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Sam Ingram: Controlling vines
Summer is a hot time for weed control issues. One of the main concerns I get from homeowners is how to control all of the vines that start to grow up through our ornamental plants. The three main weedy...
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Effingham Community Orchestra presents 'The Americans'
Before an audience that filled nearly every available seat in the Effingham County Recreation and Parks Department Gymnasium, the Effingham Community Orchestra presented its “The Americans” Concert on...
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T.M. Strait: Chopping at the three-legged stool
It ain’t easy any more.For a few brief shining decades, it all kind of worked.The stool had been built, and it was fairly sturdy.The first leg was a defined benefit plan through an employer. Not...
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“Will the Waco bikers be hired to handle security at the next NRA convention? They look like a good fit.”“Yeah! Restricting items available to buy with food stamps? That’s such a revelation! This...
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American Legion American Legion post #209 meets the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. for dinner with a meeting following. The meetings are held at 941 S. Laurel St. in Springfield. For more...
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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...
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Curtis Leroy Futrill Rincon – Curtis Leroy Futrill, 81, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015.He retired from Kemira and had worked at American Cyanamid and was a member of the International Association...
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Adopt us -- Effingham animal shelter
Roscoe is a Basset Hound-bulldog mix that’s available for adoption from the Effingham County animal shelter.He’s about 1 year old. “He’s a friendly and happy and peppy puppy,” said Lorna Shelton,...
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Effingham approves $27.5 million budget with raises
Effingham County commissioners approved a $27.5 million budget on first reading that calls for raises for all county employees and no property tax increase.That’s a 2.6 percent increase over the...
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Rev. Dees named chair of CRC Area Agency on Aging
The election of new officers was held at the April meeting of the Coastal Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging.The commission includes nine counties with about three volunteer members from each...
View ArticleUPDATED SEARCH: Chatham, Bryan and Effingham property transfers
New property transfers have been added to our database for Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties.Search here by buyer, seller, address, city, zip or date for all reported property transfers so far in...
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Moon River seeks foreign investors
Moon River Studios — which intends to build sound stages, offices and film support services on 1,600 acres at Old River Road and Interstate 16 — has hired Lexden Capital LLC to raise as much as $49...
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Springfield Police: International driver's license doesn't keep man out of jail
From incident reports at the Springfield Police Department: May 12: An officer stopped a vehicle on W. First Street for a burned-out brake light. The driver was arrested for driving with a suspended...
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Rincon Police: Woman arrested for $27 shoplifting questions officer's priorities
From incident reports at the Rincon Police Department:April 30: A Rincon man said his car was damaged when it was repossessed for late payment. He was told it was a civil matter.May 8: A woman said the...
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Effingham Sheriff: Motorcyclist going 104 mph is arrested
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:May 7: Deputies were called when a package came to a residence on Springfield-Tusculum Road in the Guyton area. It contained electronic...
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Effingham school board gives 5-percent bonuses and raises
Teachers in Effingham County will get 5-percent, one-time bonuses under the 2016 budget tentatively approved by the school board and all other school personnel will get 5-percent raises.Finance...
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New property transfers for Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties have been added to our database.Search here by buyer, seller, address, city, zip code or date for all reported property transfers in...
View ArticleUPDATED SEARCH: Effingham County health inspection scores
Health inspection scores for Effingham County food establishments have been updated through today.Search here by name, city, grade or date of inspection for the latest scores. Health inspection scores...
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Adopt us -- Effingham animal shelter
Harley is a yellow Labrador Retriever that’s available for adoption from the Effingham County animal shelter.“He was turned in because he ate a cat,” said Jessica Kicklighter, a kennel assistant. “He’s...
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Armed robber flees empty handed in Bryan County
The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who shot himself into the Black Creek General Store located on US 280 early Monday in a robbery attempt. According to a clerk, who was inside the...
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