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Dillard charged in 2003 murder
According to Emanuel County Sheriff J. Tyson Stephens, Leonard Dillard, 42, of the Cross-Green Community has been charged with the June 2003 Murder of Verdell Moore. More...
Spotlight on Industry

The Swainsboro-Emanuel County Chamber of Commerce and The Forest-Blade proudly introduce a new feature spotlighting local industries and businesses. Advanced Metal Components is the first industry to be featured. See page 13A to learn more about the success story of the locally grown industry. More...

Swainsboro Police Department arrests two

On Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:30 p.m., Swainsboro Police officers arrested David LeWayne Doyle, 29, of Swainsboro for aggravated child molestation on a 13-year-old female relative. Doyle was arrested after crime lab reports of DNA samples from he and the victim proved to a mathematical certainty ... More...

 Inside Front
•Question of the week:
"I plan to enjoy them while they last and to spend time with my friends at the beach."-- Robert Cuyler, Swainsboro More...
•Emanuel County Ministerial Association to host revival
•VIP Tour plans finalized
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 News
•FCCLA competes in Evans
On Saturday, March 17th, Swainsboro High School FCCLA members competed at Region 6 Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) events at Lakeside Middle School in Evans. FCCLA members Whitney Calhoun, Whitney Jackson, Natasha Hidlebaugh, Zach Henry, Stephanie Jones and Trey Wiley all advanced t... More...
•Savvy Senior: Staying safe behind the wheel: Tips for older drivers
•SMS Science Fair
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 Community
•Miss Stanley, Mr. Wilkerson announce engagement
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Stanley of Warner Robins announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brandelyn Renee (Brandy) Stanley, to Christopher (Chris) Wilkerson of Warner Robins. The future groom is the son of Johnny Wilkerson of Swainsboro. More...
•New Arrivals
•Miss Hall, Mr. Johnson announce engagement
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 Sports
•A handful of deuces and aces
The Swainsboro Tiger tennis season is nearly halfway over, but the Tigers haven't slowed down at all. Every chance the Tigers get they are practicing at either East Georgia College or Harmon Park. All of their hard work is really showing. More...
•Tigers are on the ball!
•Foots lands lunker
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 Obituaries
•John Gideon "Jack" Brown, 61
AUGUSTA - Funeral services for John Gideon "Jack" Brown, 61, were held on Friday, March 28, 2008 at First Baptist Church, Augusta, at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Greg De- Loach officiating. Burial was at 4 p.m. at the Twin City Cemetery with the Elder Michael R. Gray officiating. John Gideon "Jack" Brown,... More...
•Stacy Lee Hanlin, 43
•Mary Louise Newkirk, 87
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 Columns
•So long, farewell…thank you
After ten years of writing for this newspaper, the time has come for me to bid all of you a fond farewell. It's perhaps a little sooner than I had hoped that I would be writing this exit piece, but times are a-changin' and an economic recession has decided that my time to go is now. More...
•"We're all in this together"
•Brain Vitamins for Democrats
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 Editorial
•Spotlight on Industry:
In this issue, The Forest-Blade and The Swainsboro Emanuel County Chamber of Commerce begin a monthly feature spotlighting a local business or industry. We are proud of our local businesses and industries and their many accomplishments. Our first industry to be featured is Advanced Metal Component... More...
•Political Cartoons
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 Letters
•Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor, I have been reading in the Swainsboro Blade newspaper about getting Swainsboro cleaned up of trash on our roadways. I would like to tell you about a man that has been doing just that for a long time. More...
•Raising up Godly children
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
Emanuel County Probate Court Melanie Maxwell has petitioned to be appointed Administrator( s) of the estate of Janice Webb Overstreet, deceased, of said County. More...
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