A little over a week after officials first linked a salmonella outbreak to peanut butter produced at Peanut Corporation of America's plant in Blakely, it is still being investigated as the source of the salmonella outbreak. More...
Governor Sonny Perdue last week recommended not to reimburse local governments for the Homestead Tax Relief Grants that provided a $429 million tax break for homeowners on their 2008 property tax bill — an average of $200 - $300 savings each. More...
Parade Grand Marshall Annette King led the Martin Luther King Jr. parade Saturday. The parade, consisting of over 40 floats, bands, queens, fourwheelers, 18-wheelers and horses, made its way along a route from the parking lot of the old Washington High along MLK Blvd., down North Church Street and around Court Square. More...
123108-02 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF HORACE E. HALL: All debtors and creditors of HORACE E. HALL, 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...
The Early County Forestry Pageant was held Jan. 10 at Mangham Auditorium with 31 girls vying for the titles of Miss, Teen, Junior, Little, Tiny, Teeny, and Baby Miss Early County Forestry. Reigning queens Dani Taylor, Hannah Odom, Shanna Suggs, Savannah Hall, Kate Hattaway, Carley Miles Fenn and Haylee Brunson opened the pageant. More...
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 CHAMBER of Commerce, noon, Chamber office BIRTHDAYS: Karen Everson, Frances Martin, Ginger Watson, Mary Jane Warrick, Leola White THURSDAY, JAN. 22 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club COUNTY Planning Commission, 7 p.m. More...
My fellow Americans, good morning. I come to you this day to deliver my first State of the Column address. The president of the United States delivers an annual State of the Union address to Congress. Just last week, the governor gave his State of the State address and the head of the university system gave a State of the System address. More...
Judges 13 One of the things that we learn from history is that we do not learn from history. Each generation seems to think that it will not need to learn from the old folks, but can meet each challenge with some kind of inborn expert knowledge. This attitude keeps our race in a constant state of chaos and mental confusion. More...
Alfred Jay Foster, 103, of Conyers, Ga., died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. Mr. Foster was born in Blakely Dec. 24, 1905, to the late John Foster Sr. and Ida Hutchins Foster. He was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Savannah, Ga., and a retired gardener, farmer and barber. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Earl Langley III of Blakely announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Elizabeth Langley, to Michael Daniel Sumner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Perry Sumner Jr. of Statesboro. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McGriff Jr. of Headland, Ala., Roscoe Earl Langley Jr. of Cedar Springs and Mrs. Edward Jeter of Dothan. More...
On Dec. 12, Michael Murkerson graduated from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. He received a bachelors degree in criminal justice and a minor in political science. The next day he was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy. More...
Fires destroy three homes