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A great Bobcat season comes to an end

November 29, 2022

BLAKELY, Ga. – The Early County Bobcats fell 36-26 to the Bowdon Red Devils Friday in the GHSA Class A – Division II Quarterfinals at Standifer Field. The Bobcats took...

Blakely police officer arrested by GBI

November 29, 2022

A former Blakely police officer is in custody. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Clay County Sheriff’s Office has charged and arrested Robert Tyler Vaughn, 26, from Clay County,...

Two shootings under investigation

November 29, 2022

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Blakely police officers responded to a residence on Liberty Street regarding a 21-year-old male subject suffering from a gunshot wound. The...

Georgians head to the polls…again

November 29, 2022

Georgians get one more chance to decide whether they want to return Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to Washington or replace him with Republican Herschel Walker in the upcoming Senate...

Supreme Court reinstates ‘Heartbeat Law’

November 29, 2022

The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated Georgia's law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy Wednesday just over a week after a lower court judge had blocked the law from...

Kiwanis Corner

November 29, 2022

Kiwanis is dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time. It is grounded in the belief that when you give a child the chance to learn,...

Cooper Williams gets his first deer

November 29, 2022

Cooper Williams, the five-year-old son of Caitlin and Russ Williams of Arlington, made good use of his Thanksgiving break from SGA. While sitting with his dad, he got his first...

Merry & Bright at Colquitt’s Cotton Hall

November 29, 2022

The garlands are hung, the trees are bedecked, and every stage in Cotton Hall is set for its brand-new Christmas show— Merry & Bright. Merry & Bright: A Swamp Gravy...

It’s somebody’s fault

The Way I See It

November 29, 2022

There will be backlash from this. There are some sensitive, thin skinned folks in this world. If they're honest, they'll say I'm fair. For the sake of our community, I...

Relax, sit back and enjoy the ride

Other Voices

November 29, 2022

I’m an unabashed Georgia Bulldog. You know that if you read this column. You know that if you come into my house, which has enough Georgia memorabilia to qualify as...

Make it merry

All That’s Fit to Print

November 29, 2022

I am tree wrangling this week. From 2010. And I am still trying. Here’s the thing about Christmas that makes me uneasy, gives me pause. Expectations. Yours, mine, strangers on...

CHURCH NEWS

November 29, 2022

Christ Missionary Baptist Church and Pastor W.G. Thomas invites the public to join us to celebrate Eleven (11) years of faithful service for our Co-Pastor: Dr. Marion Jones-Thomas. The celebration...

You are His people

Weekly Devotional

November 29, 2022

“...I will be their God and they will be My people,” 2nd Corinthians 6:16. Don’t you like, maybe even love the words in the above verse “MY PEOPLE“? How about...

Maybe it’s just me

Guest column by Ronda's husband, John Tinker

November 29, 2022

Most readers of my wife’s column know that I am a transplant. Some might say that I’m an interloper or intruder. Since moving to the South, I’ve encountered only extreme...

Patricia Jarrett

November 29, 2022

Gladys Patricia Pittman Jarrett, 83, of Albany, Ga., died November 24, 2022, at her residence. Funeral services were held Monday, November 28, 2022, at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Norman Denny...

Lynn Webb

November 29, 2022

Lynn Maire Webb, 57, of Blakely, Ga., went home to the Lord on November 27, 2022. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Flat Creek Baptist Church, Three...

Tommie Smith

November 29, 2022

Tommie Mae Smith passed away November 7, 2022, at Southeast Medical Center in Dothan, Ala. Mrs. Smith was born on February 12, 1952, to the late Tommy Day and Lillie...

‘Tis the season to be holiday smart

As Christmas gets closer we need to be mindful to stay safe. Whether out shopping, traveling, or at home it is important to be holiday...

I remember…

I remember, well, I do not actually remember but I know I attended Mrs. Brewer’s kindergarten in approximately 1960. I remember, we lived in a...

Botanical Gardens announces “Gardens Aglow” dates

The Dothan Area Botanical Gardens will host its tenth annual “Gardens Aglow” event each Friday & Saturday evening between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, starting Friday,...

Make sweet potato cheesecake your new holiday dessert

Cheesecake is a delicious dessert anytime, but this one is a healthier option that uses sweet potatoes and contains less total and saturated fat than...

Research your family at the museum

For your Thanksgiving meal are you looking for great Aunt Betty’s cornbread stuffing recipe or maybe Grandma’s sweet potato casserole recipe because her crunchy topping...