Just in time for Early County’s bicentennial celebration, the earliest issues of the Early County News are now available online, starting with the the Nov. 4, 1863 issue. The News was established in 1859. More...
WEDNESDAY, May 23 BLAKELY Lions Club, noon, Blakely Town and Country Club BIRTHDAY: Kathy Shierling THURSDAY, May 24 SIGN Up begins for Summer reading program, Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library ROTARY Club Meeting, &nb More...
Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. In 2017, the automotive group AAA estimated that 40 million Americans would travel 50 miles or more on Memorial Day weekend. More...
Mount Olive Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Blakely will host their annual revival May 21 through May 25 at 7 p.m. The revivalist for the week will be Pastor John H. Neal. Everyone is invited. More...
Fourteen Southwest Georgia Academy seniors received their diplomas during graduation exercises Thursday, May 18 in the Wayne Proffitt Jr. Gymnasium. More...
Summer Reading at the Library, kicks off Thursday and runs through July 12. Free programs for all ages! Come sign up at Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library, 11880 Columbia Street. More...
I used to love politics. Covered state and local government for 30 years. Covered a couple of national political conventions. Interviewed every governor of Georgia since George Busbee. More...
Problems followed Clyde Zachary around like they were chained to his leg. Clydes biggest problem was school. He barely passed his tests and never got around to turning in his homework. His teachers called him lazy. More...
Hilton Echols “Hut” Hightower Jr., 74, of 2090 Giles Hightower Rd., Blakely, Ga., passed away Friday evening, May 18, 2018, at his residence. His funeral was held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 2 p.m. More...
Patricia Ann Lee, 59, passed away May 12, 2018, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala. Mrs. Lee was born March 8, 1959, to the late Andrew Dawson and Mamie Gray in Blakely, Ga. More...