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Relay for Life Survivors' Dinner
The Eighth Annual Survivorship Dinner honoring local cancer survivors and their Caregivers, sponsored by Emanuel Medical Center, East Georgia College and The Relay for Life Planning Committee, was held at 6:00pm on Monday April 7th in the Richard L Brown room at East Georgia College. More...
Swainsboro to observe Georgia Cities Week

The Swainsboro City Council held their monthly meeting on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 6 p.m. in City Hall. Swainsboro will observe Georgia Cities Week on April 24 with a downtown sidewalk sale, coloring contest and tours of downtown conducted by Mayor Schwabe. Also, City Hall will hold a 100 year cel... More...

Optional feature tracks vehicle

On Friday, April 4, 2008, Rodney Rodrigues Worthen, 24, drove to his Gumlog Rd. address in a stolen 2007 Chevy Tahoe, gold in color, with a Richmond County tag. The vehicle was being tracked by the OnStar system contained therein. Minutes after the vehicle was shut off at the Gumlog Rd. residence,... More...

 Inside Front
•Question of the week:
"I will be going less and working more. I will also be carpooling more often." Katie Hurst, Canoochee More...
•Jerry Lawson named Swainsboro Postmaster
•Emanuel County 4-H Camp - it's worth it
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 News
•To be noted
The Ida Belle Williams Book Club will meet on Tuesday, April 15th at noon at the Franklin Memorial Library to discuss The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. Linda Lamb will lead the discussion. On May 20th BJ Williamson will lead the discussion of Whitehorne Woods by Maeve Binchey. More...
•Police Report
•Sheriff's Report
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 Community
•Thigpen, Turner announce engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Thigpen of Lyons announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Thigpen, to Trent Turner of Swainsboro. The future groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Turner of Swainsboro. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Betty McDonald of Lyons and the late Mr. Roy Graham and... More...
•Miss Hutcheson, Mr. Bishop announce engagement
•Office party honors bridal couple, Jarriel and Yeomans
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 Sports
•Tigers slug Metter, jarred by Vidalia and SE Bulloch
Last Monday, March 31, the Tigers were most unfortunately humbled by Vidalia. Austin Peebles pitched a good game but sustained a heavy loss. The Tigers just couldn't get any points on the scoreboard. Anyone could tell that the Tiger defense was down just from looking at the scoreboard. The final s... More...
•Tigers get served defeat by Screven Co.
•DEA 3-0 in region; team work the big Key
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 Obituaries
•Diane Marie Wilson, 35
A funeral service for Diane Marie Wilson, 35, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at High Bluff Primitive Baptist Church in Brantley County. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wilson, died Sunday night, April 6, 2008, at St. Vincent's Medical Center after an extended illnes... More...
•Leola Lumpkin McCoy, 81
•Horace "Nick" DeLoach, 52
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 Columns
•Relay For Life is next week
"The American Cancer Society is the nation-wide community based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer, More...
•Pine Tree Festival: Then and Now
•Living the new life
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 Editorial
•CRCT tests this week
Study hard. This week, Emanuel County public school students will be taking the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT). Students in grades three, five and eight must meet state standards in order to be promoted to the next grade. All students are assessed on how well they have learned conten... More...
•Political Cartoons
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 Legals
•Legal Notices
Emanuel County Probate Court Larry Claxton has petitioned to be appointed Administrator(s) of the estate of Lawan B. Faircloth, deceased, of said County. More...
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