August 14th, the leadership of Southeastern Technical College and East Georgia State College signed a formal articulation agreement to guarantee the reciprocal acceptance of a broad list of courses by each institution. President Cathryn Mitchell and Provost Larry Calhoun of Southeastern Technical College and President Bob Boehmer of East Georgia State College signed the reverse […]
In July there were more people working in Emanuel County, but also more people looking for work. From June to July the State Department of Labor says the number of workers increased by 9 to 8,547 people employed. During the same month though, the work force increase by 123 to 9,687 people. That calculates to […]
A forum Thursday between Senate candidates Michelle Nunn and David Perdue is being held at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislative Luncheon in Macon. The event itself is sold out, and is as yet the only scheduled meeting of the two. You can hear this important discussion on radioJones station 99.1 FM, AM 800 WJAT […]
Emanuel County will have a new Director of Elections and Registration starting Monday. The Board of Commissioners this week appointed Kerry Curry to the job. She was the recommendation of the Elections Board members after considering a total of five candidates. Curry will be taking over the position from Beau Gunn who was selected in […]
Emanuel County Commissioners will now often take their own cars to out of town meetings and business trips and ask for millage reimbursement. The Ford Crown Victoria they sometime used for such purposes is being assigned to the EMA Director to use for checking 9-1-1 addresses. The previous vehicle is being declared surplus and will […]
In Swainsboro Police Reports: There were three reports of simple battery and simple assault on Sunday, on Freedom, West Main and College Streets. On Friday there was a Card Fraud from a local bank with an attempt to take $190, and there was an Account Fraud at the same bank with an attempt to take […]
Emanuel Medical Center has a new CEO. Last week the Hospital Authority of Emaneul County in conjunction with ERH hospital management company named Mel Pyne Chief Executive Officer. Pyne says he recognizes that EMC is an important part of Swainsboro and surrounding areas and “will ensure the hospital is strengthened for the future.” Board Chair, […]
Georgia Senator Jack Hill’s Notes from the Senate: TRANSPORTATION FUNDING A Joint House-Senate Study Committee began work last week on transportation needs of the state and how those needs may be met in the coming years. The Transportation SPLOST referendum of 2012 passed in only three Regional Development Commission Districts two years ago but one […]
In incidents reported to the Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office: There were four mail boxes knocked down on Briarcliff Road and five reported knocked down around the corner on Blackberry Trail and one more on nearby Plumtree Road in the early morning hours of Tuesday, probably between 11:30 PM and 2:30 AM. And an arrest has […]
On the Swainsboro Police Blotter: Wednesday: Seeing an unrestrained infant in the lap of a front seat passenger, officers stopped a Mustang on Moring Street. One officer took the driver to get a car seat. The passenger was his brother and, after police found a small bag of suspected marijuana, was taken to jail and […]