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November 14, 2018 / Front Page

City swears in PD officers

FEMA and SBA officials discussed available disaster relief programs at last week’s City Council meeting. The City officially thanked and recognized some of the people who have worked and sacrificed to help the community recover and Mayor More...

Oct. & Nov. county meetings

Commission chair June Merritt opened last week’s commissioners meeting thanking everyone who had worked to help Early County recover from damage caused by Hurricane Michael. More...

Farmers need disaster relief

Like everyone else, farmers could only watch as Hurricane Michael swept through Early County Oct. 10 with sustained winds of 115-120 mph and gusts up to 140 mph. More...

Ages 5 - 14 basketball registration

Basketball registration is underway at the Blakely Early County Recreation Department for boys and girls ages 5 to 14. The registration fee is $25. The deadline for registering is Dec. More...

Festival of Lights

If you have traveled Highway 39 north of Fort Gaines after dark during the holidays in recent years, you have seen the Christmas lights at the home of Bro. Ralph and Rachel Estes five miles north of Fort Gaines. More...

Other News

Purple Heart ceremony held in Bluffton

A ceremony designating U.S. 27 in Stewart, Randolph, Clay and Early counties as a Purple Heart Memorial Highway was held on Veterans Day at Weston C. Lee Veterans Memorial Park in Bluffton. More...

HERE & THERE this WEEK

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14 BLAKELY Lions Club, noon, Blakely Town and Country Club ANNIVERSARY: Mr. and Mrs. Terry Moore THURSDAY, Nov. More...

Revolutionary patriots honored

The Joel Early Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution unveiled a monument Saturday in the Blakely Cemetery honoring 24 patriots of the American Revolution (See monument). More...

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Religion

God does not ‘see as man sees’

Sunday School Lesson

Rev. James Temples

Genesis 28 In life, as in the kitchen, one cannot unscramble eggs. This condition does not change the nutritional value of the egg, but greatly reduces the possibilities of usefulness. More...

CHURCH NEWS

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Sports

Bobcats lose close game to Jefferson County

By Collin Wilson

After holding the Bobcats to a three and out on the opening drive, the Warriors offense drove to the Bobcats’ one yard line and punched it in from there to take a 7- 0 lead. The Bobcats then started with little better field position, but More...

From the Press Box

By Brad Boyett – Voice of the Bobcats

A good season for the Bobcats making it to the State Playoffs. Here are some of their accomplishments: Aaron Yarbrough rushing over one thousand yards this season; WDHN Team of the Week with the win over Eufaula; and being the firs More...

SGA defeats Briarwood in first round of state playoffs

By K.C. Stuart

The Southwest Georgia Academy Warriors played the Briarwood Academy Buccaneers Friday night at home in the first round of the GISA state AA playoffs. More...

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Greene re-elected

Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams in last week’s General Election by a narrow margin with 976,614 votes (50.26%) to Abrams 1,918,847 votes (48.79%). Kemp also carried Early County with 2,281 vot More...

Governor’s election contested

Over a week after the General Election the election results have not been certified, with Abrams’ lawyers contesting the counting of provisional and absentee ballots. The Florida elections for Governor and U.S. More...

Dumb Crook News

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Sheriff’s deputies recently responded to a reported burglary of an unoccupied dwelling on Highway 39 North. The property owner reported someone had entered the house used for storage and provided deputies surveillance footage which showed More...

Join us on the bus!

Join us as we take a tour of Early County School System Nov. 29 at 8:45 a.m. and see technology at work in the classroom. Space is limited! Sign up at https://goo.gl/forms /ODHSokuJ1kLEIIvl1 or call Tammy Storey at 229- 221-1284 by Nov. 16. More...

Editorials

Hollywood needs new movie ideas

Other Voices

Mitch Clarke

I would like for someone – anyone, really – in Hollywood to stand up and tell the truth. Just come right out with it. “Y’all,” I’d like to hear them say. More...

Political Cartoon

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Pretty good and voting

All That’s Fit to Print

Brenda Wall

Early Countian’s are pretty good at going to the polls, but it wasn’t always true. These are numbers for the past few big election years. Nov. More...

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