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January 30, 2008
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It's called Super Tuesday!
Presidential Preference Primary Feb. 5
Early County voters will go to the polls next Tuesday - Super Tuesday, along with voters across Georgia and 23 other states to cast their votes in the Presidential Preference Primaries. More...
GROUNDBREAKING!

The Early County Industrial Development Authority has announced there will be a groundbreaking ceremony at the industrial park at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 31. Plan to be there and watch for more information in next week's Early County News. More...

Ground breaking ceremony
Thursday at 2 p.m.

Local officials have been in discussion with a company in recent months about the construction of a biodiesel facility in Blakely. Company officials have been in Blakely since Tuesday and a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the industrial park. More...


Not your mother's snow

While Mother Nature has been blanketing portions of North Georgia with snow the past couple of weeks, school officials had to call on the Adel Ice Co. for Friday's "snow day" at Early County Elementary school. More...


IRS scam alert!

The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer warning Tuesday for Georgia residents. They are advised to be aware of a scam that is being operated that involves the filing of a federal income tax return to get a refund of Social Security taxes paid. More...


First responder grants

The Early County Department of Public Safety is one of 36 Georgia first responders to receive a grant from a federal program that provides much needed equipment and technology to enhance response capabilities. More...


 Public Notices
•PUBLIC NOTICES
010908-03 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY All creditors of the Estate of Hursteen W. More...
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 Other News
•Hutchins is employee of the month
The City of Blakely recognizes William Hutchins, a valuable employee in the water and sewer department, as employee of the month for December. The City is proud to acknowledge all of his hard work and dedication. More...
•Search and rescue course conducted in Blakely
•Energy assistance available
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 Community Calendar
•HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 BIRTHDAYS: Jeanine Houston, Rachel Pyle, Paul Chandler, Darrell Harper, Jacob Wolfe THURSDAY, JAN. 31 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Banquet, 7 p.m., ECHS ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club AL-ANON, 6:30 p.m. More...
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 Editorials
•House News
Under the Gold Dome
Members of a Joint House and Senate Appropriation Committee heard from department and agency heads this week on their spending priorities in the Governor's proposed budget. This is traditionally done the week of the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday and is one step in adopting a $21.4 billion budget ... More...
•Political Cartoon
•Mumbles
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 Religion
•Sunday School Lesson
Christians called to good works
Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Jesus Christ of Nazareth often used words to paint pictures to allow the hearers to see the things that he intended them to learn. These scenes were often many of the common features of normal life in that area. When he appointed the 70 for their divine task, he used the scen... More...
•CHURCH NEWS
•The Gospel Truth
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 Obituaries
•De Anna Jackson
Homemaker
De Anna Jinks Jackson, 54, of Blakely died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. Mrs. Jackson was born in Blakely Sept. 9, 1953, to Jo Ann Gray and the late Robert Hall Sr. She was a 1971 graduate of Washington High School, a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptis... More...
•Ruth Roberts
•Melba Cheek
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 Agriculture
•FSA News
Committee election results announced
County Committee Election Results Congratulations to Hank Haddock who was reelected to represent farmers from the Damascus and Arlington area on the county committee. Haddock was elected to his third consecutive term. More...
•SWGA Farm Credit distributes surplus
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 Society
•Cook - Shivers
Bring home Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cook of Ocilla, Ga., are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Morgan Breanna, to Steven Patrick Shivers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Powell Shivers of Fort Gaines. More...
•Carpenter - Anderson
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 Sports
•He shoots, and scores ... twice
While on his first hunt with Dr. Nate Dallas, Ethan Still shoots his very first - and second - deer. More...
•Warriors split with Fullington and Grace Christian, lose to Tiftarea
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 Campus
•FFA career development events
Early County FFA members Andrew Bright, Cassie Sasnett, Randal Ellis, Brook Lewis and Abi Smith recently competed in the Area 5 FFA agricultural communications career development event. Danielle Wilkerson competed in the Area 5 job interview career development event. Both events were at ABAC in Ti... More...
•COLLEGE NEWS
•Tennille graduates cum laude
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