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March 21, 2007
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Ray Knight Sportsplex dedicated
Years from now, several hundred grandfathers and grandmothers will be able to point to the Ray Knight Sportsplex and say "I played in the first games on those fields." And play they did Saturday! There were 26 baseball and softball teams filled with rosters of boys and girls ages 5-12, almost 300 ... More...
Bainbridge College Visitation Days

The annual High School Visitation Days for area seniors and their parents will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 24 on Bainbridge College Main Campus and on March 31 at the Early County site in Blakely. Main campus is at 2500 East Shotwell St. in Bainbridge. BCEC islocated on the US 27 Bypass at Haro... More...

Want WiFi?

A study is underway to determine the feasibility of providing wireless broadband access to the underserved rural population in a five-county area. The five counties participating in the study include Early, Calhoun, Miller, Baker and Mitchell. Interested citizens are being encouraged to add their ... More...

 Other News
•Banners missing from Square
Blakely Hometown officials are hoping vigilant, caring citizens will help find and return several of the red banners missing from light columns around Court Square. "We're not interested in prosecuting anyone at this time," stated Blakely Hometown chairman Kay Hall. "We would just like to get the ... More...
•Queens involved in 'Boxes for Baker'
•RELAY FOR LIFE
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 Community Calendar
•Full Story
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 CHAMBER of Commerce at noon BIRTHDAYS: Hannah Durham, Bailey Ann Brackin, Jamie Weaver, Reid Pierce ANNIVERSARY: Denise & Jimmy McCrimmin, John & Jewell Still THURSDAY, MARCH 22 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club COUNTY Planning Commission, 7 p.m. More...
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 Editorials
•Postal problems frustrating
(Editor's note: David Gustafson wrote the following editorial to his readers because of the poor out-ofstate delivery his subscribers were experiencing. It is a problem our readers also experience. More...
•Celebrate cancer 'survivorship'
•Cartoon
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 Religion
•Sunday School Lesson
Christians need an attitude of love
1 John 4:7-21 As the Apostle John wrote of love, he used the term that describes the "giving of love with no expectation of return." This "love" is foreign to the "lower nature of mankind." It is easy for a person to "love the lovely" and "despise the unlovely." Matthew 5:46,47. More is expected ... More...
•The Gospel Truth
•CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
•Jessie Stagg
Truck Driver Jessie Frank Stagg, 83, of Cuthbert died March 12, 2007, in Leesburg. Mr. Stagg was born in Early County, Jan. 14, 1924, to the late John and Gladys Peace Stagg. He was a retired truck driver for Tom Houston Company and a member of Sur-Way hunting club. More...
•Kaden Greer
•Cedar Springs Cemetery seeks donations
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 Agriculture
•Don't let red bugs ruin your summer
If you act fast, you may be able to keep red bugs from ruining your summer. In early spring, female mites are laying eggs that will hatch into the larvae we call red bugs or chiggers. Only the larval stage is parasitic. All other stages prey on small insects and insect eggs. More...
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 Society
•McEntire - Dennard exchange wedding vows
Amy Ruth McEntire and Jamie Lee Dennard were united in marriage by Rev. Alfred Carver of Coolidge, Ga., Jan. 27, 2007, at First Baptist Church in Blakely. Amy is the daughter of Hugh McEntire of Thomasville and Susan Williams of Blakely. Jamie is the son of Patricia Whiddon of Inglis, Fla., and t... More...
•Starr - Norman plans complete
•Braley - Alexander
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 Sports
•Josey earns medals
Jessica Josey of Blakely recently represented the Dothan area in two Special Olympic tournaments. The first was the South States Special Olympic Unified Bowling Tournament in Mobile, Nov. 3, 2006, where she won a gold medal. That qualified her to bowl in a National Special Olympic tournament. The n... More...
•Take me out to the ball game ...
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 Campus
•SGA baseball team wins tournament
The SGA Warrior baseball team completed a busy week of baseball Saturday by defeating Autauga Christian from Prattville, Ala., 2-1 and Northside Methodist from Dothan 19- 14 to win the Ashford Invitational Baseball Tournament. SGA started the week off by defeating Terrell Academy 10-4 Monday in Daw... More...
•ECES reads with Bobcats
•Literary team earns honors
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