Blackshear, Georgia

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Blackshear

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• Ellis - Westover Engagement
  

  Amanda Ellis of Waynesville, GA, and Brian Westover of Blackshear, GA, announce their forthcoming marriage on Nov.

• Area Beat November 23, 2008
  

  * Firefighters responded to a traffic accident at West Church Street at the railroad tracks.

• South Hall couple copes with life changes after a paralyzing accident
  

  VIDEO : Kenny and Teri Pope of Chestnut Mountain describe the changes they have made at home and in transportation in the wake of the May 11 accident that has left Kenny confined to a wheelchair.

• SAM Shortline gets ready for holiday excursions
  

  SAM Shortline Excursion Train has planned special holiday excursions for the Christmas season.

• Galloway nabs youth tour honors
  

  Drew Galloway, a 7-year-old Loganville resident, won six of seven Georgia Junior Golf Tour events this season and has captured Player of the Year honors in his age group.

• Faith Matters
  

  Send items by e-mail to brenda. kelley@savannahnow.com . Fax type-written material to the attention of Effingham Now at 826-1293, or mail items to Effingham Now, P.O. Box 2285, Rincon, GA 31326.

• Perry orders prison lockdown, death row inmate had cell phone
  

  Gov. Rick Perry has ordered a lockdown of Texas prisons and a search of all inmates after a cell phone was confiscated from a condemned killer.

• Four Dogs in Blackshear, Georgia, Need Your Help
  

  On August 1, PETA caseworkers sent a memo to Pierce County officials asking them to please take action in behalf of several allegedly neglected dogs in Blackshear, Georgia.

• SEB's 'Swarm' hopes for another big year
  

  Southeast Bulloch High School athletic director Katherine Bradley told the school's booster club at the first meeting of the school year that she was looking forward to the upcoming football season for the ...

• Callahan Woman Dies In Georgia House Fire
  

  A 39-year-old Callahan, Fla., woman died in a Sunday morning fire that consumed a mobile home in Blackshear, Ga.

• Callahan woman dies in Blackshear, Ga., fire
  

  A Nassau County woman was killed in a predawn fire Sunday at the Blackshear home where she and her children had been visiting the homeowner.

• Dogs in Blackshear, Georgia, Need Your Help
  

  On August 1, PETA caseworkers sent a memo to Pierce County officials asking them to please take action on behalf of several allegedly neglected dogs in Blackshear, Georgia.

• Grand Jury Issues Criminal Indictments
  

  A Laurens County Grand Jury issued 45 criminal indictments this week. Among them were eight defendants who were charged as a result of the Big Bust undercover drug sting operation.

• Local Happenings: Aug. 21, 2008
  

  City Council: The Mayor and City Council meet at 5 p.m. today in Council Chambers, Russell Thomas Jr.

• UGA's Grady College to honor Springfield native
  

  Newspaper publisher Robert M. Williams Jr. is one of 58 alumni and communication professionals from across the country named to the charter class of The Grady Fellowship at the University of Georgia's Grady ...

• Still loving Effingham County
  

  My mother, Belle Williams, is about to be 90 years old. She's spent at least 65 of those years loving Effingham County.

• Police chase lands two women in jail
  

  Police captured two women during a pursuit Monday who are suspects in burglary and check forgery incidents.

• Road work ahead?
  

  Bill Evans knew progress was headed his way - he had a clue about it in 1956. That was when he first saw state plans that showed a wider Winder Highway.

• 'Loop the Lake' 5K run to benefit women's programs
  

  The 2008 Lake Blackshear "Loop the Lake" 5K run and one-mile walk benefiting Ruth's Cottage and GraceWay Recovery Residence will be held on Saturday, July 19 at Georgia Veterans State Park.

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City Description

Blackshear is a city in Pierce County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,283 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Pierce County. Blackshear is part of the Waycross Micropolitan Statistical Area. Blackshear is located at 31°17′56″N, 82°14′52″W (31.298941, -82.247726). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.3 km²), of which, 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.06%) is water. The city is named in honor of General David Blackshear. The city once contained a Confederate Prison Camp that is currently marked by a historical landmark sign. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,283 people, 1,354 households, and 894 families residing in the city. The population density was 766.6 people per square mile (296.2/km²). There were 1,518 housing units at an average density of 354.5/sq mi (136.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.03% White, 21.35% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population. There were 1,354

City Contained By:

• Pierce County
• Georgia

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 11.3959476855 km squared

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