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Recount: no change
It doesn't happen often, and nobody remembers the last recount in a local election but, with only six votes separating the candidates following the runoff for the Board of Education District 5 county-wide seat, a recount of the ballots was conducted Thursday morning. More...
LS Power committed to Longleaf
Final briefs filed with Appeals Court, Dynegy re-evaluating role in new power plants

Final reply briefs were filed Monday by Longleaf attorneys and the EPD with the Georgia Court of Appeals for the appeal of Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore's June ruling which threw out Longleaf Energy's air permits issued by the EPD. More...

Park ranger, AED gave elderly camper a chance

The News was working on a great story for this week's paper with a timely uplifting spirit. The spirit of the story, however, was tempered when the News learned the story's ending was not as happy as first thought. On a weekend camping trip to Kolomoki State Park, 87 year-old David William Barnett of Leesburg, Fla., fell victim to a heart attack Nov. 30. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
112608-01 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF PAULINE HAYES ALLEN: All debtors and creditors of Pauline Hayes Allen, deceased, late of said county, are hereby notified to render an account of their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me. More...
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 Other News
• 27 Association receives grant
The Highway 27 Association has received funding from the OneGeorgia Authority to develop a strategic tourism development plan. Gov. Purdue presented the $62,000 award at the OneGeorgia board meeting Dec. 1 at North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega. More...
• Georgia unemployment rate rises
• Starlight Lodge names officers
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 CHAMBER of Commerce, noon BIRTHDAYS: Andy Smith, Lance Brackin, Brooks Ingram ANNIVERSARY: Ed & Glenda Wright THURSDAY, DEC. 18 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club COUNTY Planning Commission, 7 p.m. More...
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 Editorials
• article has image Looking good
I have no doubt that Americans are obsessed with beauty. We want to look and feel young. And we're willing to do just about anything to achieve this. Statistics show that cosmetic surgery is at an alltime high. We spend good money having things that are wrinkled stretched, things that have fallen lifted and things that have sagged boosted. More...
• article has image Political Cartoon
• article has image Behind the X'mas lights
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 Religion
• article has image Are you willing to let God use you?
Luke 2:8-20 It is easy for mere humans to attempt to second guess our heavenly father — the creator of the universe. We, sometimes, seem to have some kind of grand view of our personal wisdom. This tendency leads us to formulate some kind of humanly-assisted divine plan for various aspect of our personal lives, and the lives of others. More...
• article has image Christian commitment yields success
• THANKS
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 Obituaries
• Wayne Ransom
Truck Driver
Wayne Ransom, 49, of Blakely died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Mr. Ransom was born in Blakely July 23, 1959, to Ida Mae Ransom and the late Rufus Ransom. He was a 1978 graduate of Early County High School and attended Dunwoody Institute for auto mechanics. More...
• Pinkie M. Hutchins
• Frances E. Penny
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 Agriculture
• Winter weather OK with Georgia peaches, onions
Georgia Vidalia onions and peaches need wintry temperatures to produce their best in spring and summer. So far, conditions have been excellent, say University of Georgia experts. "Right now, the Vidalia onion crop is progressing very nicely. More...
• article has image Young Farmers tour Golden Peanut
• Don't bring firewood into parks
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 Campus
• UGA payback ranks first nationally
The University of Georgia ranks first among national universities, both public and private, in payback ratio according to the January 2009 issue of Smart Money magazine. "This ranking speaks first and foremost to the very high quality of education that UGA students receive. More...
• article has image SGA fall sports honorees
• Order ECHS yearbooks
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