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Sex offender restrictions removed
      The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled the residency restrictions placed on registered sex offenders, which were part of one of the most restrictive sex offender registry laws in the nation, are unconstitutional.
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Commissioners asked to adopt resolution
      The Early County Commission met Monday night at the County Annex. Leah Middleton, director of the Pataula Center for Children, addressed the commissioners and thanked them for support of the child advocacy center. The center, which serves abused children, is expected to be fully operational early...
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Ceremony planned
      There will be a recognition program for the staff of the Blakely Housing Authority Saturday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. in the community room at Baptist Branch on Damascus Hwy. Contact Linda Leonard at 723-3048 for more information.
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MILITARY NEWS
      Air Force Airman Christopher C. Cox has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
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Avoid risk of hip fractures from heartburn drugs
      Though heartburn medications have long been friends to fans of food, recent studies have shown that the very medications heartburn sufferers rely on could be doing significant, far-reaching damage.
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Blakely Senior Center
310 Meadowbrook Drive
      Daily Events Dec. 10 - Rhythm band practice - 10:30-11:30. Lunch: Salisbury steak with tomato gravy, cream corn, Italian green beans, wheat roll, mixed fruit. Dec. 11 - Physical fitness - 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. Robin Rau, Early Memorial Hospital - 11 a.m. Lunch: Salmon croquette, White Acre p...
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Spring Creek improving water quality
      The Spring Creek Watershed Partnership focuses on improving water quality within the Spring Creek watershed through education and conservation efforts. The watershed is approximately 500,000 acres in size and covers parts of Calhoun, Clay, Decatur, Early, Miller and Seminole counties.
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IRS issues standard mileage rate
      The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2008 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for busines, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups or p...
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Tree tips keep holidays from going up in smoke
By Stephanie Schupska University of Georgia
      Matthew Chappell knows the dangers of a burning Christmas tree. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension horticulturist has seen it firsthand. With a flick of a cigarette, his outdoor Christmas tree was on fire. It was back during his college days at Virginia Tech.
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