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NEW LIVING ROOM SETS & OUTDOOR FURNITURE MATTRESS' E Finduson Check out our website: Face book www.customfurnitureflooring.com 104 West Pine St., Swainsboro GA • 237-6483 1 CHEVROLET • BUICK • GMC TRUCKS I ^^A/.w.widanielschevrcom? U.S. Hwy. 80 East at SR #56, Swainsboro, GA 478.237.4111 • 1.800.424.8721 0% APR FOR 84 MONTHS for very well qualified buyers on most 2020 Buick SUV models. 1 The Forest-Blade EMANUEL COUNTY / ©2019 Emanuel County Nezvspapers Inc. All rights reserved. VOLUME 161, NO. 19 Swainsboro, Georgia • May 6, 2020 ONE DOLLAR Offers pouring in for SHS middle linebacker by HALEI LAMB Generally speaking, the middle linebacker is a hard-nosed man. He's big, strong, and intim idating, making him the center of attention on the defensive side of the ball. He's physical, taking down even the best running backs in the game. At face value, the "mike" linebacker, as he is sometimes called, is unfeeling. Zabrien Harden, Swainsboro High School's mid dle linebacker, is all of those on the gridiron. (Off the field is a com pletely different story, though.) At 6'3" and 230 pounds, he's physically similar to Luke Kuechly, who played middle line- HARDEN backer for the Carolina Panthers; that particular eight-year NFL veteran stands at 6'3" himself and has Harden by just 10 pounds. Clearly, the rising senior student-ath lete for SHS has the build for greatness. With a well-developed foot ball IQ and outstanding grades, he has garnered the attention of numer ous major football pro grams—and yet, because of two serious injuries, he hasn't reached his full potential. As Harden's final year of high school football approaches and the time to make the big gest decision of his life to date draws nearer, he has tunnel vision deter mination. Like most kids, Harden's athletic devel opment started with pee- wee football at the local rec department. Sprinkle in some afternoon foot ball with his friends throughout the years, along with equal parts natural talent, a gritty (Continued on page 2C) Photo by Bill Cahill INEZ FLETCHER Pruitt Health hosts parade to honor resident's 107th birthday On Friday, May 1, nursing home residents and staff lined the front parking lot of PruittHealth Nursing Home for a family and community parade event in honor of Inez Fletcher's 107th birthday. Waving to parade participants from her decorated wheelchair that sat in front of a "Happy Birthday" banner adorned with balloons, an abundance of support was felt by Fletcher and her fellow residents as cars, trucks with trailers, and even motorcycles lined down the roadway of Highway 1 South to enter the front parking area. Fletcher turned 107 on Friday, May 1. SCENE FROM PARADE Community parades through parking lot for nursing home residents On Wednesday, April 29, Emanuel Medical Center Nursing Home hosted a family/com munity parade for its residents. In doing so, parade participants gathered for line-up at 2 p.m. at Swainsboro-Emanuel County Auditorium and were escorted through the front park ing lot of Emanuel Medical Center. Waiting for their arrival wear ing masks and spaced 6-feet apart were res idents and staff of the establishment, who were delighted to see such an outpouring of support from locals as the COVID-19 pandem ic keeps in-person visits restricted. See page 4B for addi tional photos of the parade. QAAat’s 3viside... Obituaries 4A Church Page 6B Sports News....C Section Editorial Columns 4C Crime Blotter 5C Classified Listings 2D Legal Notices 2D Today's Forecast I www.pineland.net | 80CK247.1266 811 is called
