Editor and Publisher Jamie Gardner is excited to announce that the The Baxley News-Banner has won first place in the National Newspaper Association’s (NNA) Better Newspaper Contest category for Best Investigative or In-Depth Story or Series. Gardner received notification from the national association on July 19.
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During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Appling County Board of Commissioners held on July 19 the commissioners discussed the issue of using Lake Mayers for irrigation. County manager Lee Lewis stated that according to the minutes from a meeting from 1981, a letter was sent to the commissioners addressing the issue and stated that Lake Mayers was to be used primarily for recreational use. Lewis also informed the commissioners that the letter also told that if Lake Mayers was not used primarily for public recreational use then the grants issued to Appling County to construct Lake Mayers would be subject to be repaid. The final information shared from the letter was that it would be considered safe to irrigate from Lake Mayers as long as the level remained at or above 208 ft. above sea level, which is when water is flowing over the lake spillway.
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On Friday, July 22 local citizens and leaders had an opportunity to meet with state officials to discuss statewide reapportionment/redistricting. At the invitation of Georgia Representative Tommy Smith (R-Nichols, represents Appling), the Chairman of the Georgia House/Senate Committee established for reapportionment Rep. Roger Lane (R - Darien) was in attendance to discuss the topic at hand.
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Come see what the buzz is all about! Open enrollment at Altamaha Elementary School is currently being held for students in kindergarten through fifth grades.
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The annual Jimmy Lee and Mattie Lee Johns Johnson family reunion will be held at Lake Mayers (formerly People State Bank Lodge) July 30.
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The Appling County High School Class of 1971 will have a 40-year reunion on September 10, 2011 at Sarah’s In the City restaurant starting at 6:00 p.m. There will be a charge per person.
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Appling County High School (ACHS) Principal Dr. Gene Starr submitted the following letter to The News-Banner on Monday with regard Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the school. ACHS has not met AYP for the second year in a row for the economically disadvantaged subgroup in reading and math and therefore must inform parents/guardians of their rights.
Landon Allen White and Ryker Holton Kersey are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their parents, Chelsea Rena White, daughter of Ricky and Libby Carter of Baxley and Christopher Glen Kersey, son of George and Doris Lightsey of Baxley.
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Bane and Rosa Courson of Hazlehurst are pleased to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Brittnay Courson, to Jon Spell, son of Steve and Jeanne Spell of Baxley.
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Pastor John and co-pastor Billie Jackson are celebrating their 40th anniversary this month. They were married on July 25, 1971 in Baxley.
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Michael and Stacy Sturgis are delighted to announce the birth of their baby girl, Audrey Marie Sturgis.
Audrey arrived on March 29, 2011 at 11:17 a.m. at Candler Hospital in Savannah. She weighed seven pounds 15 ounces, was 19.5 inches long, and was delivered by Dr. Melanie Helmken.
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Are you sick yet? Washington is sure making me sick these days. Over the weekend a friend started talking about our President, and I abruptly asked him to stop. Why? Because I started feeling nauseous. This guy just doesn’t get it. I don’t know what planet he’s from, but we can’t continue to try to spend our way out of debt. It’s time to take a long hard look at entitlements and government handouts to hopefully set this sinking ship back afloat.
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Last Thursday night I attended a Friends-of-the-Library meeting in Hazlehurst’s beautiful new facility. After a business meeting, Carole Jones Graham was to speak on etiquette. She is quite the expert and has even written books on the subject. I am quite the amateur and can hardly remember which fork to use for which dish. I watch the people around me and hope they know their etiquette. Hopefully, they’re not watching me for the same reason.
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