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January 14, 2009  RSS feed
Chamber banquet to feature Vince Dooley
Former Georgia head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley will be the featured speaker at the Jan. 29 Blakely- Early County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. There is perhaps no one person more identified with the University of Georgia than Vince Dooley, the architect of the athletic program's modern-day explosive growth and the shepherd of all things "dawg. More...
G-P announces layoffs
No. 3 paper machine shut down will eliminate over 100 jobs

Companies across the nation have been announcing cutbacks, layoffs and plant closings the past several months. Georgia-Pacific has been among those companies bearing bad news to some of its employees and their communities. More...

Dews to highlight literacy program

"Early Reading First will present Bobby Dews in a literacy enrichment activity program Thursday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Early County Elementary School lunchroom. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information contact Babs Williams at 723-4547. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
122408-02 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF HARRIET M. GILBERT: All debtors and creditors of HARRIET M. GILBERT, 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
• article has image Polyengineering, Inc. announces new partners
Polyengineering's Board of Directors announces the recent addition of two new partners. Adam Benton has been with the firm for over nine years and has been a consulting environmental scientist for 14 years. He currently serves as an environmental project manager. Adam devotes much of his time to environmental remediation and soil erosion issues. More...
• From our Files
• Blakely Senior Center
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 BIRTHDAYS: Tara L. Wiley, Madeline Williams, Cherie Sullivan THURSDAY, JAN. 15 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club PILOT CLUB BLAKELY #282 O.E.S. More...
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 Editorials
• article has image All about nothing
If I didn't know better, I might actually begin to believe youngsters today have absolutely nothing to do and, thus, lead very boring lives. I might also believe that school is an excruciating waste of time. I base these beliefs on actual conversations with young people, namely my nine-yearold niece, Hunter, and some of her friends. More...
• article has image the SOVEREIGN STATE of AFFAIRS
• article has image Mumbles
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 Religion
• article has image God's power transcends generations
Joshua 3:1-13 It is important for each of us to remember that God is interested in every aspect of the lives of those who place their trust in him. It might be difficult for us to understand the fact that God is all-knowing. More...
• article has image Use words wisely with God and others
• CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
• Ralph Lindsey
Willie Ralph Lindsey, 65, of Decatur, Ga., died Jan. 1, 2009. Mr. Lindsey was born July 8, 1943, to Irene Fowler and the late Flay Lindsey. He was a member of Clifton United Methodist Church in Decatur. He was preceded in death by a sister, Agnes Rainey. More...
• Mary Ann Trice
• Elijah Williams
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 Society
• article has image Harvin - Kineard
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Thomas Harvin of Blakely are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kendall Camille Harvin, to Brandon Ryan Kineard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Burkett Ashley of Blakely and Rey Lloyd Kineard of Fort Gaines. More...
• article has image Elliott - Wilbourn
• article has image Houstons observe 60th anniversary
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 Sports
• article has image Hargrove bags buck
Cullen Hargrove of Edison bagged his first deer, an 8-point buck, during the Christmas holidays. Cullen was out hunting with his dad on some of their farmland. A fifth grade student at SGA, Cullen is the 11-year-old son of Bud and Amy Hargrove of Edison. More...
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 Campus
• Locals earn honors at Bainbridge College
Bainbridge College vice president of academic affairs Dr. Mariam Dittmann has announced the students who earned the distinction of being named to the BC dean's list and those named to the honors list for fall semester 2008. Those named to the dean's list must have earned a 3.5 (B+) grade point average or higher while attending BC full-time. More...
• Head Start enrollment begins
• article has image Anderson named Teacher of the Year
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