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The bite is on!
Southwest Georgia mosquito health alert
A mosquito health emergency has been declared in Southwest Georgia as result of an over abundance of standing water following the recent heavy rains and flooding. The declaration area includes Early and 12 other southwest Georgia counties. More...
H1N1 flu update

As of Monday, no cases of the swine flu virus, H1N1, have been found in Southwest Georgia. The number of H1N1 cases confirmed in Georgia remains at four. Three U.S. deaths have been reported as a result of the outbreak. "All results came back negative for H1N1," Southwest Health District Health Director Dr. More...

City to rehab 3 miles of sewer lines
Stimulus monies to pay over $1.1 million of $1.6 million project

The rehabilitation of 15,000 feet of Blakely's sewer mains and 100 manholes has been approved for stimulus funding. The Blakely City Council heard the news at their May council meeting Monday night at the City Annex when engineer Paul Simonton told the council the project's $1. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
042909-02 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the Estate of Laura Jo Phillips Brown, late of Early County, Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, More...
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 Other News
• article has image Blakely Rotary recognized at district conference
The Blakely Rotary Club was recognized at the District Rotary Conference last week at Jekyll Island for their work and support of the 2008-2009 Rotary theme, "Making Dreams Real." The club was recognized for their "Service Above Self" throughout the community and world. More...
• article has image Ribbon-cutting marks grand opening
• article has image Kelly home named yard of the month
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 BIRTHDAYS: Angie Doswell, David Cowan, Art Redding, Nancy R. Chandler ANNIVERSARY: Joel & Courtney Williams THURSDAY, MAY 14 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club PILOT CLUB BLAKELY #282 O.E.S. More...
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 Religion
• Choral department to present sacred concert
The ECHS choral department will present their annual sacred soncert Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Blakely. Everyone is invited to attend. More...
• article has image Sunday School Lesson
• article has image The Gospel Truth
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 Obituaries
• Martin Powell
Veteran
Martin Luther Powell, 64, of Tampa, Fla., died Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Powell was born May 17, 1944, to the late Fannie Webb Powell and Melvin Powell. He served in the U.S. military as a medic during the Vietnam Conflict was a district manager for a national insurance company. He was a member of Tampa Mt. Calvary S.D.A. Church. More...
• Alma Jean Booth
• Annie Freeman
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 Agriculture
• Funding available for organic farming
State Conservationist James E. Tillman, Sr., of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that $1.2 million has been provided to Georgia for a new initiative to encourage more organic agriculture production. Funding for the initiative is being made available as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. More...
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 Society
• article has image McCorkle- Taylor
Jade, Cameron and Brantley McCorkle would like to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their mother, Racheal Ann McCorkle, to Steven Trey Taylor of Blakely. The bride-elect is the daughter of Ted and Brenda McDowell of Blakely, and the granddaughter of Marie McDowell and the late Alford McDowell of Blakely and Inez and Ray Loyed of Lakeland, Fla. More...
• article has image Eleven class members attend 64th reunion
• McLendon-Phillips plans complete
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 Campus
• article has image Educators attend state convention
Southwest Georgia Retired Educators Association sent president Beauty L. Smith, Essie Chester, Betty Henderson, Ruth Tolbert, Willowdean Powell and Lauriene Daniels to state convention. At the president's awards dinner, they received 15 awards, which was the maximum that could be awarded. More...
• article has image BC represented at gala
• article has image Lee signs with LaGrange
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