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15-0, STATE CHAMPIONS!!
ECI Coach Milan Turner addresses his team after their victory Friday night. Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs were the big winners Friday night in Cordele as they faced off against Wilcox County. The Dawgs triumphed, 41-21! For more on the Bulldogs' victory, see Page 9A. More...
We love Santa Claus!

Santa Claus delighted the many children who came out to Swainsboro-Emanuel County Airport to greet him when he flew in on Dec. 8. Santa was on hand to listen to what the kids want for Christmas. More...

Remains of missing woman found

The skeletal remains of a woman missing for four years has been found on land about two miles from where she first disappeared on June 16, 2003. More...

 News
•U.S. Senate passes 2007 Farm Bill
The United States Senate passed the 2007 Farm Bill by a vote of 79 to 14. U. S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member, managed the bill along with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, D- Iowa. More...
•Police Report
•Sheriff's Report
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 Community
•EMC volunteer officers named
At the annual Christmas party held recently for the Emanuel Medical Center Volunteers, officers for the upcoming year were installed by Beth Hudson, director of community relations. Ted Stockholm will service as president; Kathy Bell, vice president; Patricia Coleman, secretary; and Annette Evans,... More...
•Here comes Santa!
•Visiting corn maze
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 Sports
•ECI: We're the state champions!
This past Friday night the ECI Bulldogs faced off against the Wilcox Co. Patriots for the Class-A State Championship. Everything the Bulldogs had worked for, everything they had accomplished was leading straight to this moment. The ECI guys had more than enough determination to win this game and t... More...
•Swainsboro High School hosts third Annual Matthew Anders Memorial
•2007-2008 SHS Tiger Wrestling schedule
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 Obituaries
•Evie Sikes Flanders, 94
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for Evie Sikes Flanders, 94, was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 at Peebles Curry Memorial Chapel with Rev. Wilmer Hall and Rev. Wayne Page officiating. Burial was in Swainsboro City Cemetery. She died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 at Emanuel Medical Center. More...
•Lois Dickerson Moye, 88
•Louise Moore Lamb
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 Columns
•Forever Christmas Eve
About three years ago, my beau Mark gave me a folk art painting with a scene of a snow-laden, star-filled village entitled "Forever Christmas Eve." Of course I thought it was a unique, thoughtful and lovely gift, but asked, "Honey, what made you think to give me such a beautiful present?" Mark rep... More...
•Baldacci & Sullivan
•The dreaded 'O' word
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 Editorial
•History was made!
History was made by the Emanual County Institute football team Friday night. The Bulldogs completed a perfect season and won their first ever state championship. The football players are the stars on the field and we applaud them one and all. More...
•Cartoons
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 Letters
•Proud of our community!
DEAR EDITOR: I have always been proud to say that I am from Emanuel County but never more so than last Friday at noon in the Georgia Dome! Looking out over the sea of red (and I'm not talking about Clinch County red either) was overwhelming. We were loud and proud! More...
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER Because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Security Deed, dated April 3, 2007, executed by HENRY R. SMITH to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. More...
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