I run for reelection every week. Even though the editors appreciate the fact that I am a dead ringer for a young Brad Pitt and am occasionally correct on the difference between affect and effect, ...

July 13, 2025, was just an average day. A lot of folks went to church; a lot of folks didn’t. I’m guessing, most folks just rested and took it easy. Sunday has always been a ...

On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, The Emanuel Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant located at 562 Mason Drive, Swainsboro. During this search, the following illegal drugs were discovered on the ...

Joseph Brinson "Joe" Langley, Jr., age 78, of Kite, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Funeral service was held Saturday, July 12, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Interment ...

Annual Revival of the Johnson Grove Missionary Baptist Church will be held July 14 – 16, at 7 p.m. nightly with guest Minister Rev. Willie Johnson. Monday night guest churches will be Willow Spring … ...

So much has happened over the past several weeks at home and abroad. A week ago, there was great uncertainty as to whether and how the US would be drawn into the Israeli/Iran conflict. Now, with the … ...

Elsie Howington will be the featured artist for July-August at The Kalmanson Gallery of Emanuel Arts Council. An opening reception will be held July 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition called … ...

The regular meeting of the Swainsboro City Council and Mayor was held at Swainsboro City Hall Monday night, July 7, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. and opened with an invocation from … ...

Mr. Ralph Akridge, age 88, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025, surrounded by his large and loving family. Funeral services were held Monday, July 7, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Chapman Funeral Home ...

Midville FBC Homecoming 2025 is scheduled for Sunday, July 27. The service will begin at 11 a.m. with a fellowship lunch to follow. Former pastor, Dr. Scott Mckinney, currently at FBC Cookeville, TN, ...

LaTorchia W. “Toi” Cotton, age 73, departed this world on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Harbor Grace Hospice in Atlanta. A Celebration of Life was held Saturday, July 5, at 3 p.m. at Green Cemetery in ...

It’s a little eerie when you stop and think about how much our lives today are affected and directed by these nondescript metal boxes that we call computers. They sit there in all shapes and sizes … ...