From the February 25, 1981 edition of The Forest-Blade:
A hostage?
Jimmy Harper, Swainsboro High School principal, finds himself in quite a predicament as Emanuel County Nursing Home residents, Felton Hutcheson and Mrs. Cora Johnson, tie him up and blindfold him to hold him for $1,000 ransom. Mr. Harper will be held Saturday in tan undisclosed location until donations to Emanuel County Heart Fund totaling $1,000 have been received at the nursing home. Residents of the home also participated in a rock and roll marathon in conjunction with the drive to fight heart disease.
Something new
Mrs. Paula Cadle, past Swainsboro Jaycette president, displays plaque registering support of past equipment donations to Emanuel County Hospital, as Mary Lou Holland, obstetrical supervisor, uses the fetal stethoscope recently donated to the hospital, on Mrs. Capers Brazzell, obstetrical patient. Looking on is Mrs. Chip Durden, Jaycette president.