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October 31st, 2007
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Spook-O-Ree!
Swainsboro Cub Scout Pack 75 joined other cub scouts from the Georgia-Carolina Council at the annual Spook-O-Ree recently. The scouts and their families camped Friday night and Saturday night. During the day on Saturday, the boys participated in activities such as Archery, BB Shooting, Bowling, So... More...
Octoberfest!

Swainsboro Kiwanis will host its annual Octoberfest on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at The Boneyard from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Children are welcome to come in costume and enjoy free candy, popcorn, cotton candy and sodas. More...

Time change!

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine is urging Georgians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks back to standard time on Nov. 4. Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m., when clocks are set back one hour. More...

 Inside Front
•Question of the week:
"To get candy and look at scary costumes!"-- Kirsten Gray, Swainsboro More...
•Nursing Home to be refurbished
•Photo ID required
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 News
•Police Report
Swainsboro police officers reported the following cases: Oct. 22 An Old Nunez Rd. woman reported someone stole two bicycles from her yard. A King Circle Dr. woman reported someone damaged her screen door. A King Circle Dr. woman reported a woman, who was identified, hit her on her mouth. More...
•One cited for DUI
•Jail Activity
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 Community
•Superheroes!
The Sunshine House Children's Advocacy Center welcomed superheroes and friends to an afternoon party on Thursday, Oct. 25. More...
•Local 4-H performs with Jennifer Nettles
•Dayfall wins at Club La Vela
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 Sports
•SHS Tigers bring down Josey, 50-0
After an entire week of Homecoming activities, the Tigers were clearly ready to play some ball. The stands were packed and everyone was pumped from the "extracurricular activities" that only Homecoming brings. It was our Homecoming game, and the Tigers were dead set on showing Josey who was boss. More...
•Thomas Jefferson blanks DEA
•Football contest results
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 Obituaries
•Clifford Green, 77
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for Clifford Green, 77, will be held Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 at 1 p.m. at St. James Baptist Church with Rev. Bennie Brinson officiating, and Rev. Marque Johnson assisting. Burial will be in Swainsboro City Cemetery. He died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007 at Medical College of Georgia aft... More...
•Linnie Rheney Taylor, 65
•Loretta Fields Brown, 71
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 Columns
•Halloween on Barbara Avenue
When we first moved to Barbara Avenue ten years ago, we had no idea the Halloween tradition was such a huge deal in the area. We were soon told around the time of Halloween that our neighborhood (which includes Margaret Blvd., Prince Ave., Golf Dr., Oak Lawn, etc.) was traditionally considered a h... More...
•Indian crafts and lore
•A tale of two scandals
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 Letters
•The lottery was a mistake
DEAR EDITOR: Years ago, before the state of Georgia voted on having a lottery, a woman stood up in church pleading us not to vote for it. She had moved to Swainsboro from another state. She said she had seen her state go from being very prosperous to a state of shambles. More...
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY Because of default in the payment of the indebtedness, secured by a Security Deed executed by Michael E. Monger to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. More...
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