On April 30, Southwest Health District’s Office of All Hazards Preparedness will join other disaster preparedness, response and recovery teams throughout the nation to raise community awareness about the importance of taking steps to increase p More...

Travis E. Jordan, Trevor O. More...

Hosea 6:1-3; Luke 24:1-12 More...

First UMC A special Holy Thursday service will be Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. with Blakely First United Methodist Church’s Rev. Dwight Bishop performing the Wesley’s Covenant Renewal Service. More...

William Franklin Arnold Jr., 62, of Blakely, Ga., died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at his residence following a lengthy illness. More...

D’Arsey Stewart Sr., 75, died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at his residence in Quincy, Fla. Mr. Stewart was born June 26, 1938, in Blakely, Ga., to the late John Thomas Stewart and Annie Lois Brooks Stewart. More...

Martice R. Freeman McSwain, 54, of Blakely, Ga., died Monday, April 7, 2014, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Ala. Mrs. McSwain was born Oct. 7, 1959, in Blakely, Ga., to Joseph Freeman and the late Gwendolyn Freeman. More...

The Early County High School Bobcats will have an alumni basketball game to help raise money for the basketball program on April 25 at 6 p.m. at the high school gym. More...

Akil Teal, pictured with his mother Terri Bryant, signed with Northwest Mississippi Junior College in Senatobia. Akil played defensive end for the Bobcats and was named Region 1-AA defensive player of the year this past season. More...

ABAC President David Bridges recognized 493 students who qualified for honor student status at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College during honors day ceremonies April 9 at 3 p.m. in Gressette Gym. More...