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November 26, 2008  RSS feed
Runoff election Tuesday
Today is final day of advance voting!
Today is the final day for advance voting for the Dec. 2 General Election Runoff to determine the winner between Cynthia Levatte and Ronnie "Rat" Ashley in the county-wide race for the Board of Education District 5 seat. In the Nov. 4 General Election Levatte received 2,173 votes, Ashley 1,831 and Jackie Love 1,120. More...
Growing pains
"Bainbridge College expansion includes 10,000 sq. ft in Blakely

Bainbridge College has been given the go ahead by the state Board of Regents to begin the process of building approximately 100,000 additional new square feet of space in Bainbridge and Blakely, according to an article in the Nov. More...

Stolen guns sought!

Authorities have arrested four local teenagers in connection with a Friday night burglary of Tri-County Pawn on Columbia Street during which three guns were stolen. Jerrod Igles, Antonio Woods and Antonio Dale, all three 17 yearold teenagers from Blakely, have been arrested and are being held in the Early County Jail on burglary charges. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
110508-04 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF MILDRED I. RICHARDSON: All debtors and creditors of MILDRED I. More...
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 Other News
• Troopers prepare for holiday travel
With gasoline prices across Georgia well below the national average, the Georgia State Patrol is preparing for the heaviest holiday travel period so far this year. Colonel Bill Hitchens, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said the Thanksgiving holiday period begins at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 26 and ends at midnight Sunday, Nov. 30. More...
• MILITARY NEWS
• Blakely Senior Center
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26 DFACS Board Meeting, 10 a.m. BIRTHDAYS: Randy Sol Jr., Whit Wilbourn, Johnny Will Hightower, Kim Cashwell Odom, Leonard Bridges, Aldene Lee, Paige Pfalzgraff, Jamarion Price ANNIVERSARIES: Wayne & Tara Williams, More...
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 Editorials
• article has image Mumbles
He didn't say it, but he did
They say he didn't say it. But, the line attributed to a Senator Dirkson some years ago fits today's horrific federal spending going on now in Washington... except for a few zeros here and there. "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money," he supposedly said. More...
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• article has image Other Voices
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 Religion
• article has image Sunday School Lesson
We are saved by the grace of God
2 Corinthians 11:17, 21- 30; 12:9, 10 As lives are changed by the power of God, the enemy of the souls of mankind — the devil — is faithful in sending those who have a new enlightenment to plant doubts in the redeemed soul. More...
• article has image The Gospel Truth
• CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
• John S. Flanagan
Veteran
John Seaborn Flanagan, 77, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Mr. Flanagan was born in Early County Feb. 1, 1931, to the late Wiley J. and Ola Jenkins Flanagan. He attended Blakely Union School and was president of his junior class. He served for over nine years in the United States Army. He served in the Korean Conflict and was discharged as a master sergeant in 1958. More...
• Patricia Ann Wade
• Lillian F. Thomas
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 Agriculture
• Protect tender plants, and prune damage
Recent freezing temperatures have taken a toll on some Georgia landscapes. If you were too slow to mulch or to cover tender plants, you may now see wilted, dark leaves dotting your flower beds. A University of Georgia expert has advice on how to handle the damage and to avoid it. More...
• Grant gives researchers tools to unravel better bean
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 Society
• article has image Smith-Barfield wedding vows exchanged
Kristina Lynn Smith and Thomas Davison Barfield, both of Atlanta, exchanged wedding vows June 7, 2008, at Christ United Methodist Church in Albany. Rev. Kent Miller performed the 7 p.m. ceremony. Kristina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth James Smith of Headland, Ala., formerly of Leary. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Louis Hatcher of Leary, Mr. More...
• article has image Lucas celebrates third birthday
• article has image P.J. celebrates eighth birthday
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 Sports
• article has image Lady Cats named to all-region team
Six of the Lady Cats softball players were honored for their athletic performance during the 2008-09 season. Paige Pfalzgraff, Charnele Freeman, Courtney Floyd, Laken Hudson, Erica James and Chandler Rogers were chosen by the region 1-AA coaches for this year's all region team. More...
• article has image What a year we had!
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 Campus
• article has image Media students recognized
This year the International Student Media Festival was in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 4 through Nov. 8 at the Buena Vista Palace. More...
• Early County FCCLA hosts annual family night
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