Swainsboro News

Arthur LaVon Tuttle, 65, died at Hospice Savannah with his family by his side from dementia and Alzheimer's and other complications.

The best thing about Independence Day is it's a reason fill up the cooler and head to somewhere cooler than Pooler.

Ernie McDaniel always wanted to play the guitar. He had about a million songs filed in his head and heart.

Miley Cyrus walks on the beach at the south end of Tybee Island during filming of her movie The Last Song.

The Rev. Scottie Swinney, pastor of the historic St. James AME Church for 18 years, is the new pastor of Allen Temple AME Church in Atlanta.

Weathering a storm is something R. Jeffery Cannon knows about. He knows that after a storm, things turn green and new growth emerges.

SWAINSBORO, GA., and DENVER - - Thunder Wind Productions announced today it has reached an agreement with The Networks Group to launch a new motorcycle-enthusiast TV program entitled USRiderTV to air on the iDrive TV channel beginning late September 2006.

Ricky Brantley of Ailey, Georgia held off the lap-by-lap challenge from Jeremy Faircloth of Swainsboro to capture his first Late Model Sportsman feature of the 2009 season at Dublin 441 Speedway Saturday night.

The outside walls on the frontstretch are anything but spotless at Dublin 441 Speedway.

A Swainsboro teen was killed Friday night after losing control of his vehicle, according to information from Georgia State Patrol Trooper John Priest.

The University System of Georgia reported Monday its spring 2009 semester enrollment rose 5.8 percent over spring 2008 to a total of 272,910 students.

Typically when I post a blog, ita TMs on some hard news topic such as race, politics, etc.

A look back at the top stories of the week in the Athens Banner-Herald and OnlineAthens.com . ► On MONDAY ... Craft leaving Madison County High - The Emanuel County Board of Education voted to hire Madison County High School Principal Tommy Craft to be superintendent of the Swainsboro-based school district.

The Paragon Consulting Network, which includes professionals from a broad spectrum of consulting services, has selected the winners of its "Radio Stimulus Package" contest: RadioJones and New Hampshire Public Radio.

Madison County High School Principal Tommy Craft will leave to become superintendent of Emanuel County Schools in Swainsboro, if he can negotiate the details of a contract with the school district there.

Flat Creek Aztec Cheddar grand prize winner at Flavor of Georgia 2009. Caroline Harless had planned to be in Swainsboro, Ga., on March 17 to prepare for hunters arriving at her Flat Creek Lodge.

Noon March 25, Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Gallery, 11935 Abercorn St.

McRae has managed to turn this cozy into a suspenseful and fast moving tale to escape into, preferably during a dark windy night.

Georgia's State Park System has unveiled a new club just for canoe and kayak enthusiasts.

Joe Davis is bullish on the auto industry not only in the United States but in Statesboro, too.