Entries by Staff Writer

That’s a big sweet potato!

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in Headlines, News
Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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Wendell Crosby grew this large sweet potato in his garden in Appling County. It weighed five pounds.

Stadium Open House held

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in Headlines, Sports
Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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On Thursday, August 21 the first Open House and walk-through was held at the recently renovated home of the Pirates, Jimmy Swain Stadium. During the walk-through visitors were able to view the new home and vistor entrances, new field house with new home and vistor locker rooms and the new bathrooms throughout the facility. [Full Story »] 

Lady Eagles Volleyball Team continues strong start to season

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in Sports
Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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This past Tuesday and Thursday, the Lady Eagles were in action against two longtime rivals. On Tuesday, the team traveled to Albany to take on the Byne Lady Saints. [Full Story »] 

Deloach gives report of multiple thefts, arrests

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Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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Sheriff Benny Deloach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff’s Office.

On August 11, a report of a stolen debit card was made. Investigation led to the arrest of Anthony Dallas Howard, 20, of Baxley. Howard was charged with two-counts of financial transaction card fraud.

August 13, a report of stolen batteries was reported. On August 14 the complainant stated the batteries had been returned. [Full Story »] 

Commissioners approve $16.5 million budget

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Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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By Jamie Gardner

At a work session meeting of the Appling County Commissioners held on Tuesday, August 19, the commission voted unanimously to approve the FY2015 Budget. The county projects revenues and expenditures for 2015 to be the same at $16,596,006.53. This is a $1.8 million dollar increase over the FY2014 budget. [Full Story »] 

New Georgia Forestry Supervior introduced

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in News
Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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Pictured above are members of the Appling County Land Owners Association, Jimmy Swain and Allen Miles, with new Georgia Forestry Commission Unit Director James Tim Crosby. Crosby has over 20 years experience working the Georgia Forestry Commission and strives to have good relationships with the land owners of Appling County and be accessible whenever he is needed.

Eagles offense comes up big in 48-14 win over Victory Warriors

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Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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This past Friday night, the Eagles played the Victory Christian Academy Warriors in Loganville. The Eagles came out with a quick start, scoring 16 points in the first few minutes of the first quarter. After another Eagles touchdown, the Warriors answered making it 24-8. Cole Livingston answered back with a kick-off return, making it 32-8 at the half. [Full Story »] 

Parents are invited to Appling County Middle School Annual Title I Meeting

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Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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Appling County Middle School Faculty and staff cordially invite you to attend their Title I Annual Meeting at the school on Tuesday, March 26, from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. [Full Story »] 

Gardner-Hall reunion to be held

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Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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The annual Jehu Hall and Gardner reunion will be held Saturday, August 30 at 6:00 p.m. at the home of Donald and Rhonda Harrelson, 502 Eula Courson Road.

Hope to see all family and friends there for a visit.

Friends of the Library to meet

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Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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The Appling County Friends of the Library will hold their next meeting on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 5:00 p.m. New officers will be elected at the September meeting. Anyone and everyone who is interested in supporting the local public library is invited to attend.

Library to hold free origami program

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Tuesday, August 26. 2014
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The Appling County Public Library will be holding a free origami program for children ages six and up. Stop by the library on Wednesday, September 17, at 4:00 p.m. to learn a few easy origami shapes. Already know how to do origami? Learn new shapes and try more difficult ones! No sign up necessary. [Full Story »] 

Why open government matters

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in Weekly Editorial
Friday, August 22. 2014
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(The following editorial appeared in The Valdosta Daily Times on August 12, and was written by The Times editorial staff.)

Why should readers, a community and government officials themselves care about government transparency? [Full Story »] 

Robocalls

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in Columns
Thursday, August 21. 2014
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The title of this column could be mistaken for the next big blockbuster sci-fi thriller movie…hardly. It’s more like a person’s worst nightmare. What exactly is a robocall? A robocall is a phone call that uses a computerized autodialer to deliver a pre-recorded message, as if from a robot, hence the name. Robocalls are often associated with political and telemarketing phone campaigns, and some robocalls use personalized audio messages to simulate an actual personal phone call. [Full Story »] 

Scam artists among us

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in Columns
Wednesday, August 20. 2014
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The following episode happened to me a few years ago before Larry and I retired. He and my youngest son were both in Florida at the time. I rerun the story because I found out this weekend that the same scam is running rampant again. A friend fell for it just last week. Read, beware, and spread the news before any more of our neighbors fall victim as I did. [Full Story »] 

Courson decides to withdraw motion to withdraw guilty plea

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Wednesday, August 20. 2014
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By Jamie Gardner

In a strange turn of events Monday Jonathan Kyle Courson’s public defender, Jonathan Lockwood, stood before Superior Court Judge E.M. Wilkes at the Jeff Davis Courthouse and announced that his client would be withdrawing his motion to withdraw his guilty plea that he entered on May 5 in Appling Superior Court for the murder of his wife, Mandy Courson. [Full Story »] 
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