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December 20, 2006
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The magic of Santa Claus

I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid. I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she jeered. “Even dummies know that!” My grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to he... More...

Bring your X’mas trees

The Early County 4- H Club is again sponsoring “Bring One for the Chipper” Christmas tree recycling. Bring your Christmas tree to the Transfer Station at 927 North Main Saturday, Jan. 6, 9 a.m. - 12 noon to be recycled. In appreciation of recycling efforts, participants will receive seedlings while... More...

 Public Notices
•PUBLIC NOTICES
121306-01 NOTICE OF INTENT TO INCORPORATE Notice is given that Articles of Incorporation which will incorporate JAKIN BAPTIST CHURCH, Inc., will be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. More...
•City of Blakely, Georgia
•City of Blakely, Georgia
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 Other News
•Calendar sales to benefit museum
The interior of the Early County Museum on North Main Street nears completion. Recently school house lights were hung, the walls were painted and the concrete floors were finished with a four-step overlay procedure. More...
•Just Jakin
•Blakely Senior Center
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 Editorials
•Santa’s gift of HOPE!
Three years ago a little boy and his grandmother visited Santa at the mall. The child climbed up on his lap, holding a picture of a little girl. “Who is this?” asked Santa, smiling. “Your friend? Your sister?” “Yes, Santa,” he replied. “My sister, Sarah, who is very sick,” he said sadly. More...
•EDITORIAL
•Mumbles
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 Religion
•Sunday School Lesson
Jesus came to save mankind
John 1:1-18 History does not unfold as a series of “events” that are disjointed, with abrupt “flashes.” There is a “flow” of events that move as a series of “time streams,” that join in unique ways at specific points, and, then, seem to divide and may — or may not — meet again. More...
•The Gospel Truth
•CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
•Randolph Wimbush
Randolph Wimbush, 82, of Blakely died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006. Mr. Wimbush was born in Early County, July 16, 1924, to George and Marie Wimbush. He was a retired employee of Great Southern Plywood. He was a member of St. John Freewill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by seven siblings, Andre... More...
•Vanessie L. Leslie
•Margaret Beaty
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 Society
•Hobbs-Carroll vows exchanged
Holly Haisten Hobbs of Leary and Austen Davis Carroll of Valdosta exchanged wedding vows Saturday, July 8, 2006, at First Baptist Church in Valdosta. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Howard Hobbs of Leary. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walker Carroll II of Valdosta. More...
•BIRTH
•Williams birthdays celebrated
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 Sports
•Taylor named to South All Star team
Early County Bobcat Emmanuel Taylor has been chosen to play in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All Star game Dec. 29 in Columbus. Taylor was one of three quarterbacks named to the South All Star squad. More...
•Hot shot winners announced
•SGA splits with Crisp
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