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Hospital’s Give Cancer a Boot Survivors Luncheon was a bright pink rip-roaring success
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and it serves as a chance to raise awareness about the importance of screening and early detection of breast cancer. About one in eight women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point during their life. This year, Donalsonville Hospital’s lead Mammographer, Amy Allen…
Read MoreDrug bust results in ten arrests
After receiving multiple complaints from concerned citizens, Sheriff Heath Elliott launched an investigation on the sale of narcotics on Plain Street in Donalsonville. On October 5th, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by Georgia State Patrol, conducted a probable cause narcotics search warrant on a residence on Plain Street in Donalsonville. Marijuana and crack cocaine…
Read MoreRegister selected as a Mercer School of Medicine Nathan Deal Scholar
Andrew Register (Class of 2026) was recently selected as a Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) Nathan Deal Scholar, announced MUSM Dean Jean Sumner, M.D. Nathan Deal Scholars are selected based on their strong ties to rural Georgia, character, leadership qualities, community involvement and their likelihood of serving in rural, underserved Georgia after their…
Read MoreRejoice Run and Mom’s Mile to run in Memory of Betty Mims
On your mark, get ready, get set, rejoice! The 2022 Rejoice Run and Mom’s Mile event will be held in memory of Betty Mims, cancer survivor and co-founder of Seminole County Warpath on Cancer. She was scheduled to be this year’s feature speaker but lost her life in a tragic vehicle accident on September 26.…
Read MoreHarvest Festival returns Saturday
The 2022 Annual Harvest Festival is only a couple of days away! The Donalsonville Seminole County Chamber of Commerce is busy wrapping up loose ends and working out the last minute details. More than sixty arts and crafts and food vendors have signed up to be a part of the Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of…
Read MoreRR crossings temporarily closed
Seminole County Graduation Rate increases to the highest rate in SWGA
Tops the state rate! The Seminole County High School 2022 graduation rate has respectfully increased to the highest graduation rate in Southwest Georgia, outperforming all fourteen school systems that makeup the Southwest Georgia region. The Seminole County High School graduation rate has hit a new high, with 93.9% of the Class of 2022 earning a…
Read MoreGovernor Kemp extends suspension of gasoline tax again
Gov. Brian Kemp extended the temporary suspension of the state’s gasoline tax Monday, a reprieve the state can afford due to a bulging budget surplus. The latest extension runs through November 11. The Governor also extended a state of emergency for the supply chain he first ordered back in April. While Kemp has extended both…
Read MoreTwo RR crossings to temporarily close for maintenance
CSX Transportation has scheduled temporary closure of two local railroad crossings for routine track maintenance. CSX plans to temporarily close the Broome Avenue crossing, located between West Crawford Street and Highway 84, and the Fertilizer Road crossing located between Old Jakin Road and Highway 84 either the week of October 10th or the week of…
Read MorePolice Department’s Faith and Blue Fun Day is Saturday
This Saturday, October 8, get ready for some good old fashioned fun and celebration of faith at Donalsonville Police Department’s annual Community Faith and Blue Fun Day. The event will be held in the city park next to the Lions Hall on Wiley Avenue in downtown Donalsonville from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. “There are…
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