Blankenship officiating. He died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2... More...
•Marie Owens Joiner, 72
•Roscoe Trip Ashley Page III
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 Columns
•Barb's Bookcase: Waller and Wilder
Robert James Waller, the author of "The Bridges of Madison County" has a new book out titled "The Long Night of Winchell Dear." Waller's newest tale is narrated in his slow-paced style, which we are familiar with from his previous stories. An old-time gambler, a Texas poker player, waits on his ra... More...
•News from the Farm
•In the black-white game, aces are green
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
Case # 0M165 Misty Moye has petitioned to change names of minor children Lawrence Gable Lopez and Isis Neivess Lopez to Lawrence Gable Moye and Isis Neivessa Moye petition has been filed in the Superior Court of Emanuel County this More...
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