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Getting serious about trash
Beginning this week the City of Swainsboro will be focusing more attention on the growing problem of litter in the community. One way of doing this might not be too popular, especially if you're in the habit of throwing trash from your car or leaving garbage and litter on the streets. More...
County proposes going 'smoke-free'

At its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 22, Emanuel County Commissioners authorized Administrator Ezra Price and County Attorney Franklin Edenfield to develop a Smoke Free Environment written policy to prevent county employees from smoking in county maintained vehicles. This would entail vehicles such as bul... More...

Free golf lessons!

Will Claxton is a professional golfer playing on the PGAHooters Tour. Claxton is donating three golf lessons along with a round of golf for the Emanuel County Relay for Life Celebrity Auction. The value of his service is over $150. He is a native of Swainsboro, a graduate of Swainsboro High School... More...

 Inside Front
•Free food
A mass food distribution will be held at Emanuel County Senior Center in Swainsboro Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m. Food will be given to the first 150 families on a first come, first served basis. Bring a picture ID, and know the number of persons in the household as well as monthly income. Ca... More...
•Open Mic Nite
•Question of the week:
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 News
•What is the Relay Kickoff?
Emanuel County Relay for Life is just around the corner and it's time for the Kickoff. What is the Kickoff? Well, it's the event that signifies the time to come together as a community, form teams, make donations, become a corporate sponsor and raise money to cure cancer. This year's Kickoff celeb... More...
•Police Report
•Jail Activity
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 Community
•Author Dale Cramer to visit East Georgia College
W. Dale Cramer, Georgia novelist, will speak at East Georgia College in the auditorium of the Luck Flanders Gambrell Center on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. More...
•Author to visit Franklin Memorial
•Mexican Culture Day
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 Sports
•SECRD results
On Jan. 22 in Mite Girls Basketball the Rockets tied the Hornets 12-12. For the Rockets E'Miyah Allen and Zykia Archie scored 4 points, while Tamaria Sherrod and Akira Durden both scored 2 points. The high scorer for the Hornets was LaDerrica Knight with 6 points. Kalen Wadley also contributed 4 p... More...
•Gladiator Wrestling competes in Lyons
•SHS wrestlers participate in Shamrock Shuffle
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 Obituaries
•Solomon Jennings Youmans, 100
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for Solomon Jennings Youmans, 100, was held Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the Peebles Curry Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ray Jenkins officiating. Burial was in Swainsboro City Cemetery. He died Thursday Jan. 24, 2008 at the Community Hospice of Vidalia after an extende... More...
•Alma Peebles Anderson, 94
•Glenda G. Pollett, 71
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 Columns
•I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille
I'm going through withdrawal. How long is this craziness going to last? When will I be whole again? How am I to live? I'm talking about the Writer's Guild strike, by the way. No TV-holic like me should be subject to this kind of torture! I want new shows, and I want them now! More...
•Arts in Emanuel
•Let the vetting begin
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 Editorial
•Litter!
We applaud Mayor Charles Schwabe and the city of Swainsboro for taking a hard stance on litter. (Read today's front page article.) See Page 15A this week and look at the photos of the unsightly trash in our community. You will understand why city and county officials are so frustrated. We say, "E... More...
•Cartoons
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 Letters
•You have no right to dump your dogs!
DEAR EDITOR: This is a report of dogs from the Swainsboro- Emanuel County Animal Shelter from January until December of 2007. We received a total of 895 dogs. Of this number, 262 came from the City of Swainsboro and 633 came from the county. We had 34 reclaimed by owners. We adopted out 145 and... More...
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, EMANUEL COUNTY On May 13, 2004, CAROLYN L. PHILLIPS delivered to MAGNOLIA STATE BANK, A DIVISION OF BANK OF EASTMAN a certain security deed containing power of sale in order More...
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