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Adopt us -- Effingham animal shelter
Loki is a black-and-white Labrador-bulldog mix that’s available for adoption from the Effingham County animal shelter.He was bitten on the leg “by something” and a Good Samaritan picked him up and...
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Rincon visitor draws a crowd
People going shopping or picking up lunch were in for a surprise this afternoon in Rincon. The “Turtle Man”, Randy Gallagher from Calabash, N.C., made a stop in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken for...
View ArticleCounselor's Corner: Outgrow this -- now
It is no secret that we humans love to be right. We try our best to convince ourselves we’ve got it right. And to convince whoever we might be disagreeing with, that they don’t.Even if we’re not...
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SmartKage now in Rincon
Local baseball players got a chance on Saturday to try some of the newest technology in player evaluation.Miner League Baseball and Softball Academy provided demonstrations of the high-tech SmartKage...
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BASEBALLSTARR’S MILL 5,EFFINGHAM COUNTY 0EC 000 000 0 — 0 5 1SM 001 103 x — 5 6 2W—W. Evans. L—Josh Long. Leading hitters—EC, Will Hodges 1-3, 3B. SM, Houston 1-1, 2B; Webb 1-3, 2B.EAST COWETA 6, ECHS...
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Gant returns
Gilbert Miller/Effingham NowFormer Effingham County High basketball standout Jakeenan Gant come home to Georgia on Saturday as a Missouri Tiger for a game against the University of Georgia. The Tigers...
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GOLFResults from Lost Plantation matchesBoys Overall Team Scores - 9 holes1st) South Effingham - 1672nd) Effingham County - 1753rd) Richmond Hill - 186Individual Boy Scores:South Effingham1) Ben...
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Soccer
BOYS SOCCEREFFINGHAM CO. 7, WAYNE COUNTY 1WAYNESBORO — Fred Devino had three goals and an assist and Alan Oliver scored a goal and assisted on three others in the Rebels win over Wayne County.Goals-EC,...
View ArticleTaste of Effingham is Thursday
The annual Taste of Effingham is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Recreation Department Gym on Ga. 119 in Springfield.Among the restaurants, caterers and beverage providers...
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Low Country Asperger’s Syndrome SupportThe Low Country Asperger’s Syndrome Support Group will celebrate its sixth anniversary on Thursday, March 12. The meeting will be held at Effingham Baptist Church...
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World Day of PrayerThe annual World Day of Prayer will be held on March 6. Services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. Powers Baptist, Meldrim Methodist and Marlow Methodist churches will...
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Area Deaths
Llewelyn Smart Savannah - Mr. Llewelyn Smart, 89, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at Tara at Thunderbolt.Mr. Smart was born in Washington County and resided most of his life in Bulloch and Bryan...
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Notes from the Senate
NOTES FROM THE SENATEThe House passed the FY 16 budget, and the Senate has begun holding subcommittee hearings.Passed the Senate and sent to House • SB 34 - Removes liability for individuals entering a...
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LOOKING BACKMarch 1, 1990Rebecca Boston of Springfield became director on this date of the Effingham County Department of Family and Children’s Services, replacing Ruth Lee who served in that post for...
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T.M. Strait: Revenge is all I live for now
Revenge! That’s all I live for now!I’ll make them wince and cringe and cry!I’ll spit in their collective eye!I’ll have one thing before I die......Reeeee-venge!Those are lyrics from a song in “It’s A...
View ArticleVox Populi
“I was trying to get my son out of our car and into a restaurant in Rincon, and he fell. A gentleman stopped his car and helped me get my son up and back into our car. You don’t meet many gentlemen...
View ArticleEffingham resident will command Georgia Air National Guard
Colonel Jesse Simmons, a long-time resident of Effingham County, will assume command of the Georgia Air National Guard on Saturday, March 7. The special ceremony, scheduled for 1 p.m., will be...
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Two charged with marijuana, cocaine distribution in Effingham
A man from Newington and one from Springfield are in the Effingham County jail today on charges of distributing marijuana and cocaine.Sheriff’s deputies arrived at a residence at 297 Standard Lane in...
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PHOTOS: Beautiful day in Effingham
With the sun shining and warm temperatures calling my name I decided it was much too pretty today to stay inside. I headed to Ebenezer for a little quiet and a beautiful view.Here are a few photos from...
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