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Sell your stuff at the Community Yard Sale set for March 15
If you need any motivation to do some Spring cleaning, here’s your chance! Sell your products or your surplus or unwanted items at the Community Yard Sale set for Saturday, March 15. The event, sponsored by the Donalsonville Downtown Development Authority will be held at the Donalsonville fairgrounds located on Crawford Street from 9 a.m.…
Read MoreCity wide clean up day set for this Saturday, March 8th
The City of Donalsonville has scheduled a Clean-Up Day for March 8, and all city residents are encouraged to take part by cleaning up their neighborhoods and placing bagged items beside the roadway. The city will collect the bags throughout the week at no cost, thanks to a grant from Keep Georgia Beautiful. “This is…
Read MoreSign up to be a 2025 Boots & Roots Rodeo partner
Mark your calendar for Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26 and get ready to kick up some dust and experience the return of a professional rodeo right here in Seminole County. The Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Boots & Roots Rodeo will be held again this year at the Seminole Industrial Park East…
Read MoreNo Monkey Business town hall meeting to be held September 19
Opponents of the proposed monkey breeding facility in Bainbridge will be hosting a question and answer session here in Seminole County on Thursday, September 19. The town hall style meeting will be held at the Osceola hotel on Second Street in downtown Donalsonville beginning in 6:30 p.m. Safer Human Medicine, a company created by former…
Read MoreSeminole County Warpath on Cancer Day set for Sunday, June 2
On Sunday, June 2 Seminole County Warpath on Cancer will commemorate National Cancer Survivors Day. NCSD is the day each year that we pause to honor those who are living with a history of cancer for their strength and courage. Anyone living with a history of cancer – from the moment of diagnosis through…
Read MoreSGA selects 2024 STARS
Bonnie Jean Houston Eva Spooner The Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the recipients of this year’s STAR Student and Teacher recognition. STAR Students from Southwest Georgia Academy are Bonnie Jean Houston and Eva Spooner, who tied with the highest score. Bonnie Jean is the daughter of Ramona and Steve Houston of…
Read MoreGroundbreaking ceremony for new K-12 school set for February 27
The Seminole County Board of Education and the Seminole County School System will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction of the new Seminole County K-12 school facility on Tuesday, February 27th. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on the site of the new school located just south of the current…
Read MoreTractor Supply coming to Donalsonville
In the coming months the welcomed sight of activity and renovation will become more and more visible at the former Harvey’s Supermarket location at the corner of U.S. Highway 84 and Wiley Avenue in downtown Donalsonville. The Tractor Supply Company has announced plans to open its first Seminole County location on the property. Company officials…
Read MoreSee you outdoors, Son of Seminole. Rest in peace
Written by Rachel Anderson, daughter of Son Anderson, Sr. Each week, for almost half of his life, my dad, Son Anderson Sr., wrote the “Son of Seminole” column for the Donalsonville News. As a little girl, before e-mail became popular, I remember tagging along with him so he could drop off a paper copy of his…
Read MoreMiss Donalsonville, Trinity Poague charged with murder of 18-month-old
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged former Miss Donalsonville, Trinity Poague, age 18, of Donalsonville with aggravated battery, felony murder and cruelty to children in the first degree. On Sunday, January 14, 2024, at about 2 p.m, the Georgia Southwestern State University Police Department asked the GBI to investigate the death of…
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