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May 9, 2007
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Can you imagine doing all those things?
The Early County Historical Society is currently working on an oral history project to record the memories of local citizens. Charles and Regina Garrett conducted the first interview with Edna Sessions April 7. More...
Stronger dogfighting laws pass

The discovery of 29 pit bulldogs chained to trees in a wooded area in Blakely earlier this year served as stark notice that barbaric dogfighting was interwoven with the local crime culture. More...

Arlington blast victim dies

Sixteen-year-old Milus Brackin of Arlington, who had been clinging to life in the Augusta Burn Center with burns over most of his body, passed away last week. Milus' uncle, Hank W. Brackins, was welding skids onto a fuel tank on the family farm just outside Arlington March 2... More...


City discusses audit, sewage

The Blakely City Council heard good news from the city's recent audit at their May 1 council meeting. According to Jason Martin of Geer and Associates, this was the easiest audit year since the firm started handling the city's audits. More...


Vignettes of past life

As repair and remodeling continues at the Early County Museum on North Main Street, museum board members are developing plans for choosing items for display. Some of the items already donated by local citizens have presented the group with direction. More...


BOE approves 3% pay raise

The Early County Board of Education held a work session Tuesday, May 1 at Magnolia's on Main. Before tackling the work session agenda, board members met in closed session with Bill Sampson of the Georgia School Board Association to discuss applicants for the system's superint... More...


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•PUBLIC NOTICES
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 Other News
•Taylor to serve on board of trustees
Kevin Taylor, vice president of network operations for John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, has been named to the board of directors of the Georgia Hospital Association's Center for Rural Health. More...
•Sheriff meets with DAR
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 Community Calendar
•HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 AMERICAN Legion Meeting Passport to Success module, 9 a.m. or 1 p.m., ECES Pre-K bldg., room 605 THURSDAY, MAY 10 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club PILOT CLUB BLAKELY #282 O.E.S. More...
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 Editorials
•Other Voices
Pointing in the wrong direction...
It's easy to assign blame in the stark, unerring vision of hindsight. But in the moment, when it's happening in front of you, it's nearly impossible to discern that fine line between someone simply being a depressed, angry, monosyllabic loner and being a psychopathic, cold-bl... More...
•Political Cartoon
•Mumbles
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 Religion
•Sunday School Lesson
Take your place at the table of God
Revelation 19:1-10 With a "casual reading" of the book of Revelation, it becomes quite obvious that the judgment of God will fall upon those individuals and nations who do not worship him in the manner that is prescribed in scripture. John 4:24. The symbolic language that ... More...
•The Gospel Truth
•From the Pulpit
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 Obituaries
•James L. Sewell
James L. Sewell of Newark, N.J., died April 19, 2007. Mr. Sewell was born in Blakely in 1933 to the late Joe Sewell and Edith Sewell. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Sewell and J.C. Sewell; and two sisters, Doris Sewell and Eliane Sewell. More...
•Jamaal Wimberly
•Milus D. Brackin
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 Agriculture
•Pecan growers encouraged to support commission
Georgia pecan growers are encouraged to participate in the reaffirmation referendum currently being held by the Georgia Pecan Commission. The commission coordinates promotion, education and research programs for the state's pecan industry. More...
•'Green' packaging helps to reshape agriculture industry
•He grows 'em big!
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 Society
•Simpson - Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Simpson of Edison announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Anita, to Joe Elliott of Newnan. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miliner of Edison and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Simpson and the late Annis Simpson. More...
•Fallieras - Mueller
•Smith celebrates birthday with limousine ride
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 Sports
•SGA falls in second round
The SGA Warriors traveled to Dublin Monday to play the Trinity Christian Crusaders in a best 2-of-3 series in the second round of the state baseball playoffs. The Warriors lost a heartbreaker in game one 7-6 but rebounded to win game two 11-1 to force a third and final game T... More...
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 Campus
•Warriors' Word brings home honors
The Warriors' Word staff of Southwest Georgia Academy recently brought home five awards from the Georgia Scholastic Press Association's spring awards ceremony at the University of Georgia in Athens. Over 50 schools competed for various awards. More...
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