Blakely News

On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 officers of the Pataula Drug Task Force and Donalsonville Police Department received information regarding suspicious packages that were to be delivered to 500 Richards Street, Apartment 113 in Donalsonville, Georgia.

The 19 year old was beaten to death by a Blakely cemetery Sunday night. A 16-year-old boy is charged with the murder and investigators have several other suspects in custody for questioning.

A teenager is charged with murdering another teen during a fight Sunday night in Early County, and investigators say they'll likely arrest more people.

A federal judge sentenced a 47-year-old Georgia man Thursday to serve three years in prison for the robbery of a Dothan Wachovia bank.

Students at Bainbridge College Early County Site were among the students honored at two Bainbridge College events in the Work Ethic program.

Within three months, Daniel Seddiqui's resume could boast an impressive list of experiences.

These eight people were arrested this week for selling drugs. Some for cocaine, others marijuana, one for Methamphetamine.

The Early County Sheriff's Office announces the arrests of the following individuals for Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act , after a recent undercover operation.

Bainbridge College Continuing Education Division is offering Defensive Driving classes this summer on Main Campus in Bainbridge and at the Early County Site in Blakely.

Thanks to the hard work of personnel from several counties, Bainbridge College Early County Site holds the distinction as Early County's first business to be certified WORK READY.

Taking place for the first time in the Charles H. Kirbo Regional Center on Main Campus, the Annual Bainbridge College Honors Night recognized outstanding students, faculty and staff with a variety of awards and scholarships.

Donald Chase can't walk very far through his Macon County field without watching his foot disappear into the mud.

A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center operated by the State of Georgia and the Federal Emergency Management Agency is open in Early County through Thursday, May 28, to assist people affected by the March 26-April 13 storms and flooding.

Something good might come from a Plainview economic tragedy. The Plainview peanut plant closed along with a similar plant in Blakely, Georgia.

On Wednesday they set up a multi-agency road block in Early County looking for all types of infractions.

Months after the Salmonella outbreak linked to The Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, GA, the stigma on peanuts seems to have subsided, but farmers are facing more pressing problems for the 2009 growing season.

Ralph R. Reiland is an associate professor of economics at Robert Morris University and a local restaurateur.

The White House on Thursday said it did not support creation of an independent panel to investigate the Bush administration's harsh interrogations of terror suspects.

An attorney representing victims of the outbreak got to tour the plant. Some of the images may be graphic or upsetting to some viewers.

An attorney representing victims of the salmonella outbreak says he saw leaks and openings animals could crawl into while touring a Peanut Corp.