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Happy Birthday, Dr. King!
A local daycare celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day with a colorful float in the annual parade Monday. Young and old alike braved the chilly temperatures to get a glimpse of the many entries in this year's parade. (Photo by Jacquie Brasher.) More...
Bulldog Band!

The Emanuel County Institute Bulldog Marching Band, under direction of Jim McBride, was in top form on Monday, Jan. 21 during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day Parade in downtown Swainsboro. (Photo by Jacquie Brasher.) More...

Precinct changes

Precinct changes are in effect for the following locations. Such changes shall be in effect for the Feb. 5 Presidential Preference Primary and for all elections occurring thereafter. For questions, contact the Elections Office at (478) 237-3471. More...

 News
•Police Report
Due to the Martin Luther King Day public holiday, the following is an abbreviated report. A complete report will be printed next week. Jan. 14 A Ralph Smith Place man reported that his dog went missing and someone told him the suspect, who was identified, had the dog. When he went to t... More...
•Jail Activity
•Sheriff's Report
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 Community
•Derden to lead 'Sherman's March'
Dr. John K. Derden, emeritus professor of history at East Georgia College, will conduct a tour of sites associated with Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's 1864 march through east central Georgia on Saturday, Feb. 9. The tour will begin at 9 a.m. with a pre-trip orientation in Room C- 240 of ... More...
•Turner at Exchange
•Good Shepherd welcomes Rev. Ron Southerland
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 Sports
•Bulldogs receive Championship trophy
In Twin City, a very special team and special group of people gathered in the auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. The Bulldog Nation was honored with the presentation of the Class AState Championship trophy. Bulldog Alumni, Patty Hendley, had the honor and pleasure of presenting the trophy to M... More...
•A meal fit for Champions
•ECI Football Banquet
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 Obituaries
•Charlotte Ann Driggs Cahill
GARFIELD--Funeral for Charlotte Ann Driggs Cahill M.T. (ASCP) was held Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Wood Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Tidwell officiating. Burial was in Hebron Cemetery in Garfield. She died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 at her residence. More...
•Ida Carrie Mimbs Jones
•Mattie Wright Mack, 97
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 Columns
•The Usuals do New York, part 2
If you've never hailed a taxi in New York, you really have never experienced the absolute hopelessness and feeling of self idiocy that really defines the sport. Maybe it was just me, but standing on the side of the street waving your arm like crazy so an utter stranger can pick you up and take you... More...
•'Macedonia Passage--Dangerous Cargo'
•The suckers are still biting
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 Editorial
•Litterbugs!
See Page 2C of today's paper and you will be appalled at the mountains of trash that people throw out on the roadsides. The staff of The Forest-Blade felt compelled to photograph this eyesore and to bring it to your attention. Litter is a huge problem in Georgia, and Emanuel County is no excepti... More...
•Cartoons
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 Letters
•Bravo to ECI Band!
DEAR EDITOR: I'd like to take this opportunity to shout "Bravo!" for the ECI Bulldogs Marching Band and Dancers. Congratulations to you and your great year. This year you were able to realize that you were a part of a history-making success story in Twin City. You added the soul and spirit of t... More...
•Hello, Swainsboro!
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 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...
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