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The girls dominate market hog show
The Early County Market Hog Show was Feb. 19 at the Early County Ag Center. There were 20 contestants and 40 hogs entered in this year's event4. Contestants competed in four showmanship classes and six different weight classes. The Novice Showmanship class winner was Sutton Bridges, with Lee Cresswell placing second and Steven Willis placing third. More...
Busy chamber year ahead
- 2007 Program of Work adopted -

The Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce adopted a comprehensive Program of Work for 2007 at the Feb. 21 board meeting. Chamber president Kenneth Hall reported that every committee had met and developed their mission and goals. Chairman William Davis presided over the meeting and presented outgoing chairperson Janet Payton an appreciation plaque for her service to the chamber. More...

Taking it to Atlanta

The future of Early County will be mingling in high cotton next week when a group of local officials and citizens meet with elected officials and state department heads in Atlanta. Senator John Bulloch and Representative Gerald Greene along with the Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce and EC2055 will host a luncheon meeting March 6 on the 18th floor of the Commerce Club. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
022807-01 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE OF GEORGIA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FEDERAL PROJECT NO. EDS-27 (168) 01, BRN-27-2 (16) 01 EARLY COUNTY Sealed proposals for furnishing all labor, material, equipment and other things necessary for the following work will be received by the undersigned at the General Office of the Department of Transportation, 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta, More...
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 Other News
• article has image What a catch!
Jake and Max Sealy had a great fishing trip Sunday morning in a secret spot. Jake's fish weighed 6 lbs. and Max's weighed 3.4 lbs. More...
• Fire Department personnel complete training
• Constitutional amendment to establish redistricing commission
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28 DFACS board meeting, 10 a.m. CHAMBER of Commerce, noon BIRTHDAYS: Jacquelyn Toliver, Angela Starr, Hunter Warfield THURSDAY, MARCH 1 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club BIRTHDAYS: Nicholas Cleveland, Saralyn Durham, David Crouch, Thomas Pitchford, Camille Pitchford, Betsy Knight, Brandon Foster, More...
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 Editorials
• Wilberforce was a hero
Nestled in western Ohio, about 20 miles east of Dayton, is the small college town of Wilberforce. The town is home to Wilberforce University, the oldest private African-American university in the United States. Both the town and university bear the name of a historic figure about to be rediscovered. More...
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• All That's Fit to Print
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 Religion
• article has image Sunday School Lesson
Jesus is the vine, we are the branches
John 15:1-17 To use the term, "profound simplicity" might seem to be uniting contradictory terms. However, as we read the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, we see the reality of this phrase. The savior of the world did not "cloud the minds" of his hearers with "great theological concepts. More...
• CHURCH NEWS
• article has image The Gospel Truth
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 Obituaries
• Mary Miliner
Homemaker Mary Alice Green Miliner, 82, of Bluffton died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at Early Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Miliner was born in Dale County, Ala., Dec. 22, 1924, to the late James Green and Emma Garrett Green. She was a member of Vincent United Methodist Church and spent most of her life in Bluffton. More...
• Willie J. Hutchins
• Leona Carr
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 Agriculture
• Farm bill, crop outlooks discussed
Chuck Lee scanned the 160 farmers, lenders and others at the Georgia Ag Forecast 2007. "You want to know what it's like?" he said. "I've got four boys, and ain't none of them coming back to the farm." The final speaker of the breakfast meeting Feb. 20 in Statesboro, Lee punctuated the morning with a tough assessment. More...
• Farm Credit holds stockholders meeting at Darton
• Scientists study global warming effects on corn
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 Society
• article has image Odom - Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Odom of Leesburg and Mr. and Mrs. Greg Binkley of Rossville annoucce the engagement of their daughter, Chasity, to Daniel Carpenter, son of Gary and Kathy Hadden of Arlington and the late Darryl Carpenter. More...
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• article has image David Kolter Busby
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 Campus
• article has image Lady Warriors' season ends with loss in first round
The SGA Lady Warriors traveled to ABAC in Tifton Wednesday for the first round of the GISA state basketball tournament. SGA, the number four seed from region 3AA, faced the number one seed from region 1AA, the Gatewood Lady Gators. The Lady Gators have been one of the top ranked teams in the coaches' poll all season, finishing the regular season ranked second in the state. More...
• article has image BECR All-Stars travel to state
• The Cat in the Hat to visit Early County.
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