'Hogzilla' II killed by locals
By AGAN TANKERSLEY
      After receiving a phone call early one morning, I was informed that a 891- pound hog was killed in Washington County by some friends. Marshall Powell was mowing the roads on their family plantation when the monster hog came out into the road. Powell attempted to kill the hog, but the animal was to...
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Question of the week:
What role do local farmers play in today's society?
     "Just drive around our area and look. Our local farmers are at the center of our economy. They are some of the big players that help drive our economic engine. Nearly everything we, as humans, consume or use has something to do with agriculture. Without the local farmer we would be in a mess."-- Wad...
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Fourteen sentenced in Superior Court
      Fourteen people were sentenced in Emanuel County Superior Court Oct. 16 and 17 by Middle Judicial Circuit Court Judges Robert S. Reeves and Kathy S. Palmer respectively. Oct. 16 Shawn Lenard Mutch negotiated a plea of guilty on 2 counts of robbery and 1 count aggravated assault.
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