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By Matt Gardner

The Appling County Board of Commissioners held their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 5 at the Courthouse Annex at 5:30 p.m. During the meeting the Commissioners opened sealed bids on an addition to the Highway 144 Fire Station. The low bidder from the five submitted was given by Leggett Steel Buildings for the amount of $13,850.00 with the second lowest bid of $22,861.00 being submitted by Rebco Construction. The commissioners unanimously approved a motion to accept the best and lowest bid from Leggett Steel Buildings. [Full Story »] 

Sheriff Benny DeLoach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff’s Office. [Full Story »] 

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to focus on the health and safety of Georgia’s children. Prevent Child Abuse Appling, will join Prevent Child abuse America in April to raise public awareness of the need for prevention and the critical need to break the cycle of child abuse. Child abuse has far-reaching effects on our community. The overwhelming majority of incarcerated criminals report a personal history of child abuse. By eliminating child abuse, we can ensure a safer today and a brighter tomorrow for our children. Children are a valuable resource and we want to see prevention a priority for everyone in Georgia. [Full Story »] 

The area around Baxley City Hall came to life Friday evening and Saturday for the annual Tree Fest. [Full Story »] 

The 41st annual Rose Show will be held at Peoples State Bank and Trust on Wednesday, April 20. The lobby of the bank will come alive with scores of beautiful roses. The Rose Show is co-sponsored by the Peoples State Bank and Appling County Cooperative Extension. [Full Story »] 

The Easter Bunny is making a special appearance in Baxley! Everyone is invited to hop on down to Water Works Park located at 93 Tippins Street in Baxley on Saturday, April 23, at 10:00 a.m. for a chance to see the Easter Bunny in action. [Full Story »] 

The Miss Vision Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday, April 16 starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Appling County Elementary Complex. Young ladies from the surrounding area will be competing for the titles of Little Miss Vision, Jr. Miss Vision, Teen Miss Vision and Miss Vision. Reigning queens are Little Miss Tia Jones, Jr. Miss Alexus Boles, Teen Miss Brittany Moore and Miss Vision Odessa Nails. The evening’s entertainment will be rendered by Briana Hayes performing a solo vocal as well as a piano performance; Ryan Hayes and Odessa Nails will perform a solo. Alexus Boles will render a trumpet solo; Brittney Moore will present a poetic recital and Angel Jackson a piano performance. [Full Story »] 

ACHS Choral Department will perform their exciting American Bandstand program on Saturday, April 16. [Full Story »] 

By Laverne Courson, Curator

Friday, April 22 (Good Friday) the Appling County Heritage Center will have a spring barbecue fundraiser. This is our first sale in the spring. We will have Boston butts and slabs of ribs, cooked by Jack Davis.
To purchase a ticket call the Heritage Center at 367-8133. The directors also have tickets for sale. [Full Story »] 

A Social Security representative will be at the Chamber of Commerce Thursday, April 21 from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. [Full Story »] 

By Jamie Gardner

The Appling County Board of Education met on March 28 for a monthly work session meeting. During the meeting, board members approved a recommendation that could help some teachers, that are eligible for retirement, make a decision to go ahead and retire. The board approved a $10,000.00 retirement incentive to eligible teachers to retire as a potential cost-saving measure. The board believes that by replacing teachers that are at higher pay grades, based on years of experience, will save the system hundreds of thousands of dollars. Board members Minnie Barnes, Scottie Ammons, Randy Crawford and Randy Sellers voted in favor of the motion. Board member M.C. Barlow opposed the measure. [Full Story »] 

Sheriff Benny DeLoach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff’s Office. [Full Story »]