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The Four Rivers Patriots Chapter, Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution held its monthly meeting Thursday night, March 20, at Chatters Restaurant in Lyons at 7 p.m. With President Joel …
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4/9/25
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Every year, the Georgia Department of Education honors students who have carried exemplary course loads during their four years of high school, performed excellently in all courses, successfully …
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4/9/25
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Again, this week in our small community, we lost three veterans that can’t be replaced - Mr. Pete Boatright (USAF), Mr. Otis Smith (USMC), and Mr. Jack Sutton (US Army). These men supplied the …
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by AIR FORCE VETERAN TIM HENDLEY
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4/9/25
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On Wednesday, March 12, David Emanuel Academy held All School Chapel. At this chapel service every month, Mrs. Haylee Free awards one student the Kindness Award. Kindness is something that is always …
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4/9/25
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On Wednesday, April 2, officers were called to the area of Lewis St. in reference to multiple shots fired. Officers were advised that several males ran toward Lee St. and made contact with a male …
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4/9/25
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Get ready for an unforgettable experience as the extreme aerial daredevils, the Nerveless Nocks, take center stage at the 78th Annual Pine Tree Festival! On Saturday, May 3rd, prepare to be thrilled …
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4/9/25
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Emanuel County Senior Center will have its first Easter service. The service will be on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 9 a.m. at the Senior Center with breakfast immediately following the service. …
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4/9/25
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The following occurred during the Emanuel County Superior Court January 2025 term:
Anthony Bender, repeat offender, negotiated a guilty-alford plea on one count aggravated assault (reduced) …
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4/9/25
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The Swainsboro Rotary Club met at the Rustic Grill for the weekly meeting on Monday, March 31, at 12 p.m. President Zack Proctor called the meeting to order, and the club recited the pledge and the …
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4/9/25
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Spring has returned to the countryside. The sweet smell of honeysuckle fills the warm night air. A pair of devoted bluebirds are building a nest in the tall magnolia tree by mama’s bedroom …
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4/9/25
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I was a bit under the weather last week, so I figured it might be a good time to make a sentimental journey back to my kindergarten and first grade days and catch up on all my old friends from the …
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4/9/25
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Nada. Nil. Zip. Zero. So went the discussions in the just-concluded session of the Legislature regarding the possible permitting by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (and, yes, continue …
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4/9/25
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Emanuel County Senior Center will have its first Easter service. The service will be on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 9 a.m. at the Senior Center with breakfast immediately following the service. …
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4/2/25
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Don’t get your hopes up, but a couple of bills have surfaced in the Legislature addressing the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (insert oxymoron here) giving approval for Alabama-based …
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4/2/25
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ReHave you ever read, seen or heard something that sticks to your mind like glue and just won’t go away? I have. It was an article that appeared recently in the New York Times. (Yes, I do read the …
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DICK YARBROUGH
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4/2/25
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Our intrepid public servants must think we are a bunch of imbeciles. (And they may be right, since we are the ones who elect them.) But if the recent episode of mistakenly inviting a reporter to …
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4/2/25
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One afternoon last week, I was out riding the dirt roads late in the evening. I do this quite often as I am always in search of photographic opportunities. It is also where I find great peace, …
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SCOTTY WOMACK
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4/2/25
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It was already the shank of the afternoon, as they used to say. The late-day sun had done about all it could do on that chilly Sunday and was slowly retreating behind a wood line of pines and bare …
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CHARLES SCWABE
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4/2/25
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After the Scooter craze left me, I became the proud owner of an Army jeep from WWII. It used more oil than it did gas. We’d pile in it and breeze out to the “Hoopee” to do some skinny dipping, …
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LAROSE TAPLEY
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4/2/25
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The Kiwanis Club of Swainsboro held its weekly meeting Tuesday night, March 18, at the Rustic Grill at 6:30 p.m. With Past President Cheryl Goodman presiding, they had two guests in attendance, …
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4/2/25
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