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Drug bust nets 31
Beginning around 5:20 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, authorities began rounding up drug dealers in Emanuel County. More...
Accident on Lambs Bridge

This accident occurred on Lambs Bridge Road and South Circle Drive on Wednesday, March 12 at about 1:16 p.m. Derrish Lamont Green of Swainsboro, driver of this Toyota Camry, was traveling west on Thigpen Drive and an Oldsmobile Achieva driven by Cherry Darlene Hill of Twin City was traveling north... More...

Early morning wreck

At 5:39 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, Georgia State Patrol Trooper Benjamin Allen Forehand of Swainsboro was involved in a one-car accident. Forehand, 37, was traveling south on GA 4 outside of Oak Park when his vehicle drifted to the west shoulder of the road. More...

 News
•Pond weed management class offered
The Emanuel County Extension Office is offering a free class on Pond Weed Management on Monday, March 24. The class will be held at the Varner 4-H Center in Swainsboro beginning at 7 p.m. More...
•Police Report
•Jail Activity
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 Community
•Canady arrives February 20
Brad and Melissa Canady of Grovetown proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Mackenzie Blair Canady, February 20, 2008 at the University Hospital in Augusta. Maternal grandparents are Dave and Patti Madsen of Roswell. Paternal grandparents are Danny and Cheryl Canady of Cannochee. Mackenzie ... More...
•Walden arrives February 20
•Correction
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 Sports
•Track and field meet slated April 12
Swainsboro-Emanuel County Recreation Department will hold its countywide track and field meet Saturday, April 12 at 10 a.m. at Swainsboro High School's Tiger Field. (Participants should report at 9:30. Meet will begin promptly at 10 a.m.)Boys and girls ages 7 - 14 may compete in three events (two ... More...
•Pierce wins title
•NASCAR!
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 Obituaries
•Morris Lawson Smith, 73
SWAINSBORO--Funeral for Morris Lawson Smith, 73, was held Friday, March 14, 2008 at 2 p.m. in the Peebles Curry Memorial Chapel with Jerry Brown officiating. Burial was in Swainsboro City Cemetery. He died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Emanuel Medical Center after an extended illness. More...
•Pasco Sidney Bryant, 81
•Juanita Flanders Lawson, 88
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 Columns
•The Usuals do New York, part 4
It appears I have been remiss in my duties as writer these past few weeks. I can't help but wonder if y'all are still interested in my New York adventures, so I'll throw this last one out here and you'll have to tell me if you want more! More...
•'Trouble with young people' is just generational
•How to shut up a liberal and lose an election
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 Editorial
•Nabbed!
Congratulations to Emanuel County Sheriff's Department, Swainsboro Police, Twin City Police, Emanuel County Drug Task Force and all other authorities and agents involved with the latest drug bust in Emanuel County. The raid rounded up 31 people who were charged with a variety of offenders. More...
•Political Cartoons
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain security deed from Word of God Outreach Center, Inc. More...
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