Trike accident fatal
      City of Blakely shop foreman, Larry Lee Allen, 60, died Saturday, Sept. 8 after seemingly suffering a heart attack and crashing his Harley-Davidson Trike on Highway 39. Allen was traveling north on Hwy. 39 around 7:15 p.m. when his bike veered off the road onto a private drive where it then struc...
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Higginbotham is employee of the month
     The City of Blakely recognizes Keith Higginbotham, a valuable employee in the public works department, as employee of the month for July. The City is proud to acknowledge all of his hard work and dedication.
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News from the past
      10 YEARS AGO Sept. 18, 1997 EARLY COUNTY voters cast their ballots Tuesday in favor of a Special Local Option Sales Tax. There were 915 votes cast, with 808 in favor and 107 voting no. ASHTON MCLAIN announces the birth of her baby sister, Macey Lynn. Macey was born June 26, 1997, at Flowers Ho...
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Arbor Day Foundation offering free trees
      Ten free live oak trees will be given to each person from Georgia who joins the Arbor Day Foundation during September. The free trees are part of the nonprofit foundation's Trees for America campaign, a program dedicated to environmental stewardship through the planting of trees.
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