Ogeechee meeting tonight
State regulators will hold a public hearing tonight to get public input on their plans to punish Ogeechee River polluter King America Finishing.The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Effingham County...
View ArticleVoting starts tomorrow in Springfield
Two vie for city council seatEarly voting begins tomorrow in Springfield for the vacant city council seat. Voters don’t have to have any specific reason to vote early. Registered voters can just show...
View ArticleLady Mustang players named to All-Region Team
Lady Mustangs Tianna Germain and Shae Leverett have been named to the Region 3-AAAA All-Region team.Germain, Leverett and Hannah Anderson have been also named to the Region 3-AAAA South Sub-Region...
View ArticleEffingham County Middle School CRCT Night is March 21
Parents and guardians of Effingham County Middle School students are invited to join ECMS staff and faculty on Thursday, March 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the annual ECMS CRCT Night. Information...
View ArticleTraffic Alert Effingham:Ga. 21 north closed near Westwood due to crash
An accident with injuries has caused the closing of the northbound lanes of Ga. 21 at Westwood.Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
View ArticleFAITH MATTERS
Rincon MOPS Rincon MOPS,Mothers of Preschoolers, will meet on Tuesday, March 12 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel of First Baptist Church of Rincon. MOPS offers fellowship and encouragement...
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Area Deaths
James William “J.W.” Exley Jr. CLYO — James William “J.W.” Exley Jr., 80, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family.The Effingham County native was the owner and...
View ArticleBill Tyson: Vegetable Gardening
Spring is right around the corner and it will not be long before spring gardens will be planted. Please look at the chart below for information related to common vegetables planted in our area. You can...
View ArticleKneeMail: A Lesson of Grace Found in Blue Lights
When we finished buying groceries, the girls and I headed home. We had spent the afternoon with my parents. The girls always loved to visit grandma and Grandpa. Just as we traveled through the last...
View ArticleCOUNSELOR'S CORNER: Just a little respect
“There are two kinds of families,” according to a cynical quotation. “Dysfunctional families, and families you don’t know very well.”I’m not sure where I picked up that bit of wisdom. Actually, I may...
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Michael Murphy earns certification
Michael Murphy, Environment of care manager for Effingham Health System, has been awarded an Emergency Management Healthcare Professional Certification. “Mr. Murphy has demonstrated the ability to make...
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Efacec Group Completes Record-Setting Power Transformer
The Efacec Power Transformer facility in Rincon has completed, and is shipping, the largest electrical transformer made in the U.S. in the last 20 years.The 230 KV 900 MVA Generator Step-Up (GSU) shell...
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Students honored by Elks
Three local students recently received a letter from the Savannah Elks Lodge, letting them know they were to receive an award. The students didn’t know, however, that they would take the highest honors...
View ArticleRequests for sales tax money are conservative
Effingham County is asking for the sales tax distribution to remain the same as it has been for the last 10 years. Rincon and Guyton are asking for a slightly larger share of the 1-cent-per-dollar...
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Talent on display at SEHS
A large audience was entertained with song, dance and comedy at South Effingham High School Friday night at the annual Student Talent Show Extravaganza.Pre-K students led the entertainment line-up and...
View ArticleLawsuit against county over water and sewer to move forward
Judge John R. Turner gave county commissioners a partial victory last week in a lawsuit filed against the county and commissioners in 2010.The suit was filed in Effingham County Superior Court by a...
View ArticleSheriff's reports
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:Feb. 23: Someone stole electrical wire from a house on McCall Road in the Rincon area. Damage estimated at $10,000.Feb. 24: Woman said she...
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UPDATE: missing dementia patient found safe
A man from Effingham County with dementia has been found safe in Savannah.John Moore Sr., 66, of Long Bridge Road, will be evaluated by emergency medical personnel and returned home to his family, said...
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Defense: passenger caused double fatality
Stone is on trial in Effingham for vehicular homicideThe defense argued today that Robert Patrick Stone lost control of his vehicle because a passenger was “acting up.” The passenger, William Neal...
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Defense claims passenger 'antics' led to Effingham County deadly wreck
A survivor of a deadly Effingham County accident testified in Superior Court Thursday that the driver of the car was “driving crazy” before the wreck in 2010.Lindsay Morgan Buchanan, 17 at the time of...
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