From the February 27, 1991 edition of The Forest-Blade: Ready to recycle Members of the Swainsboro/Emanuel County Recycling Center Advisory Board make last minute preparations for opening of the …

From the February 25, 1981 edition of The Forest-Blade: A hostage? Jimmy Harper, Swainsboro High School principal, finds himself in quite a predicament as Emanuel County Nursing Home residents, …

From the February 24, 1971 edition of The Forest-Blade:  Where's the fire? Swainsboro Fire Department is now better equipped for ire fighting. The department has a new F900 Ford truck. …

From the February 23, 2011 edition of The Forest-Blade: Tigers win Region Championship!!! The Swainsboro Tigers (19-7) finished off the thrilling run through the region tournament held last …

2nd Grade Play - Second graders presented a play Feb. 23 at the Chapel program in the Swainsboro Primary School Auditorium entitled “George Washington Mystery”. Play casts were Earnestine …

From the February 20, 1991 edition of The Forest-Blade:Bypass selected by DOTGeorgia Dept. of Transportation has approved the “Alternate A” plan for a highway bypass for Swainsboro. The …

The Lady Bobcats Softball Team defeated USC Union Sunday at East Georgia State College by scores of 5-0 and 4-1. The Lady Bobcats finished the week with four wins and just two defeats.Britney Foster …

Two of East Georgia State College’s softball players have been named Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) players of the week. Sierra Taylor was named Player of the Week for …

After two cancellations this week, the ECI Bulldogs finally got 2021 baseball underway capturing two wins to begin the season.Tuesday’s home opener against Burke Co. was cancelled due to …

The Swainsboro Tigers boys basketball team began GHSA Class AA State playoff action with a big win over Beckley County, 65-37 on Wednesday night. The Tigers, the defending Class AA state …

One day, while I was sitting in my office at home, my three-year-old little girl came into my office. Kids are so observant; they take in everything you say and do. She began to look around the room …

In celebration of welcoming its new pastor, members of Hebron Primitive Baptist Church invite all to be in attendance this Sunday, February 28, to welcome Pastor Will Martin of Swainsboro. Service …

We all know this horrible enemy called the devil, who wants to take everything you have and cast you into a place of entire loneliness. The devil has put on many disguises to accomplish his mission …

This week’s Cooks of the Week is Avery Williams. She is an employee at Citizens Bank of Swainsboro. In her spare time, Avery enjoys shopping, spending time with family and friends, and trying …

This week’s Hometown Public Servant is Emanuel Medical Services Director Courtney Terwilliger. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Terwilliger relocated to Emanuel …

Answer:Quite often people get phishing emails that have addresses appearing to be from someone they know. This quite often happens in groups where members get a phishing email that appears to be from …

It is wonderful to have good friends that share our interests, concerns, fun times and not-so fun times. Friends are special blessings.  From early childhood, I can name many whom I cherish as …

I blush as I write this (well, not really) but things are going well at the University of Georgia, the nation’s oldest state-chartered university, located in Athens, the Classic City of the …