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And the winners are...
To read the complete results: click here. Voters were lined up when the polls opened Tuesday morning at the Early County Courthouse. "It took us a little over an hour to get caught up," stated poll worker David Moseley. At midafternoon there was a slow but steady stream of voters casting ballots. More...
Sunday stabbing death

A Blakely woman was murdered early Sunday morning, the victim of multiple stab wounds at her home on Chancey Mill Road. Responding to a 911 call shortly after 8:30 a.m., authorities found Delia Denise Conley, 24, at 6322 Chancey Mill Road, across from the elementary school. She was transported to Early Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead. More...

National FFA award winner

Heath Busby of the Early County FFA Chapter was a national winner at the national FFA Convention, Oct. 22-25 in Indianapolis, Ind. Busby was named national winner of the Landscape Management - Entrepren eurship/Placement Proficiency award, recognizing outstanding achievement in agribusiness gained through hands-on career experience. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
101508-02 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF EUNICE J. KNIGHTON: All debtors and creditors of EUNICE J. More...
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 Other News
• Heating assistance is available
Georgia's regular Energy Assistance Program is open for homebound and frail elderly households. Also, households with individuals who have life-threatening medical conditions and have been disconnected or are in danger of being disconnected may apply. More...
• SAR celebrates Veterans' Day
• article has image Pumpkins on the Square
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5 FAMILY Connection Collaborative, noon, Family Learning Resource Center BIRTHDAY: Jaime Payton THURSDAY, NOV. 6 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club AL-ANON, 6:30 p.m. More...
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 Religion
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Christ offers us eternal salvation
Galatians 2:9-21 Issues that have been put to rest — through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ — have a way of "coming to life" again in some kind of a changed form. This fact makes it necessary for some issues to continually be addressed, always needing the same hatchet of the spirit — the blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. More...
• article has image The Gospel Truth
• CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
• Irene Richardson
Homemaker
Mildred Irene Brantley Richardson, 88, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Chapman Health Care in Alexander City, Ala. Mrs. Richardson was born in Pike County, Ala. to the late Edward Madison Brantley and May Shanks Brantley. She spent 45 years in Blakely and was a member of First Baptist Church, the Dorcas Sunday school class and past member of the Blakely Garden Club. More...
• Johnny Henderson
• Mildred Perry
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 Agriculture
• article has image Fay damages crops in 31 Georgia counties
Tropical Storm Fay brought much needed rainfall to Georgia in late August, but it caused $159 million in damage to crops in 31 south Georgia counties, according to a University of Georgia economic impact study. Colquitt, Mitchell and Brooks counties in southwest Georgia were the hardest hit by the storm. More...
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 Society
• Floyd-Ward plans complete
The wedding plans for Ashley Nicole Floyd and Charles Micah Ward are complete. The ceremony will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at the First Baptist Church in Blakely with the reception immediately following in the church fellowship hall. More...
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• Howard-Warbel vows exchanged
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 Sports
• article has image Bobcats fall to Mitchell Eagles 35-20
The Early County Bobcats fell to 1-and-8 on the season with a disappointing 35-20 loss to the Mitchell County Eagles in Camilla Friday night. The Bobcats overcame a 14-6 deficit at the half to lead 20-14 with 9:18 left to play in the fourth quarter. More...
• article has image Cross country team advances to state
• Warriors lose heartbreaker to Sherwood Eagles
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 Campus
• Rolling Out the Honors
Early County Elementary School Principal List Second grade Britany Brown Darrell Ceasar Jakobe Davis Talaysha Glover Patria Jackson McKenzie King Tajah Taylor Michael Washington Jaden Dunwoody Aaliyah McCoy Katelyn Williams More...
• TSA attends convention in Perry
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