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December 19, 2007
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Three homes were damaged by the twister in the areas it touched down.
A cold front passed through the Southeast this past weekend bringing with it a storm system that soaked most of the drought-stricken area with heavy rainfall. Rainfall across Early County ranged between three and six inches. More...
Distraught over the focus on him, in the following story Santa uses the symbols of Christmas to teach the true meaning of Christmas.

Just a week before Christmas as I finished the household chores for the night I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the den and to my surprise, there stood Santa himself by the fireplace. "What are you doing?" I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat and I saw ... More...

The Early County Board of Education met Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 at the Early County Middle School. Items on the agenda included consideration of the board's position on the tax reform issue proposed by Speaker Richardson. The board tabled the matter. More...

120507-01 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, EARLY COUNTY THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. More...
Seems some citizens are thinking the water and sewer rate increases announced this month by city officials are paying for the work going on at traffic light intersections in town. WRONG! The traffic light upgrades going on at the eight intersections in Blakely controlled by lights are being upgr... More...
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19 CHAMBER of Commerce, noon BIRTHDAYS: Rhonda Weaver, Leah Knight, Sanjonetta Bryant THURSDAY, DEC. 20 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club BIRTHDAYS: Josephine Temples, Tonya Holley FRIDAY, DEC. More...
Where's the trust?
So Bobby Petrino bolts from his job as coach of the Falcons, and we're left to wonder whether we can ever trust anything a bigtime football coach ever says again. More...
Christmas calls us to rejoice
Luke 2:1-14 The divine plan of salvation - deliverance of mankind from the chains of sin - unfolded at the divinely-prescribed time. The events of human history that became the setting for the introduction of the son of God into the world were under divine direction. More...
Sales Clerk
Dorothy Stokes Duncan, 77, of Cairo died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga. Mrs. Duncan was born in Early County Jan. 6, 1930, to the late Frank B. Stokes and Genie Sirmons Stokes. She was a member of Pine Level Baptist Church and was a sales clerk at McCro... More...
Georgia farmers can expect good prices next year for many of the crops they grow. Unfortunately, it will cost more to grow them, say University of Georgia agricultural economists. "Commodity prices across the board will be favorable next year," said Nathan Smith, an economist with UGA Cooperative... More...
The holidays are a time of year when many people embrace traditions of old and continuously create new ones. During this season, a renewed interest in homemade or handcrafted gifts, crafts and hobbies is often seen. These personal touches can help set the holiday festivities apart. More...
The Early County FFA nursery and landscape team recently competed in the Area 5 FFA nursery and landscape career development event. The event took place at ABAC in Tifton Thursday, Dec. 7. More...

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