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Christmas on the Square to be best yet
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News from the past
      10 YEARS AGO Dec. 4, 1997 LATE LAST Wednesday afternoon, a huge crane lifted a 13,000 pound raw material storage bin to the top of a pilot manufacturing plant at Scientific Ag Industries, taking construction one step closer to completion.
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Gift cards popular, but don't overlook fine print
By Sharon Omahen University of Georgia
      Gift cards are convenient and popular. Many people see them as the next best thing to cash. But before you buy or use a gift card, a University of Georgia financial expert has a warning: read the fine print.
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Devyn Bennett enjoys birthday at Chuck-E-Cheese
      Devyn Bennett turned three years old Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. She celebrated her birthday Saturday at Chuck-E-Cheese with family and friends followed by a trip Sunday to Disney's Princesses on Ice. Devyn is the daughter of Garrett and Dana Bennett of Blakely and the granddaughter of Mike and Ginge...
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Johnson children celebrate birthdays with Halloween party
      Emma Grace and Cooper Lake Johnson of Decatur, Ala., along with their friends and family, celebrated their birthdays with a Halloween party including hay crawls, hay rides, pumpkins, cake and punch. Emma turned two and Lake turned one.
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Youth cheerleaders excel in competition
      Being escorted by Dream Big, the Early County Youth Cheerleaders traveled to Dothan to compete at the National Peanut Festival Competition Nov. 3. All three squads, A, B and C, put on top performances and came home with first place trophies.
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Blakely Senior Center
      310 Meadowbrook Drive Daily Events Dec. 3 - Rhythm band practice - 10:30-11:30. Lunch: Hamburger with onion, baked beans, broccoli, wheat bun, ambrosia salad. Dec. 4 - Physical fitness - 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. Games - 11 a.m. Lunch: Chicken fried rice, Oriental veggies, veggie egg roll, whea...
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MILITARY NEWS
      Army Pfc. Lougene Troupe graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid and army history, core values ...
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