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Judge Stephen Scarlett releases the list of names for the Civil Petit Jury for April 24 at 9:30 a.m. The following people are on the list:
Kathy Mayers, Calvin A. Edmund, Jr., Ginger G. White, Cathy P. Graham, Carrie A. Stidham, Doris Davis, Regena Spell, Jean J. Sharpe, James D. Bennett, Carolyn Sellers, Eddie J. Newkirk, Paula A. Morris, Hailei M. Phillips, Tracy L. Copeland, William E. Mathews, Kraig Simmons, Jimmy Music, Willie F. Edwards, William Clubb, William K. Eason, Nelda F. Burkhalter, Lizzie M. Sailem, Lloyd E. Gunter, Johnathan C. Givens, Hugh Lightsey, Debra M. Hart, Micah D. Collins, Francisco J. Saucedo, Robin L. Crosby, Patricia A. Bartles, Cindy K. Everett, Dwight W. Youmans, Melissa H. Harris, Patricia Ramirez, Yvette Davis, Terry L. Williams, Gregory P. Mann, Ronnie Spell, Mary A. Joiner, Sheryl B. Vaughn, Linda F. Roberson, Jim Lawrence, Charles M. Branch and Faye H. Allen. [Full Story »] 

Dear (James) Dixon,

So things are going pretty good up here in Michigan. I’m still attending Western Michigan University and working on my Bachelors degree. Shannon got a job with the State, so now “I got me a sugar mama!” I’m sure though, that you already know all this by now. I bet you have settled in nicely up there and have developed a routine. Knowing you, checking in on your family and friends would be incorporated. [Full Story »] 

Georgia Legal Services offers free legal assistance to low income and senior citizens for residents of Jeff Davis and Appling Counties.  [Full Story »] 

The relatives and friends of the annual Barber-Harden family will be having a reunion April 22 at the Lions Club building in Baxley across from the fairgrounds. [Full Story »] 

Angelica Martinez and Magdiel Enriquez of Alma proudly announce the birth of their son, Osiel Enriquez.  [Full Story »] 

Phillip and Maranda Ward of Screven are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Suzannah Jayde Ward. Suzannah was born Feb. 28, 2012. She weighed seven pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long at birth. [Full Story »] 

Cliff and the late Janice Hardee are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Jessie Hardee to Dillon Bass, the son of Linda and Stewart Campbell. [Full Story »] 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Tyree of Glennville announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kristen Leigh Ann Tyree, to Matthew James Hart, son of Charles and Marsha Hart of Baxley and Dale and Deloris James of Alston. [Full Story »] 

Pictured (l-r), front- Hannah Reeves, Josefina Arnold, Autumn Bellew, Alonna Edenfield, middle row- Tylar Kirkland, Maverick Barnes, Austin Orvin, Zach Eason, Steven Hughes, back row- Coach Regenia Warren, Matthew Spell, Avery Gill, Campbell O’Steen, Garrett Grothmann, Chandler Rentz, Brandon Griffis and Jake Barnes. Not pictured- C.J. Vann and Will Thomas

Georgia Southern Softball backed up a series victory over Chattanooga with SoCon Pitcher and Player of the Week honors for Sarah Purvis and Mackenzie Williams, respectively. It is the second career weekly award for each Eagle with Purvis picking up Pitcher of the Week honors on March 12th and Williams earning Player of the Week on April 18, 2011. [Full Story »] 

By Charles E. Richardson

Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I’m noticing more extreme saggers -- you know the fashion of wearing one’s pants down below the butt line where everyone can see their underwear -- because the weather is warmer.

Saggers say it’s just fashion. They say it’s their way of rebelling against societal norms (who are you to tell me what to wear? I’ll show you by parading around in my underwear). That makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it? [Full Story »] 

Even when I stand in my front yard, I can smell the Confederate jasmine blooming above the swing out back, and when I walk outside, the sweet smell of petunias wafts to my nose. I love the deep purple variety and have them in pots on the front and back decks. Their red, white, and pink cousins grow in the yard. Many of them volunteer, and we’re delighted when they do. Right now we have a white one thriving at the end of a row of broccoli in the back garden. We like to think that these petunias are descendants of Larry’s mother’s flowers that she once grew here. [Full Story »]