25th Mayhaw Pageant Sept. 8
      Make your plans to attend the 25th National Mayhaw Festival Pageant. Tiny Miss, Little Miss, Young Junior Miss, Junior Miss, Teen Miss and Miss National Mayhaw Festival contestants will be competing for the Mayhaw Festival Queen titles.
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Meet your neighbor - the gopher frog
      Frogs and pretty pink flowers sound like fixtures in a fairy tale, but last Thursday they were the center of attention for biologists implementing a longterm establishment program for the rare gopher frog in Early County. The first release of gopher frog tadpoles was made Aug.
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Making Early County "entrepreneur friendly"
      The Early County Entrepreneur Friendly Committee held its first meeting Wednesday, Aug. 1 at the Blakely-Early Chamber of Commerce. Eighty-eight Georgia counties have already begun or finished the process to be designated "entrepreneur friendly.
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Blakely Senior Center
      310 Meadowbrook Drive Daily Events Aug. 27 - Rhythm band practice - 10:30-11:30. Lunch: Chicken and rice casserole, spiced beets, Italian green beans, wheat roll, fresh fruit. Aug. 28 - Physical fitness - 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. Henry Ilecki "Fraud" - 11 a.m. Lunch: BBQ, baked beans, cole slaw, wheat bun, hot spiced peaches.
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Georgia launches traffic data system
      Gov. Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Department of Transportation launched Georgia 511, a new statewide phone service providing free traffic and travel information to commuters and travelers. "We continue to look for ways to make state government more accessible and customer friendly," said Governor Perdue, who officially declared Georgia 511 open for business.
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