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ECHS graduation Saturday
Early County High School graduation exercises will be Saturday, May 23 at 9 a.m. at Standifer Field. Approximately 157 members of the Class of 2009 will march across the stage to receive their diplomas. Commencement exercises will begin with the seniors marching in to "Pomp and Circumstance" played by the Early County High Band of Blue. More...
SGA graduation Thursday

Southwest Georgia Academy will hold commencement exercises for 35 seniors Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 8 p.m. in the Proffitt Gymnasium. Twelve honor graduates will have special parts on the program. The three top graduates, Lane Miles Hudson, Mary Wallace Corrigan and Erin Kaye Simmerock, will deliver the three main messages of the evening. More...

2009 Early Leadership applications

The Chamber of Commerce is taking applications for the 2009 Leadership Class, 20 class candidates will be accepted. Individuals are encouraged to apply for the class. Members of the education and business communities and government leaders are also urged to nominate candidates they perceive as potential future leaders in Early County to be members of the class. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
042209-04 042909-02 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the Estate of Laura Jo Phillips Brown, late of Early County, Georgia, deceased, More...
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 Other News
• Account established to help with medical expenses for Ward Wright
Three-year-old Ward Wright of Albany has been battling an inoperable malignant tumor at Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta the past three weeks. More...
• Man shot at Cohelee Creek Park
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 CHAMBER of Commerce, noon, Chamber board room ANNIVERSARY: Gray & Gina Rowland THURSDAY, MAY 21 ROTARY CLUB, noon, Blakely Town & Country Club COUNTY Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Tax Assessor's office AL-ANON, 6:30 p.m. More...
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 Editorials
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Yep, I'm hip
I am now on Facebook. I don't know why I decided to sign up for an account except that Facebook seems the current young and hip thing to do, and I love to pretend that I'm young and hip. I've resisted the urge for some time now. But, ultimately, I couldn't escape it. More...
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 Religion
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Obey God's commandments
Ephesians 5:21-6:4 It is easy for us to allow the world system to begin to filter into our thinking, and, then, color the way we see the things of God. This tendency can cause us to develop a compromising attitude toward sin. When this spiritual sickness begins to grip our lives, our personal walk with God begins to slide backwards toward our old life. More...
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• CHURCH NEWS
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 Obituaries
• Roy Moore Sr.
Manufacturer
Roy Lawrence Moore Sr., 79, of Blakely died Monday, May 11, 2009, at Early Memorial Nursing Home in Blakely. Mr. Moore was born in Early County April 29, 1930, to the late Kirby Harris Moore and Clara Mae Goins Moore. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Sunday school teacher and Royal Ambassador director for many years. More...
• Louise Craig
• Lillie B. Wiggins
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 Agriculture
• Farmers may be eligible for flood assistance
Excessive rain and flooding caused severe damage in various parts of the county beginning March 27, 2009 and continuing through April 4. More...
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 Society
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Johnny Taylor Sr. and Elizabeth Mells Sol proudly announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Veronica Elizabeth Ann Taylor, to David Keith Tinson, son of Corrie Tinson and Betty Freeman. The bride-elect is a 1998 honor graduate of Early County High School and a 2005 graduate of Albany Technical College. More...
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 Campus
• article has image Mr. and Miss ECHS selected
Matthew Merritt and Mitsy Moreno have been named 2009 Mr. and Miss ECHS. Matthew is the son of Alan and Darlene Merritt. He has been a member of Beta Club, Drama Club and Future Business Leaders of America, where he served as treasurer his junior year. He has played on the golf, tennis and football teams for Early County. More...
• Summer program planned
• SCHOOL NEWS
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