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Today marks Veterans Day 2021. Annual observed on November 11, this special day pays tribute to all military veterans that have served in U.S. Armed Forces.
Emanuel County thinks a great deal of …
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11/11/21
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Tuesday, November 2, marked Election Day 2021. This year, the list of candidates seeking appointment to public offices was a bit shorter than last year’s and included voting for two cities, …
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by WHITLEY CLIFTON
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11/11/21
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Del Brown and his son Gunnar Brown are anticipating the days remaining before they take the road to attend the Bass Pro U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championship at Table Rock Lake in …
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11/3/21
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Swainsboro City Council and Mayor Charles Schwabe convened for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, November 1, at 6 p.m. at the Swainsboro City Hall. Mayor Schwabe called the meeting …
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by WHITLEY CLIFTON
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11/2/21
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This week’s Hometown Public Servants, by nomination, is employees of Emanuel Medical Center’s Covid-19 Testing Site, located at 543 W. Church Street in Swainsboro.
From an local from Emanuel …
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8/25/21
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This week’s Hometown Public Servants are Emanuel Code Enforcement Director Stephen Graham and Brandon Frix, Emanuel County building and code enforcement officer.
Graham and Frix were two of four …
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8/18/21
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This week’s Hometown Public Servant is Emanuel County’s new Transfer Station Superintendent Travis Beach. With 25 years of experience as a construction/heavy equipment operator, Beach was …
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8/11/21
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This week's Cook of the Week is Angelina Eryn Rodrigues. She is the four-year old daughter of Wilson Jr. and Ackyla Rodrigues of Swainsboro and is enrolled in Pre-K. Her father is a deputy with the …
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8/11/21
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This week’s Hometown Public Servant is Justin Morris. Last week, it was announced that Morris has been promoted to serve as Emanuel County’s new public works director. Prior to this …
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7/28/21
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The company, known today as Interfor, originated in the 1930s with a sawmill in Whonnock, British Columbia. Since that time, the business has made significant investments to expand, upgrade, and …
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7/28/21
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Swainsboro Police Department held a grand prize drawing for the ultimate winner of this year’s Treasure Hunt for Kids, an annual summer program hosted by the department, on Monday, July 19. …
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7/27/21
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This week’s Cook of the Week is Kaelyn Amerson Meadows. She is the wife of Austin Meadows of Swainsboro. Together, they share three children, Skylar Lynn Tran, LeeAnna Marie Meadows, …
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7/27/21
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Nominated as this week's Hometown Public Servant is Bill Cahill, PIO and freelancer for The Forest-Blade. Cahill is not a native of Emanuel County, but his face may be familiar to many locals - …
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7/22/21
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This week’s Cook of the Week is Melissa Kea Frost. She is the daughter of the late Margaret Webb and Larry Kea. Frost is an employee at Southern Nuclear in Waynesboro. She was born and raised …
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7/21/21
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Owned by the County and governed by the Emanuel County Hospital Authority, Emanuel Medical Center (EMC) employs over 420 people and operates as a not-for-profit facility whose operations are …
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7/21/21
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The Seedling Garden Club proudly announces that the July 2021, Yard of the Month is the home of John Tapley. Tapley lives at 158 Arden Drive in Swainsboro and enjoys working in his yard to help …
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7/14/21
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This week’s nominated Hometown Public Servant is Sue Bragg, volunteer firefighter with Swainsboro Fire Department. When not volunteering her personal time to serve the local community, Bragg …
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7/14/21
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The Main Street Market opened in 2011 as a project of the Downtown Development Authority of Swainsboro (DDA). Prompted by the effects of The Great Recession on the local economy, the DDA set out to …
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7/14/21
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COTW: Macy Wiggins
This week’s Cook of the Week is Macy Wiggins. She is the daughter of the Donna and Ronald Wiggins of Twin City. Macy is a graduate of DEA, Class of 2013. Macy and Avery, …
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7/14/21
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