Entries from April 2012

Attention: National Guard members of Battery B 1st BN. 230th Artillery

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Wednesday, April 11. 2012
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A National Guard reunion will be held Saturday, April 21, at 10:00 a.m. until noon, at Sarah’s In the City in Baxley. [Full Story »] 

Brigman family reunion to be held

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Wednesday, April 11. 2012
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Foster Brigman and Annie Lou Hewitt Brigman’s family and friends will be having a family reunion Saturday, April 21 at the Tenth Street Church of God in Alma (of which several relatives are from Appling County). [Full Story »] 

Barber-Harden reunion slated

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Wednesday, April 11. 2012
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The annual Barber-Harden family reunion will be held April 22 at the Lyons Club building in Baxley at the fairgrounds. [Full Story »] 

HAPPY EASTER!

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Thursday, April 5. 2012
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The Baxley News-Banner will be closed for Good Friday, April 6. Our office will reopen on Monday, April 9 at 8:30 a.m. [Full Story »] 

It’s a girl-Jaimes!

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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Lucia Guadalupe Jaimes and Humberto Jaimes of Baxley proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Yareni Jaimes.  She was born at 9:47 p.m. on March 18, 2012, and weighed six pounds, seven ounces and was 19 and a half inches long. [Full Story »] 

It’s a girl-Ramirez!

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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Angelica Ramirez and Rene Ramirez of Baxley proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Abigail Ramirez. [Full Story »] 

Winston and Lila Everett to celebrate 50th anniversary

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matthew 19:6b [Full Story »] 

Miss Melanie Hollingsworth to wed Mr. Cale Harris at Clanton River Ranch May 5

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hollingsworth, Sr. of Odum, announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie Gail Hollingsworth to Cale Michael Harris, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Harris, Sr. of Screven. [Full Story »] 

Graham Mayor files injunction, denied in Appling Superior Court

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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As reported several weeks ago, members of the Graham City Council voted to remove Mayor Lonnie Crosby from office during a recent meeting. Crosby then filed an injunction in Appling Superior Court against the council and the following is a copy of the judgement by Superior Court Judge Stephen G. Scarlett that was submitted to the newspaper: [Full Story »] 

Great news for county schools

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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Lies. Violations. Secrecy.

These are a few of the contributing factors that landed the Appling County School System in hot water with the Southern Association of Colleges of Schools and ultimately led to the system’s accreditation being placed on probation in 2010. Probation…just one step from total loss of accreditation. Had the community lost accreditation, the children of this community would have suffered dire consequences. [Full Story »] 

We were sixteen going on four

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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A few years ago, I took our lab to the vet and he told me, “Labs are great dogs but they don’t develop a brain until they’re two years old.”

I’m pretty sure the same principle could be applied to young humans as well, but I don’t know exactly how long it takes teenagers to develop some common sense. A lot more than two years, I’m certain. I work with teens and see some of the foolish things they do without thinking about them, but most of all I remember many of the foolish things I and my cronies did. [Full Story »] 

Pleasing a woman

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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Yesterday I decided it was time to get a ‘Honey-Do’ job over with; dig a ditch 80 feet for a new water spigot so my beloved could water her crappin’ herb garden. Not just any ditch, but a ditch through a clay gall overlapped with a 200 year old live oak. I decided to tackle this task after my morning workout at the Wellness Center. I figured if I could ride a bicycle 8 miles and do thirty pull ups, I ought to be in good enough shape to dig this ditch; besides, I didn’t want to pay 75 dollars to rent a ditch witch. That would have been too easy. Unfortunately, I forgot I am not 19 anymore. [Full Story »] 

Munich and the Hofbrauhaus

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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The year was 2000. B. J. and I were on our second European tour. The countries and territories included in this extensive tour were Germany, Bavaria, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Count Dracula’s hangout, Transylvania. (Yes, Transylvania is a real place.) [Full Story »] 

Loretta Mae Rawlson Bystrak

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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Lorretta M. Rawlson Bystrak, 73, of Surrency, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at her residence. She was a native of Brunswick and resided in Gray before moving to Surrency three years ago. Loretta was a registered Nurse and was self-employed as a home health care nurse. She was the daughter of the late Lewis Rawlson and the late Barbara Head Rawlson. [Full Story »] 

Allen Bruce Harris

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Wednesday, April 4. 2012
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Allen Bruce Harris “Speed Ball, ” died March 24, 2012 at Appling Healthcare System in Baxley. Allen was born in Sarasota, FL on Jan. 7, 1963 to the late Ernest Harris, Jr. and Juanita Williams Harris. Speed Ball as he was affectionately called was a joy to be around and was always willing to help a friend in need. He attended the Appling County School System. Harris loved life and lived it to its fullest. During his early life he worked as a machine operator at a manufacturing company for a number of years. [Full Story »] 
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