080608-01 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER State of Georgia Early County By virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed to secure debt executed and delivered by Dennis L. More...

Daily Events Sept. 1 — Closed Sept. 2 — Physical fitness - 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. Marlyn Westbrook, RSVP - 11 a.m. Lunch: Sliced ham, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread, mandarin oranges. Sept. 3 — Bingo - 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Lunch: Grilled chicken, fried rice with peas and carrots, oriental veggies, wheat roll, fresh fruit. More...

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27 BIRTHDAYS: Lucas Johnson, Jackie Howard ANNIVERSARY: Mr. & Mrs. Tyrone Hubbard THURSDAY, AUG. 28 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club SWGA Regional Development Center board meeting, 7 p.m. More...

I am unabashedly a Georgia Bulldog. I bleed red and black. I believe that if you lead a good life, when you die you go to Vince Dooley's house. So it won't surprise you that I can't wait for Saturday's game. It is the start of Georgia's most anticipated season since a kid named Herschel was just learning his way around campus. More...

James 5:7-18 One of the responsibilities of the church family is the fact and act of prayer. This act is not some kind of mysterious ritual that must be carried out in some specific formal language. This means of personal communication with God should be as natural as breathing. The master taught his disciples to pray. Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:1-4. More...

Jerry Paul Avirett, 56, of Rye, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Avirett was born in Thomasville to Curtis Avirett and the late Mary Avirett St. John. He was a retired carpenter and member of Calvary Baptist Church in Deland, Fla. More...

Georgia is experiencing a budget shortfall that will force cuts of between 5 percent and 10 percent of the state budget. The governor and the General Assembly must consider any opportunity to reduce spending. Cuts of that magnitude won't be easy to make. Hopefully, the Georgia Land Conservation Program won't be among the cuts. More...

Melanie Sue Knight and James Bradley Harris were united in marriage Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at 7 p.m. at St. George Island State Park in St. George Island, Fla. A reception followed the ceremony at Caroline's River Dining in Apalachicola, Fla. More...

Friday night's football game between the Bainbridge High School Bearcats and Early County High School Bobcats at Blakely's Standifer Stadium will be a family affair for the Pilcher family of Bainbridge and the Harrell family of Blakely. More...

Joseph Raymond Hromalik, son of Al Hromalik and the late Annette Hromalik, graduated from the University of Georgia in May. Hromalik received a bachelor's degree in horticulture. He also holds a BFA in fine arts. While at the university he was inducted to PXI, an honorary achievement society for horticulture majors. More...