Question of the week:
Are you ready to go back to school and why?
     "No, because I don't want to go back and do my work."-- Tiya Danford, Swainsboro
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Chamber Banquet set for January 31
      This year's Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet has been set for Thursday, January 31st, at East Georgia College. You'll not want to miss this event! This year's corporate sponsor is Advanced Metal Components.
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Mt. Shady bid goes to Everett Dykes
By JACQUIE BRASHER
      At a called meeting Wednesday, Jan. 2, Emanuel County Commissioners Keith Thompson, James Canady and David Oglesby voted to award the Mt. Shady Road Project (County Road 267) to Everett Dykes Grassing Company with the low bid of $269,156.70. (Commissioners Desse Davis and Brad Hooks were not prese...
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Oxendine representative to visit Swainsboro
      Georgia residents with insurance problems or questions can receive assistance directly from the Commissioner's Office by contacting his Insurance Investigator working in Emanuel County. An investigator from the Office is scheduled to be in Swainsboro from 9-11 a.m. Jan. 17 at the Courthouse.
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All Georgia birth certificates now available locally
      Emanuel County Probate Office has announced the launching of the Birth Registration component of the Vital Events Information System (VEIS) for Emanuel County Vital Records. Through this system, Emanuel County can issue records for all counties in Georgia.
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Afterschool Network receives funding
      With more than 70% of Georgia families in which both parents work, more than a million kids in Georgia may spend time away from their parents between 3 and 6 p.m., the peak hours for violent juvenile crime and children becoming victims of crime.
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SPS party
      Each month, Swainsboro Primary School holds a birthday party for students celebrating birthdays that month. Local businesses and groups supply goody bags for the party.
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