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$10,000 check for Dellwood VFD
Bill Huett, Dellwood Volunteer Fire Department chief, accepts $10,000 check from Mrs. Tot Free, chairman of the board of Jefferson Energy Foundation. The money was made available for a new quick response truck through the Foundation's Operation Roundup Program. Other members of Dellwood Volunteer ... More...
Bond set for Edgar Thomas

The man accused of killing Chico Washington just last month, saw his first day in court Dec. 26. Edgar Thomas was granted bond by Judge Bobby Reeves, in the amount of $100,000 cash or $200,000 property value. The decision came after talks of Thomas' past criminal history, being a potential threat... More...

'Rural Free Delivery' revisited in art stroll show

On Saturday, Jan. 12, Gallery RFD will present the second annual exhibition of mailed artwork created by amateur and professional artists called "The Art of Communication." The exhibition will include artwork by hundreds of artists from all over the United States. More...

 Inside Front
•EGC has new entrance
The new East Georgia College Entrance Road will open on Jan. 7. The new entrance road is located off of Lamb's Bridge Road, inside the Technology Park corridor. "The road is a beautiful stretch of nearly a mile through the forested portion of the campus and will be an educational corridor detail... More...
•County Commission
•Question of the week:
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 News
•Looking back over the years in Emanuel County
5 Years Ago Emanuel County Probate Judge, Don Wilkes, swore in the new Emanuel County Commissioner, James Ray Canady, and Commissioners David A. Oglesby and Keith R. Thompson. 10 Years Ago Ricky Stevens was sworn in as the new Swainsboro mayor at the city council's first meeting of the year a... More...
•The Blade meets San Francisco!
•Top 10 things to do with a used Christmas tree
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 Community
•Wilson is new co-director at RFD
After an intensive application process, Gallery RFD has hired Mary Wilson as the new co-director of Gallery RFD. Wilson will take over the position as Education and Outreach co-director at the gallery. She is a native of Athens but attended graduate school in California. Upon her return, she visit... More...
•Arum Rae to perform Jan. 12
•E.C.I. class of 1967 holds reunion
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 Obituaries
•Marvin 'Garbutt' Fountain, 80
ADRIAN--Funeral for Marvin "Garbutt" Fountain, 80, was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 at the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home with Rev. Betsy Caudill, Dr. Jack Key and Elder Spencer Fussell officiating. Burial was in Dublin Memorial Gardens. He died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007 after a br... More...
•Jane Adams Calhoun, 88
•Ralph J. Barnes, 86
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 Columns
•California dreamin'on a winter's day
Just got back from Berkeley, California, and I'm drowsy. It's the three-hour time difference--or so I like to tell myself. I lost three hours when I returned. That's a lot of sleep! My brother Chris, whom I had not seen since 2002, picked me up at the San Francisco Airport in a brand new BMW M5. ... More...
•News from the Farm
•Savvy Senior
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 Editorial
•Mentoring month
National Mentoring Month will be celebrated in January. "Thank Your Mentor Day" on Jan. 24 will mark the fifth annual "Thank Your Mentor Day," which many mentoring programs select as a day of volunteer recognition. More...
•Cartoons
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 Letters
•Congratulations, ECI!
DEAR EDITOR: I didn't have a dog in this fight, but I wish I had! I am an outsider looking in from a small town 20 miles up the road. I have been dating a pretty woman from Garfield that is a diehard ECI fan, so I was forced to go to ECI games. Forced at first, that is. I don't think I missed a ... More...
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
Georgia, Emanuel County Probate Court To: Clark K. Brockman has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Michelle Singers, deceased, of said County. More...
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