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MATTRESS rr. E Find uson check out our website: Facebook www.customfurn itureflooring .com FURNITURE*FLOOR COVERING CO. 104 West Pine St., Swainsboro GA • 237-6483 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 News-payers Inc. All rights reserved. VOLUME 161, NO. 20 Swainsboro, Georgia • May 13,2020 ONE DOLLAR Emanuel County rakes in Positive Athlete Georgia awards MASON HOBBS HOOD ROWLAND EMANUEL COUNTY INSTITUTE Positive Athlete Georgia announced its East Georgia regional winners on Saturday. Emanuel County Institute was named Most Positive School, and ECPs Emma Mason earned the Girls Track & Field Award. David Emanuel Academy student Rylie Rowland received the Baseball Award, and Erin Hood, a stu dent at Swainsboro High School, received the Softball Award. Swainsboro basketball coach Brice Hobbs was given the overall Boys Coach Award. These recipients were chosen from a pool of nominees. There were approximately 4,000 nominations for the 14 various regions. About Positive Athlete Positive Athlete Georgia is a movement by high-character pro fessional athletes tied to Georgia profession al and collegiate sports teams to promote the benefits of positivi ty to young athletes. These professional ath letes believe it is cru cial to begin shaping the futures of young athletes for life skills beyond athletic com petition and to learn how to give back to their community. Current and former professional athletes are members of this organization, and high school athletes are invited to join based on being nominat ed by a coach, school administrator, parent, or fan for the annu al Georgia Positive High School Athlete Awards. Positive Athlete's Facebook page is designed to celebrate nominees and new members of the organization. More than $50,000 in college scholarships have been given away to Georgia high school student-athletes since the program's incep tion. Don't forget to vote! Early voting for the June 9 election will begin Monday, May 18 at the Elections Office located at 105 South Main Street, Swainsboro. According to Elections Director Kerry Curry, the office has received 936 of the 3,053 ballots mailed out in Emanuel County. If you ordered an absentee ballot and decide to vote in person, you will need to bring your absentee ballot to the Elections Office. Look for a sample ballot in an upcoming edition of The Forest-Blade. PHOTO OF DESECRATED GRAVES Who would do this!? A recent act of vandalism to the gravesites occupying the grounds of Moxley Cemetery located on Old Wadley Road has the community wondering, "Who would do this!?" According to Chief Deputy Rocky Davis, the sheriff's office first received a report of the damages on Monday, May 11, and have since taken other reports from individual families. Investigator David Way has been assigned to the case. "We are currently working to establish a timeline on when the vandalism occurred. Anyone with information is asked to contact Inv. Way at 478-237-7526," Davis commented. BOE sets tentative iates for graduation The Emanuel County Board of Education has tentatively set dates and times for gradu ation ceremonies at Swainsboro High School and Emanuel County Institute. These plans are as follows: ECI's Class of 2020 will graduate July 24, 2020 at Rountree Stadium at 7 p.m. Swainsboro High seniors will walk July 25, 2020 at Tiger Field at 9 a.m. Limitations may need to be made to follow CDC guidelines, but more information will be forthcoming as these dates near. These later-than-usual commencement ceremo nies are one of the many effects of COVID-19. Other important end- of-year information: • Due to a waiver from the Georgia Department of Education, all state-re quired spring assess ments and standardized tests have been canceled for this school year. This includes the Georgia Milestones (also known as end of grade or "EOG" assessments for elementary and middle grades as well as end of course or "EOC" assess ments for high schools; GRIDS 2.0; Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) 2.0; and the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP). (Continued on page 2A) QCW’s 3nside... Obituaries Church Page Sports News....C Section Editorial Columns Crime Blotter C Classified Listings D Legal Notices D Today's Forecast I
