A short time after televisions spread across the Tri-State area in the 1950s, two names became household words - Lawrence Welk and Gene Ragan. Welk entertained at least three generations across the nation with champagne bubbles, beautiful voices and symphony orchestra music that still rings in th... More...
The Early County Board of Education approved a tentative $18.6 million budget at their July 10 meeting at the middle school. This year's budget represents a substantial increase over last year's $17.5 million budget. More...
Early County High School officials have adopted a stricter dress code policy for the upcoming 2007-2008 school year. The dress of students must be in good taste, appropriate for school activities, in accordance with the school rules and not be disruptive to the learning environment. More...
NOTICE The Georgia Department of Transportation is pleased to present the draft "State Transportation Improvement Program" (STIP) for public review and comment. It identifies Highway, Bridge, Bicycle, Pedestrian, Safety, and Public Transit projects expected to receive Federal funding between Fis... More...
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 CHAMBER of Commerce, noon BIRTHDAYS: Ernest Atkins, Mac Cox THURSDAY, JULY 19 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club CANNING PLANT OPEN COUNTY Planning Commission, 7 p.m. More...
I remember when colors used to be simple. Remember the old box of Crayola crayons you had when you were a kid? I had one of those big boxes with 64 different colors and a built-in crayon sharpener. Most of the colors were pretty easy to understand. More...
Habakkuk 2:1-14 It is important for us to understand the difference between questioning God and asking God a question. The first of these situations is based upon human wisdom being used as a standard, attempting to determine if divine wisdom might be inferior. More...
Minister Boyzell Reed, 74, of Blakely died Monday, July 9, 2007, at Early Memorial Nursing Home. Mr. Reed was born Oct. 6, 1932, to the late Will Reed and Leila Reed. He was a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, a minister and a retired farmer. More...
Georgia's extreme drought has devastated pastures, and hay supplies are all but gone. Cattlemen are struggling to feed their herds. University of Georgia experts are working to educate them on how to weather the situation better. More...
The families of Christy Lynn McLendon and David Marshall Corey announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Marcia King of Blakely and Jerry and Lisa McLendon of Bainbridge. Miss McLendon is the granddaughter of Alice Lane of Colquitt, the late Clay and D... More...
The Washington High Alumni Association held its regularly scheduled banquet July 6 at the Early County High School. The theme was "It is good to see you again." Get reacqauinted hour was from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The program started at 7 p.m. More...
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Bob Collier to lead Rotary this year