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Sawyer Brown wows 'em again!
The Court Square in Blakely was bustling with activities and hundreds of people all day Saturday during the second annual EC2055 Labor Day weekend Block Party. While three sides of the square were lined with food and arts and crafts vendors, the north side was the stage setting for the day's music. More...
Blakely couple killed

An Early County couple headed to Oklahoma for their son's wedding was killed Friday morning in a tragic traffic accident in Bowie, Texas. According to an account of the accident in the Bowie News, Billy Parish, 61, and Pat Parish, 56, were traveling north through Bowie on Hwy. More...

TV going digital!!!

The FCC has been trying to hammer the message home for over a year. But, it's now time to take notice — television is going digital. Begining Feb. 17, 2009, — about five months from now — all full-power TV stations will broadcast only digital signals — providing better picture and sound quality and more programming. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
081308-01 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF MIRIAM BERNICE M. STILL: All debtors and creditors of MIRIAM BERNICE M. More...
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 Other News
• Bagby cleans up the Chattahoochee
Rivers Alive is Georgia's annual volunteer waterway cleanup event, held throughout the fall. Sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Adopt-A-Stream program and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Keep Georgia Beautiful program, More...
• Blakely Senior Center
• article has image Block party draws large crowd to Blakely's square
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3 FAMILY Connection Collaborative, noon, Family Learning Resource Center BIRTHDAYS: Alexis Johnson, Henry Jones, Allison Hutchins, Veronica Durham, Jordon Heath, Angie Perkins ANNIVERSARY: More...
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 Editorials
• Valley impacted by park closings
On Aug. 27, the board of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources voted to close selected state parks and historic sites for the remainder of this year and 2009 according to an Associated Press story in the Aug. More...
• article has image Mumbles
• article has image Political Cartoon
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 Religion
• article has image Sunday School Lesson
Find peace in confession
Mark 1:1-8; Matthew 3:1- 3, 7-9 Divine silence does not mean that God has forgotten. The apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians, "But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his son…" Galatians 4:4a. This fact was not revealed to the people who lived during that 400 years of the lack of divine guidance. More...
• article has image The Gospel Truth
• CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
• Freddie F. Davis
Retired
Freddie F. Davis, 79, of Gladstone, Va., died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Mr. Davis was born in Milan, Ga., Nov. 10, 1928, to the late Edgar Davis and Bessie Cravey Davis. He was a member of St. James United Methodist Church and retired from the Virginia Fiber Corporation after 18 years of emploment. More...
• Mary Bell Bridges
• Richard Varnum
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 Agriculture
• Chemical control choice the key
Fall is the perfect time to rid your lawn of fire ants, but the kind of pesticide you chose will determine how quickly and how long you'll keep the biting pests at bay, says a University of Georgia expert. More...
• article has image Trailer returned to county
• Farming field day Sept. 10
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 Society
• article has image Still takes steps to find a cure
Why is Michelle Still walking all over town? Still is in training for the Breast Cancer 3-day walk. This is an annual event held in many cities across the country to raise money for breast cancer research. She and more than 3,000 others will be walking 60 miles over a weekend in Atlanta, Oct. 24-26. More...
• article has image Sisters celebrate
• THANKS
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 Sports
• article has image Bobcats lose to Bainbridge Bearcats
The Bainbridge Bearcats used a 17 point third quarter to overcome a halftime deficit to defeat the Early County Bobcats 38-21 Friday night at Standifer Field. The Bobcats fell to 0- 1 while Bainbridge is 1-0. Trailing 21-14 at the intermission, the Bearcats caught several breaks that help them build their lead. More...
• SGA defeats Westwood 28-0
• Lady Cats travel to Seminole
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 Campus
• article has image FFA announces new officers
"FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education." This is the FFA mission statement and one way the Early County FFA chapter accomplishes this is by selecting responsible students to hold officer positions. More...
• article has image Willis accepts residency
• Headstart extends deadline
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