Pine Tree Festival This Weekend
The 74.5 Pine Tree Festival is just around the corner. The weekend will begin with the Rhythm & Pines Music Festival, featuring the Swingin’ Medallions, Sam’s Drive-In Band, Rhett Blount & Friends, and The Gospel Stage – all taking place on Friday, May 7th. The fun continues on Saturday, May 8th with the Opening Ceremonies […]
Citywide Clean-Up To Be Held April 17th
The City of Swainsboro’s Stash the Trash Citywide Clean-Up Day will be held April 17th. Participants are asked to sign up in advance and select the area they wish to clean up. Teams and groups are encouraged, and prizes will be awarded. Participants may check-in at The Boneyard beginning at 8:00 a.m. Supplies such as […]
Baseball & Softball Complexes Dedicated
The Swainsboro-Emanuel County Parks and Recreation Department held a dedication ceremony on Monday, March 22, 2021, to dedicate the department’s baseball complex to Woody Nasworthy and the softball complex to Ronnie Womack. Nasworthy retired from the Swainsboro-Emanuel County Parks and Recreation Department in 2003 as Assistant Director, after 35 years of service to our community. […]
Christine Peebles Named OurTown Hero
A crowd gathered at the Swainsboro Fire Headquarters last Monday evening in support of Pastor Christine Peebles as she was presented with the OurTown Hero Award by Swainsboro Mayor Charles Schwabe. A resident of Swainsboro since she was just 5 years old, Pastor Peebles was raised by her grandmother and grandfather, who was a Baptist minister. “I […]
Pine Tree Festival To Be Held May 7-8, 2021
The Emanuel County Festival Foundation has announced that the 2021 Pine Tree Festival will be held May 7-8, 2021. The event will kick off with the Rhythm & Pines Music Festival at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7th featuring The Swingin’ Medallions, Sam’s Drive-In Band, Rhett Blount & Friends, and The Gospel Stage. Activities scheduled […]
Daddy-Daughter Dance to be held Feb. 12th
Swainsboro-Emanuel County Recreation Department will hold its annual Daddy-Daughter Dance Friday evening, Feb. 12, from 7 until 9 p.m. at the Recreation Department Gym, 632 McLeod Bridge Road, Swainsboro. (Mark Williams Studio will be set up to take pictures from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m.) The dance is for girls, ages 4 to 12, and their […]
Spring Sports Registration
Swainsboro-Emanuel County Parks and Recreation Department will hold Spring Sports Registration January 25-29 at the Recreation Department, 632 McLeod Bridge Road, Swainsboro. Registration hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. First time participants must bring a birth certificate. Registration fee is $35 (insurance available for $6 extra) for the following sports: T-Ball (for 3 & 4 year […]
City Hall Closed 1/18 for MLK, Jr. Day
Swainsboro City Hall will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Utility payments may be placed in the drop box at City Hall or they may be paid online by clicking here.
Raymond Riner Named OurTown Hero
The January 2021 Hometown Hero recipient is Perry “Raymond” Riner who was nominated by Emanuel County retired sheriff Tyson J. Stephens and Derek Hartmeyer. Mr. Perry Raymond Riner was born February 1, 1930 to Perry and Irene Claxton Riner. He graduated from Swainsboro High School in 1948. He has been a member of Swainsboro Primitive […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade & Services Cancelled
The Emanuel County Event Planning Committee has announced the cancellation of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and commemoration services. To whom it may concern: I, Al Huston, wish to express my sincere gratitude for all your previous participation in the recognition and celebration of a great civil rights leader’s life and legacy. […]