Rain holds off for a beautiful 16th annual Peanut Proud Festival
March 26, 2024
Overcast skies with the threat of an isolated shower began Early County's biggest day of the year. After severe weather and heavy rain canceled last year's Peanut Proud parade, young...
Community-wide Good Friday breakfast to be hosted by First Baptist
March 26, 2024
First Baptist Church of Blakely will host a Good Friday breakfast in the church fellowship hall at 790 South Church Street Friday morning from 8 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. There...
Former Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty to fraud
March 26, 2024
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to conspiracy to commit health-care fraud in a scheme involving the ordering of unnecessary medical...
Happy Easter! He is risen! He is risen indeed!
March 26, 2024
Matthew 28: 1-8 1. Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2....
Senate gives final passage to income tax cut in Georgia
March 26, 2024
The Georgia Senate gave final passage to an election-year tax cut bill Wednesday, sending it on to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk for his signature. The legislation, which was proposed by...
The Rotary Report
March 26, 2024
Early County High School graduate Micahlyn Grist has turned her interest in making video productions as a kid into what could become her future. A sophomore at Clemson University in...
IRS Atlanta Field Office warns taxpayers to protect themselves from money scheme
March 26, 2024
ATLANTA – During the annual, multiweek Money Mule initiative, which takes place in March, the IRS Criminal Investigation Atlanta Field Office is bringing attention to a crime many people may...
CTAE department collaborates with Kapor Center to host computer science night
March 26, 2024
Early County School System's Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) Department is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Kapor Center to present Computer Science Night. This event is set...
Call your grandmother
The Way I See ItMarch 26, 2024
When you're young, time seems to move so slowly and it seems like nothing ever changes. It is hard to appreciate the experiences we have with the older folks in...
I need a nap room
Other VoicesMarch 26, 2024
Once upon a time, sleeping on the job was considered to be a sign of laziness. If the boss happened to catch you snoozing on the clock, it was usually...
We may need a bigger Square
All That’s Fit to PrintMarch 26, 2024
I am ranting and raving this week. If you are driving, or delivering a package or working anywhere, take your headphones off. Well, someplace you have to wear phones for...
Jesus was a Jew
Other VoicesMarch 26, 2024
In the modest, country home where I grew up, prejudices were not allowed. Though there was a serious bias against what Daddy called “no accounts,” men who laid up drunk...
Yes. Your phone is tracking you.
The BriefingMarch 26, 2024
The data collectors are hard at work using your cell phone even when you don’t know it. I first became aware of this when I was in a department store...
CHURCH NEWS
March 26, 2024
First Baptist Church of Blakely will host a Good Friday Community Breakfast on March 29, 2024, at 8 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. Easter Sunday events will be -...
Davey Dupree
March 26, 2024
Davey L. Dupree, 70, of Bluffton, Ga., passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Early Memorial Nursing Home. A memorial service was held Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 1 p.m....
Sheila Tinson
March 26, 2024
Shelia Bullard Tinson was born on Friday, July 10, 1964, in Blakely, Georgia to Tommy Bullard Jr., and Juanita Rainge. God called her home on Friday, March 1, 2024. The...
Charles Adkison
March 19, 2024
Charles Edward Adkison, 83, of Blakely, Ga., passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Early Medical Center. A Celebration of Life was held Sunday, March 17, 2024, at 3 p.m....
Egg-stra care for spring celebrations
As we get prepared to celebrate Easter, graduation and other spring and summer celebrations with family and friends, we want to take extra special care...
Birmingham Gal
We first met at a Little Free Library. About a mile from my house. I was walking through the ancient neighborhoods of Birmingham. I was...
National Peanut Month: Nuts about peanuts!
It’s March and that means it’s National Peanut Month. It also means Peanut Proud and a time to celebrate everything peanuts. A highly nutritious food,...
On that day
A small town. The kind of American hamlet that causes you to start looking around for the Norman Rockwell signature. Hanging begonias. Storefronts with colorful...
Bobcat boys’ tennis team loses matches, advance to playoffs
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Providence Christian School defeated Early County Boys 9-0. In singles play, Bowen Tedder and Prithvi Patel were defeated by their...
Early County boys’ tennis team falls to Miller County
On Thursday, March 12, 2024, Miller County defeated the Early County boys' tennis team 3-2. Prithvi Patel and Ian Middleton were defeated by their opponents...
Peace named Super Coach by PlayVS
Early County High School is proud to announce that Mr. Chris Peace, Esports coach, has been appointed as a Super Coach by PlayVS, the premier...