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ECI is one step closer to the Dome!
The Bulldogs are on the road to the Dome and they have just one more obstacle to go before they reach their destination. ECI will host Warren County this Friday night. Warren has only suffered two losses this season against the Lincoln County Red Devils and the Swainsboro Tigers. Warren will be one ... More...
Armed domestic stalker captured

On Monday, Nov. 26 at approximately 10:38 a.m., Garfield Police Chief Curtis Armstrong responded to a call in Garfield in regards to the possible violation of a Superior Court Family Violence Protective Order. Chief Armstrong called for assistance and Twin City Police and Emanuel County Sheriff's... More...

Join Santa in Stillmore!

Santa Claus is coming to the town of Stillmore! He will participate in the annual Stillmore Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 2. Festivities will be held from 12:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Stillmore Fire Department. The parade will begin at 3 p.m. More...

 Inside Front
•Santa letters due this Friday!
A reminder to all schools with children in Head Start through Third Grade: Your "Dear Santa" letters are due this Friday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. This is an absolute deadline! Start sending them now if you can. Due to our printing schedule, we will not be able to accept any late letters. More...
•Clarification
•Question of the week:
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 News
•Police Report
Swainsboro police officers reported the following cases: Nov. 18 Shane Carter, 37, 833 W. Moring St., Swainsboro was arrested for disorderly conduct. Nov. More...
•Jail Activity
•Sheriff's Report
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 Community
•Rev. Pearce to speak at Hillcrest BC
Rev. Louis Pearce will deliver the homecoming message at Hillcrest Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 2. Service begins at 10:30 a.m. and special music will be featured. Lunch will be served in the social hall. Rev. Pearce is presently the bivocational pastor employed at Tomlinson Funeral Home. More...
•Santa is coming
•Good Works
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 Sports
•Emanuel County Institute heads to the third bracket!
This past Friday night the ECI Bulldogs faced off against the Dooly County Bobcats for the second round of playoffs. ECI has had an incredible season and each player and coach and were not quite ready to end it just yet. They knew that Dooly County would be a tough opponent, but that was not goi... More...
•Ealey holds new state record
•Football contest results
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 Obituaries
•Robert Ray Muns, 75
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant (Retired) Robert Ray Muns, 75, will be held Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Tomlinson Funeral Home with Rev. Leonard Quick and Elder Tommy Rountree officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery... More...
•Joe Raymond Lincks, 78
•Eugene Whicker, 61
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 Columns
•Good teachers make a difference
The best teachers I ever had were also invariably the hardest teachers I had. I have little memory or appreciation of those teachers who allowed me to slide through their class with minimal effort or challenge. No, it was the teachers who demanded the most, and the teachers that I often reviled th... More...
•When skunks come for a visit
•Saving candidate Dale Cardwell
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 Editorial
•Sportsmanship!
One of the most important things taught by coaches is sportsmanship. From recreation leagues all the way to the NFL, sportsmanship is always important. Good conduct was forgotten last Friday night by Dooly County players in a horrible display of poor sportsmanship. More...
•Cartoons
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 Letters
•Shameful behavior!
This letter was sent to Georgia State School Superintendent Cathy Cox and to The Forest-Blade. DEAR MS. COX: I am writing to let you know how appalled I was at the circumstances surrounding the ECI-Dooly Co. football game last night. First of all, I've never witnessed a team (Dooly) play... More...
•Elected officials should obey laws
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. More...
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