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Don’t miss Dancing With the Stars – Sunshine House Edition
The Sunshine House Children’s Advocacy Center is hosting Dancing With the Stars August 10, 2024 at the Swainsboro/Emanuel County Auditorium located at 532 West Church Street. Performances will be at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Ten couples will vie for the Championship Award, along with other awards determined by...
EAC Art Camp to be held at Vann Community House
The Emanuel Arts Council’s 2024 Summer Art Camp will be held at Vann Community House in Swainsboro July 22-24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The camp is sponsored by Mill Creek Foundation and is for 20 students in rising third through fifth grades. “Our art instructor will be...
Smartphone Photography exhibit opens at Kalmanson Gallery
The Kalmanson Gallery of Emanuel Arts Council will feature artwork by thirteen students in Group 1080 of East Georgia State College. This unique art show will feature Smartphone Photography. Opening reception for the show will be July 18th, from 5 to 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The exhibition is on display now through August.
Swainsboro Police Department Scavenger Hunt
The Police Department Scavenger Hunt began June 3, at 4:30 p.m. In addition to the winners that ran in the paper on June 18 and 25, Josie Radford found rock#18 at McRae Vet Clinic, Tinsley Sherrod found rock#16 at Southeastern Tech and Briar Jones found rock #17 at the old Coke Plant, Everleigh Lovehall found rock #20 at Red’s Quick Lube & Tire, Ellie Rountree found rock #19 at the Animal Shelter, Jackson Drew found rock #21 at Luck Gambrell Park and Charlie McNeely found rock #22 at Church Street Manor. The last two rocks, #23 and 24, have been hidden but not found as of press time.
Lawson Frye presents speech to Exchange
On Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Lawson Frye presented his speech titled “A Voyage of Adventure” to the Swainsboro Exchange Club. He recently won the State Jr. Beta Club contest with this speech and took 2nd in the nation out of 50 contestants at the National Jr. Beta Club Convention which was held in Savannah on June 10. Lawson is a rising 9th grader at Emanuel County Institute. He is the son of Peyton and Brooke Frye of Swainsboro. He is the grandson of Butch and Melanie Frye and Mike and Vicki Youmans.
Community Action for Youth makes donation
Community Action for Youth, Inc. President Mrs. Betty Davis and Secretary Mrs. Mary Connor, present a $200 dollar check to Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Shumake for their annual Bookbag Drive in honor of Mrs. Patrice Dukes. This event will highlight 21 years for Future Generation Youth’s annual book bag drive held by Mr. and Mrs. Shumake.
Canady and Bogan to exchange vows
The family of Lauren Reece Canady is happy to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Canady and Cameron Edward Bogan. The bride-elect is the daughter of Chad Canady of Swainsboro and Jill Canady of Garfield. She is the granddaughter of the late Billy and Hazel Bagwell of Calhoun,...
DNR survey: Eagle nesting strong in state
SOCIAL CIRCLE — Chalk up another solid season for bald eagles nesting in Georgia. Annual surveys by the state Department of Natural Resources rated nest success for the national bird above average in most areas checked, according to survey leader Bob Sargent. “The findings were even better than last year’s good results,” Sargent said. “That’s most encouraging when you consider the beating that nesting coastal eagle took in 2022 because...
Emory receives $5 million grant to improve geriatric care and education
Emory University has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to enhance geriatric care and education for health care workers in Georgia’s urban and rural areas. This five-year funding will support Georgia Gear (Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program), operated through the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.
Police: Girl reported missing from Southeast Georgia home after security cameras found disconnected
LYONS, Ga. — Above video: Your Wednesday headlines. Police in Southeast Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage girl. According to the Lyons Police Department, Edlyn Yuliana Botello-Guzman, 17, was reported missing from her home on Tenth Street Tuesday around 3:30 a.m. Her father told police that he...
State Proposing Cuts to Commuter Bus Service
The state agency which runs the Xpress commuter bus system is proposing service reductions, including in Cobb County. The current Xpress bus system operates on weekdays and serves residents in 13 counties, bringing them to the downtown, midtown and perimeter office markets. In the wake of budget cuts by state lawmakers, the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority (The ATL) has proposed major service reductions to the system. State officials attribute the...
2 Georgia hunters plead guilty to poaching white-tailed deer in National Military Park
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — In an investigation that took years, 2 men from northwest Georgia both pleaded guilty to hunting white-tailed deer on National Military Park property. William Edward Lough of Trenton and Jonathan Daniel Plaster of Rossville both entered their plea in federal court on April 16th to...
Lawsuit claims that delayed elections for Georgia utility regulator are unconstitutional
ATLANTA (AP) — Two groups on Wednesday sued to overturn a law extending the elected terms of Georgia’s public service commissioners, saying it violates the state constitution for the five Republicans to be allowed to serve terms longer than six years. Georgia WAND Education Fund, Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund and Brionte McCorkle, the executive […]
Friends of Georgia Radio to honor WCLK's GM Wendy F. Williams
Friends of Georgia Radio has announced its new Hall of Legends Class of 2024 and WCLK's very own General Manager, Wendy F. Williams, will be inducted. The 3rd Annual Celebration will take place on Saturday, August 24 at the City Springs - Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. The Hall of...
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