Georgia DOT advises that mowing is scheduled for this week on State Route 4, that’s US Highway 1, mile markers 29 through 40. Monday, June 2, through Thursday, June 5, weather permitting, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please watch for workers and equipment and drive with care. } else {
This election in Emanuel County is one they will use as an example of why you need to vote. After four provisional ballots were added to the General Primary Election the vote totals in the District Six Board of Education race remained unchanged. Bill Rogers Jr. was the winner by two votes over Karri Ray, […]
The unemployment rate in Emanuel County eased a bit from 9.5 percent in revised March numbers to 9.1 percent in April of this year in data released by the Georgia Department of Labor. Unemployed persons in the county fell by 41 to 876, the total number working also dropped, falling by 32 persons to 8,742. […]
Monday, the local American Legion Post 103 asks you to take just thirty minutes and join them for a special Memorial Day ceremony at Patriot’s Square in downtown Swainsboro at 10 a.m. They will salute and recognize veterans and first responders. Swainsboro Police Chief Randy Ellison will be the guest speaker; the Legion is also […]
The new splash pad at the Swainsboro Emanuel County Recreation Department has been named; it will be called Splash N Sports and follow a sports theme. Opening day is Saturday, May 24th, and admission prices are a reasonable two dollars for kids 10 and under and three dollars for older children and adults. But Tony […]
The Emanuel County Board of Education is expected to name a new Superintendent of Schools within two and a half weeks. A vote is expected at their regular meeting June 8th. Wednesday the board spent time meeting with several candidates, and named three finalists for the position. They are Dr. James Luther Gibbs, Dr. Kevin […]
Current County Commission Chair Keith Thompson was the strongest of any local candidate in Tuesday’s election. He took almost 64% of the vote to defeat a challenge from Allen Durden and retain his seat on the Board of Commissioners in District 2, 297 votes to 170. At the Board of Education in District 4 Incumbent […]
Polls are open Tuesday (May 20) 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the General Primary Election. In Emanuel County there are no changes in polling places since the last election. You will vote at the same location. You can check you poll location by looked the the Georgia Secretary of State’s web site, or call […]
Swainsboro Police arrest a 23 year old Bloomingdale, Georgia man for Possession of controlled substance around 1:44 a.m. Saturday at the Huddle House restaurant on South Main Street. An officer on patrol was notified by an employee that a man who was acting jittery had locked himself in the woman’s rest room for a long […]
In reports to the Swainsboro Police: Thursday a wallet was discovered missing from a vehicle parked at an East Main Street home. Wednesday, fishing rods and reels were taken from the carport laundry room of a King Circle Drive home. Tuesday a purse that contained a driver’s license was taken from a Chevrolet Impala parked […]