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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FURNITURE • FLOOR COVERING CO. 104 West Pine St., Swainsboro GA • 237-6483 Check out our website: www.customfurnitureflooring.com ©2021 Emanuel County Newspapers Inc. All rights reserved. VOLUME 162, NO. 9 Swainsboro, Georgia • March 3,2021 ONE DOLLAR Lady Dawgs advance to Elite 8 by RON WEATHER FORD The ECI girls basket ball team advanced to the elite 8 round of the state playoffs last week winning their first and second round games. They defeated Charl ton Co. on Tuesday 71-57 and ended the week tak ing down Pelham 60-45 on Friday. Senior scoring lead er Prencis Harden had the hot hand in the two games scoring a total of 73 points. The Bulldogs jumped out to a comfortable 20- 13 lead in the first quar ter. But Charlton closed the gap in the second pe riod outscoring ECI 14-9 with the Lady Dawgs taking just a 2 point lead at the half, 29-27. The Bulldogs poured in 26 points in the third to take a 55-45 lead into the final period. ECI closed out the game against the Indians putting 16 more on the board to win the first- (Continued on page 2A) SMITH DRAINS TWO AGAINST PELHAM EMC now allowing patient visits in most units Emanuel Medical Center (EMC) has taken precautions to protect and maintain the health and safety of patients and staff during the Covid-19 Pandemic to prevent the spread of the virus into the hos pital. Effective March 1, 2021, EMC announced reinstating visitations except in rooms of patients who are Covid- 19 positive and/or pending Covid-19 test results. The following guidelines should be followed while visiting EMC: • Visitation hours are 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Saturday; and 1 p.m. until 6 p.m., Sunday. • All inpatient visi tors must use the front entrance only. • All visitors will be screened. • All visitors that pass the screening will receive a visitor pass and will be masked. • Visitors must be 18 years of age or older. • Only one visitor per patient at a time. Visitor must remain the same person throughout the duration of stay that day. • Visitor must remain in the patient's room when in the facility. Visitation exceptions End of Life Visitation Four visitors will be allowed, two at a time, (Continued on page 3A) *Listed events are subject to change. Lady Bobcat Basketball vs. Central Georgia Tech Streamed Online March 4, 5:30 p.m. Bobcat Basketball vs. Andrew College Streamed Online March 4, 7:30 p.m. Teen Craft Franklin Memorial Library March 11, 4-4:30 p.m. CWFG Wrestling: Rise of the Phoenix SECRD March 13, 2021, 6 p.m. Deana's Dash of Delish Franklin Memorial Library March 19, 10-11 a.m. ^ w WASHINGTON SCORES AGAINST LANEY SHS Tigers advance to Elite 8 by TROUP BRINSON The Swainsboro Tigers (19-1) thrilled a sellout crowd in the Tigers' Den Saturday night with a rousing overtime victory over the Laney Wildcats, 74-68, securing a spot in the Elite 8. The Tigers will host the Lovett Lions this Wednesday night for the opportunity at a Fi nal 4 berth. The state playoffs started last week and it was a tale of two games and two markedly dif ferent opponents. First up, Bleckley County visited on Wednesday for a first round contest and were treated none too kindly. Swainsboro overwhelmed the visi tors from the start, racing out to a 16-0 lead before resting their starters. The Tigers did likewise at the start of the 2 nd quarter, as Bleckley County was suffocated by Swains boro's defense while the Tigers scored the first 14 points of that quarter. The Tigers were able to rest their starters and coast to a 65-37 victory. Tigers' backcourt mates Tyler Kelly and Derrick Jones combined for 26 points to lead the way. (Continued on page 2A) City of Swainsboro names Peebles Hometown Hero for month of March Swainsboro City Coun cil and Mayor Charles Schwabe convened for their regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in the classroom of Swains boro Fire Department on Monday, March 1. Call ing the meeting to order, Mayor Schwabe wel- Check out the Twin City Centennial Kick-off on page 3D corned all present before asking Ashley Rober son, Jesus Saves Church youth pastor, to lead the night's invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was then recited by all. First on the agen da was the March 2021 Hometown Hero Award, which was awarded to Christine Peebles. A vid eo presentation featuring loved ones highlighted the reasons for Peebles being the recent recip ient, including leading a recent large Crider poultry donation to the (Continued on page 2A) r QMkat’s S )nside... Obituaries 4A Rainy Church Page 4B Sports News....C Section Editorial Columns 4C <j a Crime Blotter 2C 0 0 Classified Listings 2D Legal Notices 3D High Low 58° 42° Today's Forecast I
