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ECHS graduation Saturday
Early County High School graduation exercises will be Saturday, May 24 at 9 a.m. in Hammack Gymnasium. Approximately 158 members of the Class of 2008 will march across the stage to receive their diplomas. Commencement exercises will begin with the seniors marching in to "Pomp and Circumstance" played by the Early County High Band of Blue. More...
Congress passes farm bill
President Bush has threatened veto

Second District Congressman Sanford Bishop, along with Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, backed a bipartisan farm bill last week that invests in improved nutrition, conservation, renewable energy and farm programs. More...

Grant bodyguard indicted with murder
Charles Grant, six others, charged with involuntary manslaughter

The News learned Tuesday afternoon that the Early County grand jury has handed down indictments in the Feb. 2 shooting on North Church Street involving the New Orleans Saints' Charles Grant which left a pregnant Blakely woman dead. More...

 Breaking News
• Grant shooting indictments
The News learned Tuesday afternoon that the Early County grand jury has handed down indictments in the Feb. 2 shooting on North Church St. involving the New Orleans Saints More...
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 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
052108-01 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF JIMMY LORD: All debtors and creditors of JIMMY LORD, deceased, late of said county, More...
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 Other News
• Blakely Senior Center
310 Meadowbrook Drive
Daily Events May 26 - Closed for Memorial Day May 27 - Physical fitness - 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. Karaoke 11 a.m. Lunch: Chicken strips, winter mix, stewed tom's and rice, wheat roll, fresh fruit. May 28 - Bingo - 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Lunch: Beefa roni, cream corn, toss salad, peas, garlic bread, fresh fruit. More...
• Area students among 256 graduating from Bainbridge College
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 CHAMBER of Commerce, noon BIRTHDAYS: David Murphy, Eric Jarrett, Zane Riley, Geraldine Lee, Venena Lee ANNIVERSARY: Sharon & John Godwin THURSDAY, MAY 22 ROTARY CLUB, noon, More...
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 Editorials
• article has image Other Voices
Don't be offended
The recent flap over Sen. Barack Obama calling a female reporter "sweetie" predictably has set off a national debate among the talking heads on the 24- hour news channels over what is acceptable language between men and women. More...
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 Religion
• Sunday School Lesson
Be faithful in your promises to God
Nehemiah 8 After the completion of the wall around the city of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 6:15, 16), other problems remained for Nehemiah, the king's cupbearer, now made governor. Nehemiah 1:11d; 5:14. One of the concerns of Nehemiah was the lack of people in the city. More...
• article has image The Gospel Truth
• CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
• Claude Salter Jr
Truck Driver
Claude Salter Jr., 66, of Miami, Fla., died Friday, May 9, 2008. Mr. Salter was born May 1, 1942, in Blakely. He was a farm hand and truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents. More...
• Toye H. Wright
• Reba Brownlee
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 Agriculture
• Feed your family from your own backyard garden
Food prices are climbing. But gardeners can cut costs by turning a corner of their yard into a personal produce stand, says a University of Georgia expert. "If you don't factor in the labor, you're paying less than a quarter of what it costs in the store if you grow your own vegetables," said Bob Westerfield, a UGA Cooperative Extension horticulturist. More...
• Georgia volunteers needed for rain gauge network
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 Society
• article has image Green - Brackin
Dennis Green and Brenda Amerson of Blakely announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kaylyn Nicole Green, to Adam Kyle Brackin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brackin of Colquitt. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Edward Ray and Geraldine Green and Katie McDonald. More...
• Taking steps to balance work and family
• REUNION
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 Campus
• article has image FACES Youth Council ends productive work year
Friends acting compassionately encouraging success. These five words are not just a nice acronym for the word FACES. They provide the foundation for which the FACES Youth Council stands upon. The youth council, sponsored by Family Connection FACES, is made up of high school students who truly desire to bring about the success of their peers in all aspects of life. More...
• article has image Smith named parent of the year
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