Area News
PFGC chooses the business Garden of the Month
During the month of December, the Pine Forest Garden Club goes out at night to look for homes and businesses that are beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays. All throughout the city and county are many wonderfully decorated homes and businesses. This year, the Garden of the Month committee had a difficult time making…
Read MoreCity hosts Hometown Christmas and Winter Wonderland
On Saturday, December 13, the annual Christmas Parade and Winter Wonderland was held by the City of Baxley and the Downtown Development Authority. This year, the theme for the parade was ‘Hometown Christmas.’ A large crowd came out and celebrated by watching roughly 40 different floats, vehicles, and participants going down U.S. Hwy 341 to…
Read MoreACMS Spelling Bee winners announced
Appling County Middle School held the annual School Spelling Bee on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Team winners from each grade level participated. They were Jayce Hall, David Hayes, Gunner Bass, Maggie Cowan, Glenn Shumans, Emma Prencke, Kallen Blandin, Gracie Stewart, and Luke Campbell. Seventh grader Glenn Shumans claimed the ACMS Spelling Bee champion title…
Read MoreThe Greatest Show on Earth at FDES
Appling County Retired Educators met on Wednesday, December 10, at Fourth District. Principal Garrett Cranford welcomed our group. The meeting was opened by ACREA President Patsy Buchanan. Retired Educator Gretchen Miles read a Christmas story to students. Academic Coach Jessica Edenfield brought students in Kindergarten through fifth grades to share Christmas memories and perceptions…
Read MorePFGC December Garden of the Month
During the month of December, the Pine Forest Garden Club goes out at night to look for homes and businesses that are beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays. There are so many beautifully decorated homes and businesses this year that it was a difficult decision. After much deliberation, the Garden of the Month committee…
Read MoreFFA Wildlife team places First in Jesup
The Appling County Middle School FFA Wildlife Team, under the direction of Coach Ricky Barnes, took 1st place out of 23 schools at the area contest held at Wayne County High School on December 4, 2025. The team will be advancing to the state level competition to compete against the top 12 teams in Georgia…
Read MoreAppling Healthcare hosts annual Christmas Breakfast Banquet
Appling Healthcare hosted its annual Christmas breakfast banquet on Thursday, December 4. Revolving tours were presented of the facility and its different areas and departments. The Radiology Department performs around 1,500 scans each month. “They don’t typically have any slow seasons,” said April Worth. The new pharmacy is located at the front, near the outpatient…
Read MoreRibbon-Cutting held for HMS To-Go
Those who traveled past 391 Bay Street on Thursday may have seen a rather unorthodox potluck taking place as the Chamber hosted a Ribbon-Cutting for HMS To Go. Beneath the tent and drizzle of cold rain, guests huddled together to sample pizza burgers and turkey burgers, grilled ham & cheese, lemon cake, BBQ spaghetti,…
Read MoreCrocheted with Love surprises library patrons
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Appling County Public Library. The ladies of Crocheted with Love have been working on a special surprise for library patrons: a four-foot stable and Nativity. The project began coming together this spring when they brainstormed how to create a display for the Christmas season that…
Read MoreMoonlight Madness 2025
The Annual Moonlight Madness event held in Baxley on Thanksgiving night was a big success this year for a lot of local shops. Many of them were packed and full of shoppers on Thanksgiving night, and were still packed the next day for Black Friday shopping.
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