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On Wednesday, September 4, Kelvin Kirkland negotiated a guilty plea on one count felony murder before Superior Court Judge Tommy Smith. He received life with parole; nol pros on one count malice …
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9/11/24
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Mrs. Jordanna Williams was chosen as the 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year and Emanuel County Teacher of the Year. Beginning her teaching career in Toombs County teaching Pre-K at Lyons Primary School, …
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9/11/24
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The halls of the Emanuel Medical Center Nursing Home have a new ray of sunshine beaming through them with the addition of Missy Mills as the Activities Director for the facility.
“I started …
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8/28/24
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At the August meeting of the City Commission of Twin City, Mayor Matt Donaldson announced the city had been awarded $313,279 in new grant awards.
The first grant is the FEMA Assistance for …
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8/21/24
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The body of a Georgia National Guard soldier returned home Monday, August 12, 2024. A plane carrying his body landed at the East Georgia Regional Airport in Swainsboro, with a procession to Chapman …
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8/15/24
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DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of East Georgia gratefully announces its recent achievements at the Company’s Reunion held from June 17-21 in Fort Worth, Texas. The franchise received the prestigious …
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8/7/24
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The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected East Georgia State College (EGSC) as one of eight new member institutions to participate in the Student Success Equity …
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8/7/24
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The Sunshine House Children’s Advocacy Center is hosting Dancing With the Stars August 10, 2024 at the Swainsboro/Emanuel County Auditorium located at 532 West Church Street. Performances will be …
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7/17/24
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They say the average worker in this country changes jobs over eight times in the course of his or her working lifetime. Mike Strobridge was too busy to change jobs. This year, he will leave his first …
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7/17/24
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All the Fixin’s was recently awarded Twin City’s first ever “Thriving Twin City” facade grant. All the Fixin’s has two cafe locations in Twin City and Swainsboro and serves coffee, …
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7/10/24
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The first cup of coffee I ever enjoyed was in the most unlikely of places. I guess in today’s sense of child rearing it would be considered unlikely or just plain careless (if you were to ask some …
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by Dena Walden
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7/10/24
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Nathaniel and Lashawna David were sentenced Wednesday, June 26, for the murder of Connie Mercer-Webb. Both pled guilty to the following charges: Nathaniel - malice murder, possession of firearm …
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7/3/24
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The July session of Swainsboro City Council took place July 1, 2024, at the Swainsboro Fire Department Headquarters at 6 p.m. Present were Mayor Bennett, Councilmembers Collins, Davis, Quarterman, …
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7/3/24
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On Friday, June 28, 2024, Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on the res-idence of Rodney Wilson. The following day, Saturday, June 29, Emanuel County Sheriff’s Of-fice, …
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7/3/24
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Governor Brian P. Kemp recently announced that Emanuel Medical Center is among 13 Georgia rural hospitals to receive grant awards totaling $6 million as part of the Dual Track Rural Hospital Support …
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6/26/24
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On Thursday of last week, a new show premiered at the Karrh Theater in downtown
Swainsboro. The star of the show was the theater itself and the amazing changes that have
taken place in the …
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6/19/24
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The police department scavenger hunt began June 3, at 4:30 p.m. So far, Kyson Hostilo found rock #3 at the statue at the National Guard, JJ Hall found rock #4 at the water fountain in town, Grayson …
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6/19/24
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Mayor Greg Bennett sees Swainsboro’s biggest problem as threefold, “We don’t have affordable housing, we have crime, and nobody is building homes inside the city limits.”
The city is not …
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by Deanna Ryan
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6/5/24
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Megan grew up in Claxton and began her teaching career as a kindergarten teacher at Swainsboro Primary School in Swainsboro in 2017 and is still in the same school and in the same position. She is …
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6/5/24
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It is with great joy and excitement that Swainsboro Police Department announces its Annual Scavenger Hunt program! Swainsboro Police Department will host its annual summer Scavenger Hunt for the …
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5/22/24
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