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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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The Xi Delta Psi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, in keeping with what is now a 17-year tradition, made its annual donation to The Franklin Memorial Library on May 29, 2024. The yearly service project …
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by VANESSA DEVANE
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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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New Emanuel County School Superintendent, Dr. Denise Warnock, spoke to the Swainsboro Exchange Club on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. She gave a general overview of the operation of the Emanuel County School …
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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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Living Way Ministries will have their annual women conference Friday, June 7 and Saturday, June 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 9, at 2:30 p.m. The theme for the conference will be ‘Surely God can do …
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6/5/24
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This Thursday will be the 80th anniversary of D-Day. On the sixth of June 1944, over seventy-five thousand American soldiers, sailors, and airmen along with other allied troops landed on the beaches …
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Charles Schwabe
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6/5/24
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Dear Representative Buddy Carter:
Your appearance a couple of weeks ago before the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries subcommittee in Washington of which you are not a member but were allowed to …
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Dick Yarbrough
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6/5/24
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Congratulations and Happy Birthday to the City of Swainsboro, my forever hometown as we celebrate 200 years. A huge thank you to The Forest-Blade for making sure that I received a copy of this …
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Shirley Twiss
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6/5/24
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Momma went to work after I started school. She was a beautician and took pride in making women look pretty. Now, getting a perm in your hair in those days meant getting a PERMANENT wave. It was an …
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LaRose Tapley
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5/29/24
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Seventy-eight years ago, I stood curbside as a few floats circled the courthouse square. I had no comprehension of what this was or would become. I do not recall if SHS had a band at that time. I do …
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Shirley Twiss
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5/29/24
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We are now unofficially into the summer season. Memorial Day weekend, they say, is the unofficial start of summer. In just a little over four months, you can start voting early for your next …
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Charles Schwabe
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5/29/24
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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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