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Pictured above in no particular order are Cage Allen, Abbey Barnes, Brody Bennett, Camille Britt, Jakub Bruner, Channing Coone, Will Collins, James Cook, Emma Claire Creel, Camille Davis, Christie Deariso, Abby Grubbs, Madeline Haines, Carolina Harrell, Chloe Herrin, Anastin Herring, Leah Hilty, Joleigh Hulsey, Amelia Ivey, Claire Lane, Luke Meadows, Mykenna Nettles, Kailey Pettis, Calhoun Richardson,…

Sign up form is located at the bottom of this page or at www.ferstreaders.org  In last week’s edition readers were informed about Ferst Readers, a locally supported literacy program serving those in need right here in Seminole County.  This week we want to show you how to participate and schedule your child to be a…

Donalsonville Fire and Rescue Department Chief Dean King has announced two new additions to the Fire and Rescue department’s team. Seminole County’s Chris Cook and Josh Croom graduated from the Georgia Fire Academy’s Basic Firefighter Course last week.  The two have completed 345 hours of firefighter training through the Georgia Fire Academy over the last…

Andrew Edlin presents ‘Churchill’ on October 19 as a part of the Carter Arts & Lecture Series at ABAC Bainbridge. Season tickets  for the series are now on saleavailable online at arts.abac.edu     Tickets can be purchased online at arts.abac.edu. or by calling the ABAC Ticket Line at (229) 391-4895  The words of legendary statesman Winston…

Join Georgia Community Bank’s Amy James and Ramona Hagler and make a donation The Donalsonville Lions Club, under the leadership of Lions Eloise Taylor and Mitchell Blanks, is coordinating a needed supply drive for Louisiana storm victims that will run through September 24. The club requests residents to drop off  items at the former fire station…

You may not be familiar with the name Mary Mallon, but you’ve probably heard of Typhoid Mary. They’re one and the same. Mallon emigrated from Ireland in the late 1800s and found work as a cook for wealthy families in New York. It turns out she was an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid and unknowingly spread…

Even though the daily rate increase of positive COVID-19 cases has slowed in the recent days, because of the area’s continued low vaccination rates, the COVID-19 pandemic is not subsiding here in Seminole County. Since last Wednesday Seminole County’s positive case number increased by 28 cases from 1,122 to 1,150 cases, and from 19 to…

Local First Responders met at the Donalsonville Fire Rescue Department Saturday morning, September 11th to remember the 20th anniversary of 09-11-01. At 8:46 a.m., the time the first plane hit the World Trade Center, a remembrance wreath was placed at the flagpole to honor the 343 FDNY firefighters, 23 NYPD officers and 37 Port Authority…

#41 Ty Williams makes a tackle in SGA’s victory over the Macon East Academy Knights   The SGA Warriors were finally able to get their 2021 football season underway this past Friday in Damascus with a match up against the Macon East Academy Knights out of Cecil, AL. In their face off last year, the…

Seminole County’s Nick Cull rushed for three touchdowns, including an 8-yarder with 23 seconds left to give the Indians a win over Headland Friday in Donalsonville. Cull, an Ole Miss commitment for his play on defense, showed he is not bad on offense either. His game-winning touchdown run capped a last-minute drive as the Indians…