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Scripture & Prayer Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:11(KJV) Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. Prayer: Our Father, help us to see the needs of the people around us through your eyes. Give us a heart that genuinely cares and seeks to love thy neighbor as thyself. In the name…
Read MoreSummer meal program for kids
“Turner County School Nutrition Program Seamless Summer Option is Back! All children 18 and under can enjoy FREE breakfast and lunch this summer! Turner County Elementary School will offer breakfast Monday-Friday, and Turner County Middle/High will offer breakfast Monday-Thursday. Breakfast is at 7:30-8 AM and lunch is 11 AM- 12:30 PM. Meals are required to…
Read MoreWorking Women lunch big success
We had an absolute packed house this afternoon at our second Women In Business luncheon! Our topic was Networking through Volunteerism and we had the perfect speaker Angie Butler O’Steen. We also had several local nonprofits speak briefly about their organizations and their missions Coastal Plain CASA, Inc., Family Connections of Turner County, Second Chance…
Read More$102K raised for women’s shelter
Ruth’s Cottage and The Patticake House’s 22nd annual Champions of Hope Sporting Clays event in April raised $102,844.19. “We are so grateful for our community’s support in making this year’s Champions of Hope event a success,” said Nancy Bryan, Executive Director of Ruth’s Cottage and The Patticake House. “We would not be able to raise…
Read MoreLegion hosts Memorial Day observance
American Legion Post 98 hosted its annual Memorial Day ceremony in Elrod Park on Memorial Day. Memorial Day is set aside to remember and honor US service men and women who died in service to the nation. Veterans Day, in November, is for all veterans alive and passed. As part of the ceremony, Legion…
Read MoreNational convention brings visitors to Turner County
The Valdosta Daylily Club hosted the 2026 American Daylily Society’s National Convention, and our very own local business, Bell’s Daylily Garden, was honored to be one of six tour gardens featured this year. On May 22nd and 23rd, ten tour busses carrying almost five hundred people came to Sycamore to enjoy the 1,000 different varieties…
Read MoreAshburn giving tiny home ordinance another try
Ashburn’s proposed tiny homes ordinance got a walk-through by the Planning and Zoning Commission last month. The City Council will take up the latest proposal on Thursday. The Ashburn City Council meets Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Municipal Courthouse. The meeting is open to the public. P&Z is an advisory board. The board’s recommendation…
Read MoreIllegally meeting at the Ag Building?
For years now, the County Commission has met in the Ag Building next to the airport. Commission Chair Dana Whiddon said the Board may be violating state law. She said she received a phone call about Forsyth County, which recently built a new county government administration building outside the City of Cumming, which is the…
Read MorePSC plans rate cut for Georgia Power customers
Georgia PSC approves plan to lower overall rates, deliver annual savings of $50 per year for Georgia Power residential customers Rate decrease will be effective beginning next month; Total annual savings for all customers of approximately $285 million ATLANTA – May 28, 2026 – The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved a plan to lower overall rates for customers and deliver annual savings of approximately $50 per year, or $4.04 per month, for the typical residential customer using an…
Read MoreBE GATORWISE: SMART CHOICES BEAT CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (May 28, 2026) – Sharing our waterways with alligators is nothing new in Georgia. With summer right around the corner, sightings may increase this time of year. Whether you are spending a quiet day on the water or spending the day outside with family and friends, it’s important that Georgians stay GatorWise, according…
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