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House Majority Leader Jon Burns
Last week, we gaveled in to start the second session of the 153rd Georgia General Assembly. This is my 12th year representing the citizens of District 159 in the Georgia House of Representatives, and...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Effingham County Democrats seek candidates for local offices Under the leadership of Jack Garvin, the Effingham County Democratic chairperson, and supported strongly by a...
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T.M. Strait: Fast forwarding onto the highway of life
Uh-oh.Look who’s now behind the wheel!That’s right. It’s the BenJerMan. The little boy who made the Eye of the Tiger videos using dozens of stuffed tigers, who wanted to see Dumbo every single day with...
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“Donate out-of-date canned food to a local food pantry or food bank. The United Way knows where. Those dates are freshness dates not expiration dates. The contents are only bad if the can is swollen or...
View ArticleCOUNSELOR'S CORNER: Bully for you!
We hear a lot about bullying these days, thanks in part to professionals who have studied what goes into creating a bully and what might be done to prevent that from happening.One thing these experts...
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BOYSSouth Effingham 74,Windsor Forest 73Derrick Newberry 16McKenley Newbill 14Collin Rish 13Ben Brennan 9Travis Simmons 8Turner Davis 6Darius Scott 6Denzel Walls 2Quarter Scores:SEHS 13, 38, 53, 71 OT...
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Josh Reddick holds fifth annual Home Run Derby
Josh Reddick Foundation Home Run Derby a hit Josh Reddick held his foundation’s fifth annual Home Run Derby Saturday at the Sandhill Recreation Complex.Ages 10 to adult participated in the Derby’s...
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CALENDARCamp Davis 2073Camp Davis No. 2073 meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the former Boy Scout hut down the hill from the Effingham Historical Society, formerly the old county...
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Chiz Rider Trumpet ConcertChiz Rider, nationally acclaimed, Emmy Award winning professional trumpeter, will perform at Rincon United Methodist Church, Friday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. Rider has an exciting...
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Bobby L. Zipperer Rincon — Bobby L. Zipperer, 84, passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at his residence surrounded by his loving wife, children, and grandchildren.He was born Feb. 4, 1931, in Effingham...
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Chief Transformation Officer named at Effingham Health System
The Effingham Health System is pleased to announce that Fran Baker-Witt, RN, BSN, MBA, NHA accepted the position of Chief Transformation Officer with the organization effective January 6, 2016....
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Georgia Power employees work at Treutlen House
Georgia Power employees in Effingham County helped at the Treutlen House Monday as part of the Martin Luther King Day of Service.Thirteen workers logged a total of 40 house doing yard work and interior...
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SLIDESHOW: Meet some Pooler firefighters in this month's Pulse of the People
Firefighters have one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world. Yet, the men and women at the Pooler Fire Department have nothing but positive attitudes. In this month's Pulse of the...
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Springfield Police: Passed-out driver arrested for DUI
From incident reports at the Springfield Police Department:Jan. 11: A woman who had just left the courthouse said her ex-husband blocked her car so she couldn’t leave and threw a fountain drink at...
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Rincon Police: Greed gets Walmart thieves busted
From incident reports at the Rincon Police Department:Dec. 22: A maintenance man from the Georgian Apartments was cited for dumping debris on city property because he removed Walmart buggies from the...
View ArticleUPDATED SEARCH: Effingham County health inspection scores
Health inspection scores for Effingham County establishments have been updated. Search here by name, city, grade or date of inspection for the latest grades and scores. Health inspection scores from...
View ArticleUPDATED SEARCH: Chatham, Bryan and Effingham property transfers
New property transfers in Bryan, Effingham and Chatham counties have been added to our database.Search here by buyer, seller, address, city, zip or month of sale for the latest property transfers. All...
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South Effingham NJROTC holds inspections
South Effingham High School’s NJROTC 2nd platoon recently held inspections.They were led by Platoon Commander Brisco Olsen, Assistant Platoon Commander John Monroe and squad leaders Jason Saturday,...
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Effingham Sheriff:
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:Dec. 27: A deputy stopped a vehicle for doing 87 mph in a 70 mph zone on I-95. The driver was arrested for drunken driving, speeding and...
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Effingham Sheriff: Woman on drugs fears man she called for help
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:Dec. 27: A deputy stopped a vehicle for doing 87 mph in a 70 mph zone on I-95. The driver was arrested for drunken driving, speeding and...
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