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Anglin, Hudson named STAR students
The 2008 STAR students and teachers from Early County High and Southwest Georgia Academy were honored Thursday, Feb. 5 at the Blakely Rotary Club's noon meeting at the Blakely Town and Country Club. These individuals are honored each year by the Rotary Club and Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce. More...
FBI agents descend on PCA plant Monday

Congressional hearings into the salmonella outbreak which has brought the scrutiny of the entire nation down on Peanut Corporation of America begin today in Washington. FBI and FDA investigators converged on the PCA plant in Blakley Monday gathering evidence for the criminal investigation into the actions which led to the salmonella outbreak. More...

Bulloch proposes crackdown on food testing with SB 80

State Sen. John Bulloch has introduced a bill to impose stricter guidelines on food testing for processing plants in response to the nationwide salmonella outbreak that was linked to the Peanut Corp. of America plant in Blakely. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
012109-04 NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF EARLY TO ALL DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF PATRICIA WILLIAMS CHANDLER: All debtors and creditors of Patricia Williams Chandler, deceased, late of said county, are hereby notified to render an account of their demands to the undersigned according to law, More...
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 Other News
• Funds available
Funds in the amount of $8,219 have been made available to Early County for the purpose of supplementing and extending ongoing efforts to provide shelter, food and supportive services for individuals who are without shelter or facing an imminent threat of homelessness. More...
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• Nominations accepted
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 BIRTHDAYS: Eric Cleveland, Jim Bob Durham, Krystal Durham, Jack Watson, Melvin Keith Craft, Adam Hutchins, Dakota Carpenter, Rosalyn Hooper THURSDAY, FEB. More...
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 Editorials
• article has image Better in the bottle
I'm not sure my grandmother ever forgave the Coca-Cola Co. for New Coke. I know she never forgave them for discontinuing those six-and-ahalf ounce glass bottles. Coca-Colas — or, more appropriately, Co-Colas, which is the way the name comes out of the mouths of most Southerners — played an important role in many rituals in my grandmother's life. More...
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 Religion
• article has image Be faithful in your work for God
Esther 4:1-17 After sin entered the human race (Genesis 3:1-6), there was — and is — a need for a savior. Our all-knowing — omniscient — God knew that the race would not remain true to the innocence into which it was created. Isaiah 46:10. The eternal plan of salvation for our race was in the mind of God "from the foundation of the world. More...
• Grasp hold of the Kingdom of God
• THANKS
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 Obituaries
• Rubye Ferguson
Homemaker
Rubye Thurman Ferguson, 92, of Blakely died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at Early Memorial Nursing Home. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Randolph County, Ga., March 4, 1916, to the late W.I. Thurman and Tommie Dean Thurman. She was a homemaker, member of the order of the Eastern Star in Cuthbert and member of Rehobeth Baptist Church. More...
• Frances Golden
• Virginia Jarrett
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 Agriculture
• Researchers looking to turn fruit into fuel
Half of all the fruit grown in Georgia is never eaten by people or animals. It rots in the fields. A University of Georgia researcher says that spoiled fruit could fuel cars. That wasted fruit can be converted into bioethanol through a fermentation process, said Elliot Altman, program coordinator for the UGA Center for Molecular Bioengineering. More...
• Scientists use ants' instincts against them
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 Society
• article has image Scarborough - Dunn
Johnny and Donna Scarborough of Blakely are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Dana Frances Scarborough, to Kevin Chad Dunn, son of James and Darla Dunn of Arlington. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Wyatt and Lavada Fetner and the late John and Margaret Scarborough of Blakely. More...
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• article has image An'Taniyah turns two
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 Campus
• article has image Local students compete at Rock Eagle
Eight Early County 4- H'ers traveled to Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton Jan. 30 to participate in the Southwest District's Project Achievement. The purpose of project achievement is to give recognition for outstanding accomplishments in 4-H work. 4- H'ers compete with other 4-H'ers in their district for district honors. More...
• MILITARY NEWS
• ECES receives grant
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