Candidates qualify to run for local offices
March 12, 2024
A week of candidate qualifying ended at noon on Friday, March 8, 2024, with twenty-one Early County voters paying the necessary fees to place their names on the 2024 ballot....
Georgia Pacific named to 2024 Forbes List of Best Large Employers
March 12, 2024
Georgia-Pacific has been awarded on the Forbes list of America’s Best Large Employers 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry...
Raises for teachers, state workers sail through Georgia House
March 12, 2024
The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $36.1 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Thursday with generous raises for teachers and state employees made possible by a huge surplus. "This...
Yard of the Month
March 12, 2024
March's Yard of the Month is the home of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Watson on Club Drive. As native azalea blooms began to open earlier this month, their front flower...
Poague released on bond, stripped of title
March 12, 2024
Former Miss Donalsonville, Trinity Poague, has been released on bond in Sumter County and has been stripped of her title after being charged in the death of a child. She...
PSC election postponed again
March 12, 2024
There will be no Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) elections this year because a lawsuit challenging the system the state uses to elect commissioners is still pending, the secretary of...
Department of Ag celebrates 150 years
March 12, 2024
Bronwyn Ragan-Martin, representing the Ga. Dept. of Education Office of Rural Education and Innovation, and Representative Gerald Greene, along with former Representative Amy Carter, attended the celebration of 150 years...
Wards, Arlington’s progress featured in Albany Herald
March 12, 2024
ARLINGTON – Richard Ward and his wife, Alida, knew they wanted to rescue an old, crumbling building in Arlington's downtown. Richard noted that many of the spaces along the downtown...
The list and the antibiotics
The Way I See ItMarch 12, 2024
I know it's not necessarily Christian, but there are just some people who are better than others at being annoying. It's actually impressive how quickly some folks can get on...
Ever called the post office? Try it.
Other VoicesMarch 12, 2024
Did you know that you cannot call the post office in this country? I certainly didn't know it until this week when I had a problem with a package and...
A system I could manage
All That’s Fit to PrintMarch 12, 2024
For a while now, I have been without a purse or pocketbook or handbag or whatever it is called these days. I haul around a portable artist’s tote I found...
By the sun’s gentle light
Other VoicesMarch 12, 2024
The old woman sat in a weathered, well-worn rocker, her silver hair was gathered into a bun, held together with long, wide hair pins while small, wired glasses perched on...
The culture of death and a pathetic state of the union
The BriefingMarch 12, 2024
Last week, President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address. The Constitution calls upon the nation's chief executive to report to Congress on the state of the nation....
The long game
March 12, 2024
Have you ever heard someone say, “I am in it for the long game”? Whether it is a relationship, building a business, growing a ministry or working on your education,...
Edythe Roberts
March 12, 2024
Edythe Ione Bowen Roberts, 90, of Blakely passed away on March 2, 2024. Her funeral was at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home in Blakely...
Carol Brooks
March 5, 2024
Carolyn Elaine Brooks, 80, of Blakely, Ga., passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Southeast Health in Dothan, Ala. A memorial service was held Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 11...
Richard Culpepper
March 5, 2024
Richard Tullis Culpepper, 81, returned to his Heavenly home on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Richard was born in Blakely, Georgia, on March 13, 1942, to parents Everett and Earnestine Culpepper....
National Nutrition Month: The benefits of berries
People are always searching for ways to improve their health. One of the best ways is to choose healthy foods and that includes fruit. MyPlate...
Pound Cake Day
You might not know this, but a few days ago was a national holiday. A day when our nation traditionally puts aside our differences, stands...
National Nutrition Month: Let’s think beyond the table
Good nutrition is on the minds of many individuals for good health, but good nutrition should be on everyone’s mind all the time. The month...
Where the redhead grows
My interview was scheduled for noon. It’s not every day you are a keynote speaker for Miss Bernice’s fourth-grade class career day, via video call....
Spring cleaning
Spring fever is on the rise with warmer temperatures and flowers blooming, a sure sign that spring is right around the corner. Along with warmer...
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...
Bobcat boys’ tennis
On Thursday, March 5, 2024, Seminole County defeated Early County boys 3-2. Prithvi Patel and Ian Middleton were defeated by their opponents 6-0, 6-6, and...
Collin Wilson, Macon Area Tennis Association receive awards
It might as well have been “Middle Georgia Tennis Day” recently at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Georgia Annual Community Tennis Development Workshop in...
Bobcat baseball looks to improve tough week
Early County 9 Chattahoochee County 7 Noah Odom collected four hits in five at-bats, as the Early County Bobcats baseball team defeated Chattahoochee County, 9-7,...
E.C. boys’ tennis action wins this week
The Early County Boys Tennis defeated Marion County 4-1 on Monday, February 26. Ian Middleton and Jakobe Chrispen were victorious in singles play 6-3, 4-6,...