Blackshear will have a new mayor in 2022.
Keith Brooks has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Blackshear.
Like seemingly foolish, love-struck teens eloping behind their parents’ backs, many had their doubts about the whirlwind romance of Dr. Earl T. Martin and his blushing bride, Paula Preston.
Bells will ring county-wide next Wednesday morning, August 4, as the school year begins for 2021-2022.
Just like the willow tree her plus-size boutique is named after, Melisa Blalock Allday refused to let a job layoff and a longtime dream cut short by COVID keep her down.
A prayer walk will be held outside each school and at the Board of Education office around the flagpole at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 1. The following pastors will be praying for each school, Mary Ann Braswell of First United Methodist Church – Board Office, Blake Thorne of Blackshear Church o…
Patterson’s 3rd Annual Christmas in July at Eagle Station and on Railroad Avenue Saturday featured about 100 vendors and drew in at least 600 people from Pierce County and elsewhere. Randy Godwins’s inaugural car show on Railroad Avenue boasted 38 entrants vying for 26 trophies. “We had a bi…
Pierce County Schools will offer free breakfast and lunch for all students in the 2021-2022 school year.
Several churches across Ware and Pierce Counties are joining together to support our local school staff. This “Night of Worship and Prayer” will be hosted at the new Jamestown Baptist Family Life Building, and will feature Pastors from across denominational lines bringing messages to “Encour…
The Walter A. Sr. and Earnestine Lewis Myles Scholarship Committee will have their 17th annual honor day Saturday, August 7, at the New Beginning Church, 2047 Georgia Highway 57, Ludowici. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Bowen Road has re-opened to traffic.
It’s Christmas — in July — in Patterson this weekend.
When the Rev. Eric Rentz came to Blackshear last year as the new pastor of First Baptist Church, he admits he only knew people from the bridges of their noses and up.
The first of a pair of blood drives in Pierce County will be held Tuesday, July 27.
Get fired up for those Bears!
Retired Coach W.D. “Papa Bear” Strickland received some of the grass at Bear Stadium as the natural playing surface is being removed to make way for the installation of artificial turf. Strickland helped plant the grass and was the first curator of the original Bear Stadium turf. As head fo…
The school board’s expenditures went up by about $10.7 million last month — but the increase was more about using about $7 million in savings than the school system going on a spending spree.
Be on the lookout for bears in town. Pierce County Bears, that is.
Patterson’s dream of reviving the historic downtown district on Railroad Avenue is about to become a reality. Finally.
There may be an alternate route out of the Oak Ridge Trail/Farr’s Community.
Heather Rios has a new ride.
Tropical Storm Elsa brought heavy rain and high wind to Pierce County last Wednesday, but there were no reports of injuries or major property damage due to the storm.
Vendors are still being sought for the third annual Christmas in July arts and crafts festival in Patterson.
A pair of blood drives will be held in Pierce County in coming weeks and the first one includes a $10 gift card and the chance to win gas for a year, as well as a chance for a free trip for four.
Pierce County’s state senator, Tyler Harper, R-Ocilla, has announced his candidacy for Georgia agriculture commissioner.
Installation of new turf at Bear Stadium is going well, but stadium renovations will take a while longer.
There will be a fireworks display in Blackshear — but it has been postponed to Labor Day, Monday, September 6.
Gordon Ross aims to follow Jesus — in more ways than one.
Melhart Music of McAllen, Texas, was the low bidder for construction of a new band tower at the high school.
A blood drive will be held Tuesday, July 13, at the Southeast Georgia Regional Agriculture Center (SEGARAC), 705 College Avenue, in Blackshear.
Fireworks will light up the night sky over Blackshear July 4, for what is believed to be the first-of-its-kind display.
They waited 15 months to climb onto the bright blue 3-wheel trikes at the Pierce County Senior Center.
William Wall Sr., longtime grocery store owner and community and civic leader, is remembered this week as “an unselfish giver” and a “community spirited leader.”
The Blackshear Times will be closed Friday, July 2, in observance of Independence Day.
The City of Patterson received a $50,000 grant and $112,300 loan from the Rural Development/United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program.
McNeal, Sports and Wilson of Blackshear is the new property and liability insurance provider for Pierce County.
Street and drainage improvements in Sandy Bottom have been advertised for bids.
Those loving the full moons and their beauty will enjoy this photo of the “Pink Moon” captured by Hacklebarney Community resident Donna Highsmith McClain. McClain took the photo at about 8 p.m. April 26 and called it a Pink Moon. The next night she wanted to photograph the Flower Moon, but …
The City of Blackshear’s lawsuit against Sheriff Ramsey Bennett over the housing of city inmates came to an end Monday as the court found in favor of the sheriff.
The daughters ranged in age from 9 months to 55 years and the oldest father was 77.
They call him “Little Buddy,” but the impact he’s having on other children afflicted with his rare genetic disorder is anything but small.
The Heritage Bank in Blackshear will be sold to VyStar Credit Union.
Pierce County’s COVID-19 vaccination rate lags behind the national and state averages and is lower than half of its neighboring counties, according to statistics provided by the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH).
Changes are coming for landowners who burn outdoor yard debris.
Blackshear City Councilwoman Linda Dennison has expressed concern about the way Police Chief Chris Wright handled the recent death investigation of former Blackshear Mayor Pro-Tem Mary Lott Walker.
The Bears’ new home turf is now being put in place.
Perhaps the seed was planted a few years ago upon the election of Patterson Mayor R.D. Thomas, Jr.
Pierce County Health Department is now open again for in-person services.
Pierce County is home to a professional bodybuilder.
Charlene Nunn has spent more than two decades as an ambassador of sorts for Blackshear’s Rite Aid/Walgreens Pharmacy on U.S. Highway 84.
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