Blackshear News

Last week, the Southeast Bulloch High School marching band "The Swarm" and their dancers "The Stingers" participated in their last competition of the year.

Airport Authority: The Americus-Sumter County Airport Authority meets at 4 p.m. Monday in the board room of the terminal building at Jimmy Carter Regional Airport.

A judge has denied Walton County's request to dismiss a lawsuit filed last fall by Jolly Bay LLC after county commissioners told the development company it could not build a high-rise condominium off of Jolly Bay Road.

Motorcycle Club: The Schley County Association of Concerned Citizens Inc. hosts the 75 South Motorcycle Club beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday.

A weak front has shifted winds off the Atlantic which has brought in low clouds, fog and drizzle to much of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

Swine flu vaccinations are expected to start in Georgia on Tuesday. Georgia is initially receiving about 55,000 doses of a nasal spray version of the vaccine.

Blackshear, GA 31516 Take Hwy 15 south 4 miles past Bristol take a right on East Horseshoe Rd.look for signs.

A cool front will roll through the area tonight with a band of clouds and a few brief light showers with rainfall amounts scattered and well under a quarter of an inch.

The state Department of Natural Resources whiffed in its latest attempt to find private companies to operate seven of its golf courses, so it's asking for a mulligan.

We know all too well what can happen when it rains so hard so fast. But the flooding north of here isn't going to affect the Flint River this time around and people who live on Lake Blackshear are sure glad to hear it.

The younger generation is also helping to play their part in reducing their own carbon footprint.

AUTO FOCUS: David Bottoms looks to his family for inspiration in his new, as yet untitled book of poetry.

An attorney for a man who was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering his stepmother has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to grant a new sentencing.

Dozens of boats were cruising along Lake Blackshear where folks were taking part in all sorts of fun from skiing to fishing.

Club Registration: The Boys and Girls Club of Sumter County is holding registration for its after-school program from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Price is $75 for the fall and $75 for the spring.

Albert "A.D." Hayes' rise in the auto industry dates to 1953, when he ran a gas station/garage in Decatur.

It only takes one storm hitting the area to cause a lot of damage. And it doesn't even have to be a hurricane, as we found out last year with Tropical Storm Fay.

Crisp County Sheriff Donnie Haralson has charged two local men with murder in connection with the deaths of two subjects whose bodies were discovered earlier this week in the Blackshear Rd.

The Southwest Georgia Regional Commission will hold a retreat 1-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

The body that was discovered this morning in the Blackshear/Airport Rd. area of Crisp County is a man, Sheriff Donnie Haralson said.