Relay vs. CARES

Everyone is probably familiar with the Relay For Life. It's the main annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. In past years the Relay has been an anticipated community gathering in Tattnall County and has become a year-long campaign for businesses raising the money. The last two years the main event has been cancelled due to the weather. Although we (at The Tattnall Journal) do support the American Cancer Society in their fight to find a cure for cancer, we wonder if those who are diagnosed with cancer in Tattnall County are getting all the help they could be. Although Tattnall County raises thousands of dollars each year during the Relay For Life, that money goes out of the county and is used by the Cancer Society for research, programs and other expenses. To apply for any real financial assistance if you are diagnosed with cancer, we understand there is a lengthy application process and then if you get anything at all it is just minimal. Our neighbors in Evans County feel their donations should be used more directly to help their own people who are battling the disease. They have formed an organization called CARES. Last week we wrote a story on CARES and also included our own thoughts in the Editorial. Here is the link to those stories. What are your thoughts on the Relay For Life and do you think Tattnall County should support a more localized effort to help cancer victims?

http://www.tattnalljournal.com/cares.html

New Posts

Unfortunately, the blog is not like a forum so readers can't just "publish" a new blog topic. BUT ... we want this to be open for everyone so, if you have a new topic you'd like to see started here, just send me an e-mail at allisoncobb@yahoo.com OR you can send an anonymous comment under this post (like all of the comments are) and let me know that it is a new post topic and I'll be glad to start it for you! I really need your ideas to keep this thing fresh and on target with what's going on in the county! Thanks for all the input!

Victory Lane in Cobbtown

We keep getting a lot of calls about the Victory Lane development planned for Cobbtown, GA. I had originally deleted the article off of the website that we ran in the paper (just routine weekly update) but have decided to include it here again for everyone who still wants to read it. We plan on running updated articles on a regular basis so keep checking the Journal for the latest news. Also, here is a link for the Victory Lane business website. Feel free to post your comments on the Victory Lane plans or any news you hear on it. We've heard that Alan Jackson and John Travolta are moving in, but who knows!

http://www.tattnalljournal.com/victorylane.html

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First Blog Post

I don't even know if this will work right but here goes the first try! (2 hours later ...) Okay, with a little experimenting I think I have this thing working okay. I didn't realize it was so involved! I'm working on this from home so when I get to the office in the morning I'll see how it looks and provide links to the site from our home page. Of course, we'll be running spots in the paper to let everyone know about it so please help pass the word! The more people that post comments here, the more interesting it will be! I'm really excited about this!! Talk to you all soon!