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CHEVROLET • BUICK • GMC TRUCKS r PRESIDENT'S . ==SALE^ MATTRESS SALE NOW UNTIL FEB 20TH E SAVE UP TO $150 ON SELECT SETS m Find us on Facebook AS LONG AS INVENTORY LASTS FURNITURE • FLOOR COVERING CO 104 West Pine St., Swainsboro GA • 237-6483 Check out our website: www.customfurnitureflooring.com U.S. Hwy. 80 East at SR #56, Swainsboro, GA 478.237.4111 • 1.800.424.8721 2021 CHEVY SILVERAD01500 CREW CAB SWITCH INTO A NEW CHEVY TODAY. $a pen " ^ J m % ALLOWANCE 1 PLUS CURRENT GMCAR3VEMBERS GET $ 1,00C tszJm ©2021 Emanuel County Nezvspapers Inc. All rights reserved. VOLUME 162, NO. 7 Swainsboro, Georgia • February 17, 2021 ONE DOLLAR Emanuel County Health Department administering COVID-19 vaccination The State of Georgia is currently in Phase 1A+ for Covid-19 vaccine administration. If you meet the follow ing criteria, call Emanu el County Health De partment to schedule your appointment to day at 478-237-7501: • Healthcare workers including nurses, phy sicians, EMS, laboratory technicians, environ mental services • Long-term care fa cilities (LTCF) staff and residents • Adults 65+ and their caregivers • Law enforcement, fire personnel (includ ing volunteer fire de partments), dispatch ers, 9-1-1 operators EMANUEL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF WITH REPRESENTATIVE BUTCH PARRISH, MEMBER OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 158™ DISTRICT SCOTTY NASWORTHY, JERRY GRIFFEN, DONNIE McNEELY AND MAYOR SCHWABE Mayor presents new lease to veterans As part of the 75 th anniversary of the local chapter of Veterans of Foreign Wars, members of the VFW and American Legion were presented a new lease from the City of Swainsboro on land they were originally leased in 1948. In May of that year, the City Council agreed to provide the orga nization a site for construction of a chapter center. In commenting, Mayor Charles Schwabe explained, "The only problem was that a lease never was actually presented to the club. Last year after meeting with a group of veterans, we started playing "history detective" and found in the minutes of the May 1948 city council meeting all the information we needed to generate a new lease. Council promptly passed a motion to do just that, now the orga nization is set for the next 100 years." When the local VFW was begun in 1946, over 50 returning WWII veterans signed the original charger which is displayed at the center. Schwabe added, "It's an inspiring thing to see the signatures of all these young men who went to war then came home to become the leaders of this community and build a future for us all, and today this group is still one of the most active civic groups we have." CEDRIC SEABROUGH CHASES DOWN A LOOSE BALL SHS Tigers ready for region playoffs by TROUP BRINSON The Swainsboro Ti gers (15-1) blew threw a tough region 2-AA this season to the tune of a perfect 12-0 to set them selves as the #1 seed heading into the region playoffs this weekend. Swainsboro will host the winner of Bacon Coun ty/ Jeff Davis this Friday at 6 p.m. The winner of that semifinal matchup will play in the champi onship game Saturday. The Tigers gave head coach Brice Hobbs his 100 th win of his Swains boro coaching career by taking down Jeff Davis 68-61 in the final game of the regular season. (Continued on page 2A) COMMISSIONERS AT MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING Commissioners opt for two year term for chairman by WHITLEY CLIF TON The Emanuel County Board of Commission ers convened Monday, February 15, at 6 p.m. at the John C. Coleman Hotel in Swainsboro for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Call ing the meeting to order, Chairman Jim Sherrod welcomed all before call ing upon Commissioner Desse Davis to deliver the night's invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited by all. Public hearings • An alcohol license for beer and wine (consump tion on premises) sub mitted by Patricia Con ner for McKinney's Pond was approved by board members. Commission er Hugh Foskey cast the first motion for approval and was backed by a sec ond motion for approval by Commissioner James Canady. All remaining board members voted in favor. • An alcohol licenses for beer and wine retail submitted by Belinda Denmark for Pat's Coun try Store was approved by the board. Commis sioner Canady cast first motion for approval, Commissioner Foskey seconded, and all mem bers voted unanimously. Minutes from the Jan uary 19, 2021 regular meeting and February 11, 2021 workshop meet ing were approved as presented. Casting first motion for approval was Commissioners Foskey who was seconded by Commissioner Davis. (Continued on page 6A) QAAat’g inside... Obituaries 4A Church Page 4B Sports News....C Section Editorial Columns 4C Crime Blotter 2C Classified Listings 2D Legal Notices 3D High Low 53° 130° Today's Forecast I
