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On Saturday, May 25, eight ‘Veterans at the Library’ traveled to the Memorial Park with tools to clean-up the park, install the edging beams and paint the parking spaces. The park needed a little …
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6/5/24
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The Seedling Garden Club proudly announces that the June, 2024 Yard of the Month is the home of Terri & Dessie Smith. The Smith home is located at 207 N Racetrack Street, Swainsboro. The Smiths enjoy …
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6/5/24
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The Veterans at the Library held their weekly meeting at the Franklin Memorial Library, Monday, June 3, 2024, at 9:15 a.m. With Chair John Tapley presiding, 47 were in attendance. Breakfast was …
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6/5/24
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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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June 6, 1944, otherwise known as D-Day, marked the beginning of the Allied Invasion of Normandy and Operation Overlord. It became known as the largest, seaborne operation in US history signifying the …
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by DENA. WALDEN
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6/5/24
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This coming June 6 will mark the 80th Anniversary of the single most important day of the 20th Century-- June 6, 1944, forever known as D-Day. World War II was the preeminent event of the 20th …
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by ERIC HOGAN
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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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The River Rats have toured the Ogeechee once again and broken another record. In April of this year, 41 boats carrying 75 citizens who call themselves the River Rats, set off at the Bull Hole in …
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6/5/24
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Last week, Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro) was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands by Lt. Governor Burt Jones. Additional …
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6/5/24
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Herrington Avenue from Gloria Street to Curtis Street will be closed indefinitely due to elevated tank removal and replacement of the city water tower.
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6/5/24
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Miss Emanuel County/Miss Southeast Georgia/Miss Crossroads of the South board will proudly present the Send-Off Celebration on Sunday, June 2, at 2 p.m. at the Swainsboro-Emanuel County Auditorium. …
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5/29/24
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The Veterans at the Library held their 1st Annual Veterans Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 18. They had a full slate of teams with 18 teams, four per team. Each team was given a bag of items …
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5/29/24
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Durden Banking Company, Inc. recently presented five area high school seniors with a $1,000 scholarship. A scholarship recipient was named in each of the graduating classes of Jenkins County High …
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5/29/24
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The East Georgia State College (EGSC) Police Department recently hosted the Georgia Public Safety Training Center’s (GPSTC) Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) course. This vital training was …
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5/29/24
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On the morning of May 22, 2024, at approximately 1:23 a.m., officers of the Swainsboro Police Department located a single motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Coleman Street and East Main …
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5/29/24
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Jim Sherrod, Vice Chairman of the Emanuel County Board of Commissioners from District 4 will
be hosting a Town Hall meeting on June 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Summertown
Community …
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5/29/24
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Mill Creek Foundation recently awarded TLC Children’s Services with $10,000 grant to help finance van for transportation of children in foster care.
The mission of TLC Children’s …
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5/29/24
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About the time Covid reared its ugly head early in 2021 and churches were suspending in-house services for a while, another problem arose at Oak Chapel Baptist Church. While inspecting some low spots …
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Tot Free
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5/29/24
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If you’re keeping up with the 2024 political season, you would be accurate in saying, the first half is over, the halftime show is about to start, and the second half is shaping up to be a wild …
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5/29/24
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One person was shot late Sunday afternoon, May 26, in an exchange of gunfire at a City Park in Swainsboro. The incident occurred at a weekend event at the “Gerald Phillips Park” in the DeAlva …
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5/29/24
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