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Springfield man gets eight years in home invasion
A Springfield man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to eight years in prison in a home invasion.Antonial Maurice Kirkland, 20, pleaded guilty Tuesday to burglary and two counts of robbery by force,...
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Effingham moves forward with recreation project
Commission approves fire merger, considers early budget Effingham County commissioners agreed informally to proceed with an $80,000 master plan and schematic design for the new central recreation...
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Adopt us – Effingham animal shelter
Gunny is a 5-year-old shepherd mix that’s available for adoption from the Effingham County animal shelter because his owner became seriously ill.He’s housebroken and neutered and has a very sweet...
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12 more lawsuits filed against Georgia Pacific
Another dozen neighbors of Georgia Pacific have filed lawsuits complaining that hydrogen sulfide from the paper mill’s sludge fields is damaging their property. The lawsuits filed April 30 in Superior...
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Jon Burns is new House Majority Leader
ATLANTA – The House Republican Caucus elected Georgia State Representative Jon Burns (R-Newington) as the House Majority Leader during a caucus election on Monday, May 11. In this position, Rep. Burns...
View ArticleFree summer lunch program starts June 1
The Effingham County schools nutrition department will serve free summer lunches to all children ages 18 and younger at 10 different locations.Lunches will be served at each site Monday to Friday from...
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UPDATED SLIDESHOW: Summer Camps 2015
Making plans for your children this summer?Check out our updated Summer Camps 2015 slideshow. The slideshow includes camp details for all types of activities ranging from sports to music to theater to...
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Tankersley is Effingham special ed teacher of the year
Kelly Tankersley of Sand Hill Elementary School was chosen as Effingham County’s special education teacher of the year.Other finalists were Jen Spitko of Ebenezer Middle School and Misti Vandenhouten...
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Math and Science night a hit
MATH AND SCIENCE A HIT Effingham County Middle School held their annual Math and Science Night on May 5.The event featured a wide variety of stations with hands-on science and math problems students...
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Effingham job fair set for tomorrow
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce will hold a job fair on May 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Effingham College and Career Academy on Ga. 21, across from Efacec.With 20 employers signed up already,...
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Effingham DemocratsThe Effingham Democrats will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, May 21 at 6 p.,. in the community room at the Effingham Hospital on Ga. 119. Updates on the Palmetto Pipeline and...
View ArticleFaith matters
Bethel Lutheran ChurchThis historic Lutheran congregation invites you to worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday mornings. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:45 a.m. Bethel is at 1984 Ga. 21 N., two...
View ArticleArea Deaths
Raymond Michael ‘Mike’ Wendelken Savannah – Raymond Michael “Mike” Wendelken, 51, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at his residence.The Chatham County native was employed with Memorial Health for...
View ArticleCOUNSELOR'S CORNER: Following the crowd
The study of psychology can lead a person in a lot of different career directions, and no one has the time or the lifespan to follow them all. Many people don’t realize this, and think that all...
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Do you recognize this mystery plant?
The forget-me-not family contains about 2,000 species found nearly worldwide.Many species are popular garden plants and herbs, such as comfrey and borage, and still others are best known as weeds, such...
View ArticleProperty Transfers
NELSON H. OGLESBY to J & E & J BUILDERS, INC.GABRIELLE DRGUYTON20000.00Gary Travis to Mary Anne Travis4455 Midland RDGUYTON313120.00Jordan Sislo to J.S. Sislo Family Trust Dated 8/22/14159...
View ArticleLooking Back
LOOKING BACKMay 21, 1733: The land that would form Effingham County was ceded to the English by the Creeks in the Treaty of Savannah on this date, confirmed and expanded by agreements of 1735 and 1736....
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T.M. Strait: Run, you idiot, run!
After third grade, everything changed. But during that year it was like a golden existence, a brief bubble in time where I was somebody. For that year, I was appreciated for what I could do, not what...
View ArticleVox Populi
“When the liberal media makes fun of something, it makes my antenna go up and think it’s true!”“Regarding Baltimore, how do property destruction and mass looting correlate with intelligently expressing...
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South Effingham FFA member is state winner
Winners of the Goat Production Proficiency were recognized at the 87th Georgia FFA State Convention held at the Macon Centreplex on April 23-25. Caroline Sapp of South Effingham placed first in the...
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