July 29, 2009 / Other News

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Summer surprise

Shirley White got quite the surprise this summer when a volunteer watermelon vine sprang up and out of her back yard flower garden on Lakewood Drive. The vine has three large melons so far, and has spread over a large portion of her yard. More...

MILITARY NEWS

Martavious Bankston, son of Lee Bankston and Christine Bankston of Blakely, will return from deployment in the Persian Gulf July 31. Bankston is a Seaman E3 first class with two years of service in the U.S. Navy. More...

Gopher frog metamorphs released at Williams Bluffs

Researchers released about 250 gopher frog metamorphs in a seasonal pond at the Nature Conservancy's Williams Bluffs Nature Preserve near Blakely recently. Another 800 will soon be added thanks to improved rearing methods. More...

Blakely Senior Center

310 Meadowbrook Drive

Daily Events Aug. 3 — Rhythm band practice - 10:30-11:30. Lunch: BBQ pork, baked beans, cole slaw, hamburger bun, hot cinnamon peaches. Aug. 4 — Physical fitness - 10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. Games - 11 a.m. More...

Congress passes PAYGO bill

Con. Sanford Bishop joined his fellow members of the Blue Dog Coalition to pass H.R. More...

County to hold tax increase hearings

The Early County Board of Commissioners announces its intention to increase the property taxes it will levy this year by unincorporated 10.96 percent and incorporated 9.15 percent over the rollback millage rate. More...

ACRE sign up deadline is Aug. 14

David F. Laster, acting state executive director of USDA's Farm Service Agency in Georgia, announced that the USDA sign-up deadline to elect the new Average Crop Revenue Election program is Aug. 14. More...

Mosquitoes pose threat of viruses for southwest Georgia

A horse in Grady County has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a disease that can cause severe illness in humans, said Southwest Health District Health Director Dr. Jacqueline Grant. More...