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Happy 50th Birthday, Mama!

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Tomorrow, April 11, is my Mama’s birthday. Angela Lynn Leopard Scoggins was the firstborn child of Roger and Gail Leopard (whose birthday is April 12 – Happy Birthday, Nanny!) She grew up in the Airline community and was homeschooled along her three sisters.
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2025 Legislative Newsletter – Week 11

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Submitted by Alan Powell State Rep.   My House colleagues and I returned to the Gold Dome for Legislative Day 32, March 18, with only a few legislative days remaining in this year’s session.
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Pollen season has arrived, but how long will it be here?

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Submitted by Sierra Burke Local Columnist   As Georgia quickly turns green and flowers begin to bloom showing that Spring has finally arrived, the clouds of pollen are also descending upon us. The onset of pollen season always seems to hit hard, going from zero to one hundred in record time.
Last year a neighbor’s bull “supervised” my digging daffodils to be transplanted on our farm. When the flowers burst through the red dirt this spring, they made me smile. (Photo/Nesmith)

Last year a neighbor’s bull “supervised” my digging daffodils to be transplanted on our farm. When the flowers burst through the red dirt this spring, they made me smile. (Photo/Nesmith)

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Springtime makes me smile and sneeze

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Ahhhhhhh, April is here. What’s your favorite season of the year? Each has its highlights, but I vote for springtime. Spring is when you can shuck your sweater and feel the warmth of what’s to come. Well, let me back up. Spring flirted with us in mid-March.
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2025 Legislative Newsletter – Week 10

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
By Alan Powell State Rep.   With Crossover Day behind us, the House began to review and vote on legislation that passed over from our Senate counterparts this week. We successfully passed the House’s version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget, beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2026.
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Vietnam revisited – 50-year anniversary: What did we learn?

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
By Eugene Ashby Local Columnist   Writer’s note: The writer of this article was an advisor to the Department of Defense, at a Top Secret level, during the earlier stages of the Vietnam War.  We learned that war is a dirty business and when it is over, all sides realize that it wasn’t worth it.
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Vietnam vet remembered as leader who put others first

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
By Phil Hudgins CNI   They came from all over the nation, these veterans of the Vietnam War who had gathered at a funeral home in Allentown, Pa., home of Doug and Jenny Foster. For most of them, Doug Foster was their company commander. The Hudgins boys were there, too.