Early County News

11/25/2025

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11/23/2025

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11/17/2025

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🎉 Blakely is turning 200! 🎉
Join the Mayor and Council as we celebrate Blakely’s 200th Birthday on December 4, 2025!

📍 Front Lawn of City Hall
82 Court Square • Blakely, GA

🕔 5:00 p.m. – Proclamation & Remarks
🎂 5:15–7:00 p.m. – Stop by and enjoy birthday cake!

Let’s come together as a community to celebrate this historic milestone. We hope to see you there! 💙💛

11/16/2025

Treasures in the archives….

A Tribute to Mrs. Emma Quillian Singletary
Early County News
October 8, 1981

11/15/2025

Treasures in the archives….📰

Blakely Little Theatre August 6, 1970
Early County News

11/12/2025

Don't forget you've got a chance to tell Santa about your Christmas wishes this Saturday at Smith & Co. here in Blakely.

11/11/2025

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Bundle up and join us at Bicentennial Park at 11 a.m.

🇺🇸 Join us in Downtown Blakely as we honor our local Veterans and those that made the ultimate sacrifice. A Veterans Day program and flag disposal ceremony will take place beginning at 11:00 am on Tuesday, Nov. 11th.

Hosted by the American Legion Post 11- Blakely Ga.

*Note: Please drop off any USA flags that need to be retired at the Courthouse by Monday (11/10) @ 2 pm (Flag retirement box inside the Early County Courthouse, near vending machines). Thank you!

11/08/2025

11/06/2025

This is how you find our archives. There are still a couple of years not available at this site, but the majority are there. Any years unavailable at this site or on our website are always available to view in the books at our office. 🚨Warning- you will spend HOURS before you know it just looking and reminiscing! Thanks to the Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library for sharing this great info!

The Georgia Historic Newspapers are a blast from the past! Talk about Throwback Thursday!
https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/

*Funding for the digitization of Early County News was provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Services through Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Additional funding was provided by Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library Trust.

11/03/2025

Our archives are full of memories and they don't disappear like MySpace or hacked pages!

Thanks, Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library!

Constitution Display Touring Community
August 6, 1987 Early County News