It began with Greater New Baptist Church handing out 100 turkeys in 2022. It went up to 250 the next year and 400 in 2024. This year, the church, along with Journey Church, Dublin-Laurens Teen Court and the Dublin-Laurens NAACP Youth Group, gave out more than 500 turkeys and other fixings in boxes on Nov. 22 at the Old West Laurens.
When an emergency occurs to a loved one, the last thing one wants to be bothered with is where they are going to stay and how are they going to eat. Those kind of questions are usually shoved to the back burner and are taken care of later.
Their eyes were filled with kindness while the hands looked like they could not hurt a fly. And yet, one could tell that they’ve been placed in positions where they’ve killed more than a fly.
This Friday, the University of Georgia Redcoat Band will make a stop at the Shamrock Bowl as the band makes its way to Jacksonville for the Bulldogs' yearly encounter with those Florida Gators.
During the past couple of weeks, Theatre Dublin has been heating up with entertainment.
On a cool Saturday morning, a big group of members from the community gathered on Lakeside Drive in East Dublin to start work on House No. 43 for the Dublin-Laurens County Habitat for Humanity.
Laurens County Schools Superintendent Clifford Garnto told an audience that he could not tell them how to vote on the upcoming ESPLOST. We will not be doing that either.
A few weekends ago, a father - Drew Feltwell - took his family to a baseball game in Miami to celebrate his son's birthday. They donned their Philadelphia Phillies' shirts and went to the game, sitting in the outfield bleachers.
At noon last Friday, the complete list of those running for Dublin City Council and Dublin City School Board was official.
Pastor Gregg Soles with Christ Chapel Dublin spoke truth to some firefighters who had only the day before tackled what their chief called “one of the most intense fires we’ve had in recent memory.”
