Get News Updates Print Edition RSS RSS Feed
January 16th, 2008
Search Archives: 

Note: To view the latest breaking news, please click the button at the top of the menu to the left.
If the button is not present, it is because there has been no breaking news published yet this week.

Relay for Life' kicks off next month!
Emanuel County Relay for Life will hold a kick off celebration Tuesday, Feb. 5 at the Cadle Barn at 6:30 p.m. This year's Relay for Life event will be held April 18 and 19 at Tiger Field. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served at the kickoff party and a special "celebrity auction" will be held. More...
Jenkins is grand marshal

Donald Jenkins has been chosen the 2008 Grand Marshal for the annual Martin Luther King Day Parade on Monday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. in downtown Swainsboro. Jenkins is a native of Emanuel County and graduated from the public school system in 1968. He is married to Erma F. Jenkins, assistant superinten... More...

New home for SPD, SFD coming along nicely

The new Swainsboro Municipal Building, which will house the Swainsboro police and fire departments, is making progress. Bricks are starting to be placed on the outside and the wiring has been done. Chief Shuman expects the department to be in the new building by late summer, barring wet weather an... More...

 Inside Front
•The Blade meets Bolivia!
Jeff and Lisa Sammons, along with Abby Fields and Mikey Edenfield of Emanuel County, recently visited Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The family traveled all over the state of Bolivia for eight days which included guided tours of Amboro National Park near the Amazon jungle and the Amazon River. Bolivia borde... More...
•College financing presentation at Swainsboro High School
•Question of the week:
>> Click here for all stories
 News
•Police Report
Swainsboro police officers reported: Jan. 7 A Kenneth Dr. woman reported that the suspect, who was identified, pushed a shopping cart into her car while she was at Fred's. A Mason Dr. woman reported that she allowed her child to go home with his father and his father refuses to return the chil... More...
•Sheriff's Report
•Jail Activity
>> Click here for all stories
 Community
•Shriner elected to the highest office
C. Mack Griffin, a member of the local Swainsboro Shrine Club was elected on Jan. 12 to the office of Potentate of Alee Shriners in Savannah. This is a one-year position with the Shriners. His responsibility is to be the chief executive officer of the Fraternity for 2008. More...
•ECI Class of 1969
•Claxton graduates leadership academy
>> Click here for all stories
 Sports
•Lady Tigers pick up region win
Going into this past weekend the Lady Tigers of Swainsboro High were 2-1 in Region 3-AA, and in desperate need of a region win. Their weekend schedule would not be a light task. On Friday, the Lady Tigers played the T.W. Josey Lady Eagles, and on Saturday the Westside Augusta Lady Patriots stopped... More...
•Tigers soar over Eagles and Patriots
•DEA wrestling defeats RTCA
>> Click here for all stories
 Obituaries
•Robert L. 'Coot' Johnson Sr., 81
TWIN CITY--Funeral for Robert L. "Coot" Johnson, Sr., 81, was held Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 at 2 p.m. in Peebles-Curry Memorial Chapel with Elder Tommy Rountree officiating. Burial was in Twin City City Cemetery. He died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 at St. Joseph/Candler Hospital in Savannah after a brief i... More...
•Christine Copeland, 60
•Arthur 'Byron' Hicks, 74
>> Click here for all stories
 Columns
•Me and the gals at Art Stroll
Another Art Stroll rolled by this past weekend. In fact, Art Stroll celebrated its first anniversary in Swainsboro on Saturday. I, for one, have enjoyed them tremendously, as have many local residents who have participated. I think I have viewed more art in one year in this town than I had in all ... More...
•On a wing and a prayer
•Axiom: Don't hit women
>> Click here for all stories
 Editorial
•MLK Parade!
As one of the biggest events of the year, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade never ceases to thrill and delight the hundreds who show up to watch friends and neighbors walk the parade. This year's parade on Monday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. should be no exception. Make plans now to attend the p... More...
•Cartoons
>> Click here for all stories
 Letters
•Reader commends healthcare facility
DEAR EDITOR: I am a resident and past resident of Heritage Healthcare of Swainsboro, known in the past as Swainsboro Nursing Home. I am inviting any and everyone to come out and visit. The staff is excellent. They are all loving, caring, and compassionate people. More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Legals
•Legal Notices
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY. WHEREAS, heretofore on January 10, 2003, DANLEY DWAYNE HART did deliver to DURDEN BANKING COMPANY, INC. More...
>> Click here for all stories