Moore named 2023 Ag Producer of the Year
March 21, 2023
Mr. Kenneth S. Moore was named Agricultural Producer of the Year at the 2023 Peanut Proud Farmer Appreciation Dinner held at the Early County Ag Center on Thursday, March 16....
Killingsworth named head coach at ECHS
March 21, 2023
Early County High School is excited to announce that Frank Killingsworth has been named as the new head football coach. Coach Killingsworth brings over 35 years of coaching experience to...
Columnist Ronda Rich to honor Pres. Carter in Peanut Proud parade
March 21, 2023
Syndicated columnist and bestselling author Ronda Rich and her husband John Tinker will be parade participants and featured guests of the 2023 Peanut Proud festival. In addition to supporting the...
Kemp signs income tax rebate, money expected by July 1
March 21, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp wasted no time signing the $1 billion state income tax rebate the General Assembly passed this week. The governor put his signature on House Bill 162 last...
New ambulances headed to Early Medical Center
March 21, 2023
Early Medical Center announced today it has purchased two new state of the art ambulances to serve Early County and the surrounding communities. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) department of...
The Rotary Report
March 21, 2023
Peanut Proud Festival leader Mike Newberry gave the Blakely Rotary Club details of this Saturday's event (March 25) that might be missed in the excitement of the day. Newberry, who's...
Pool players headed to Vegas
March 21, 2023
Southwest Georgia APA League is sending two teams to Las Vegas to participate in the APA Poolplayer Championships, April 25-29, 2023. Representing the League in the 8 Ball Doubles Division...
Pritchett entertains DAR chapter with stories from his novel
March 21, 2023
The Peter Early Chapter, NSDAR held its chapter meeting on Thursday, March 9 at the Blakely First Methodist Church’s Friendship Room. Guest speaker, John D. Pritchett, shared parts of his...
Homecomings, reunions, peanuts and God’s country
The Way I See ItMarch 21, 2023
The conversations start right after Christmas, especially among the older folks. They brag about the class reunions planned for that weekend and which of their kids and grandkids will be...
Just stop lying!
Other VoicesMarch 21, 2023
Please pardon the forthcoming rant. I can’t control myself. A recent Gallup poll says most Americans don’t trust the people in Washington. In fact, Congress’s public approval rating is precariously...
Plant peanuts and make money!
All That’s Fit to PrintMarch 21, 2023
The January 6, 1916, issue of this fine publication proposed peanuts as the future for this county. We still love cotton, but was this the start of diversification? The good...
The Fox Studio and dirty feet
Other VoicesMarch 21, 2023
A while back, Tink and I had a meeting to pitch a television show on the Fox Studio Lot in Los Angeles. It wasn’t the first time I had been...
Farmers and “fake meat”
The BriefingMarch 21, 2023
An article by Corie Brown begins, "Two generations ago, California gave birth to a consumer-led food movement with a big promise. Eating organic fruits and vegetables and pasture-raised meat would...
We are free
March 21, 2023
Do you live with the impression that you can only enjoy and experience the wonderful fruits of the Holy Spirit after your challenges and circumstances change? Not so! Seems God...
Cornelia Holley
March 21, 2023
Cornelia Baxley Holley, 75, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023. She was retired from her work as a loan officer at First Franklin Financial, where she was lovingly called "Corn"...
Avis Bond
March 21, 2023
Avis T. Anderson Bond passed away June 3, 2022. Avis T. Anderson was born on March 31, 1962, to the late Sammy Anderson and Tommie Lee Anderson in Blakely, Ga....
Thomas Igles Sr.
March 21, 2023
Thomas James Igles Sr., 71, passed away February 28, 2023. He was born January 24, 1952. There was a Celebration of Life Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at...

A recipe for National Peanut Month
For the past several weeks we have focused on nutrition, since March is National Nutrition Month. But March is also National Peanut Month. And what...

I remember…
I remember my Grandmama Williams just could not believe that people actually bought those store-bought biscuits! This is a lady who had made homemade biscuits...


Grow your way to good nutrition
Grocery stores and farmer’s markets can provide us with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, but can be costly. However, growing your own food in...


Museum membership drive underway
The 2023 Early County Museum Membership Drive is in full swing. If you are already a member we hope you will renew your yearly membership....


March is National Nutrition Month
While good nutrition should be on our minds all the time, the month of March is devoted to nutrition which makes us think about it...


EC boys tennis defeats Mitchell
On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the Early County boys tennis team defeated Mitchell County. Singles players Payne Murphree, Banks Bell, and Jakobe Chrispen defeated their...


Bobcat baseball takes down Baconton Charter and Troy’s Charles Henderson
Early County 8, Baconton Charter 5 The Early County Bobcat baseball team took on Baconton Charter on March 14 and came away with an 8-5...


This week in Early County tennis
The Early County boys tennis team played Providence Christian Academy on Monday, March 6th. Playing an Alabama match format that consists of 6 singles and...



SGA Baseball in action
SGA 1, Dougherty County 6 The SGA baseball team lost the lead late in a 6-1 loss to Dougherty County on Saturday, Feb. 25. The...


Bobcat baseball goes 2-2; picks up region win over PCA
EC 17, PCA 2 A nine-run seventh inning led Early County to a 17-2 victory over PCA. The offensive onslaught came from a triple by...