Ag Line: Mole Crickets
By Wade Parker County Extension Coordinator
      Have you ever heard of mole crickets? Yes, you can go fishing with them if you so choose (you have to catch them first!). Actually, I am talking about a kind of cricket that attacks your lawn. July is a good time to treat for mole crickets. Mole crickets are tan-colored, cricket-like insects tha...
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STC holds pinning ceremony
     On Thursday, June 12, Swainsboro Technical College (STC) held a Practical Nursing Pinning Ceremony for the friends and family of the spring 2008 graduates in the Practical Nursing Program. Shown are, from left, first row: practical nursing graduates Tykeisha Young, Tonya Tarver, Bobbie Fann and Brit...
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Catch the Bug
     Participants in the Jenkins County Memorial Library's summer reading program, "Catch the Bug," are shown releasing butterflies and lady bugs. The insects were purchased as "eggs" with the children being able to watch them hatch and grow to maturity. Shown with the children, left, is Constance Wade, ...
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Find out where your money goes
Look at how you spend your money to create more cash.
By April Sorrow University of Georgia
      Food prices are up, and gasoline costs more than ever. Most paychecks have stayed the same, but there are ways to make them seem like they too are growing, says a financial expert with the University of Georgia.
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Consumers can expect higher food prices
Increases in fuel prices are driving up the costs of most food items.
By Faith Peppers University of Georgia
      Americans are paying record prices to fuel their cars. They're paying more to fuel themselves, too, according to the recently released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic Consumer Price Index. "Food prices are going up dramatically," said John McKissick, an economist with the University of Georgia Col...
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