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SEMS sweeps tournament
The South Effingham Lady Mustangs came ready to play on Sept. 7 at the Mill Creek Invitational Fast Pitch Softball Tournament in Statesboro. The Lady Stangs went undefeated, outscoring their collective...
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Five tips for haunting your house this Halloween
Americans spent close to $8 billion on Halloween last year, according to the National Retail Federation. With scary celebrations getting bigger every year, becoming the best-decorated house on the...
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COUNSELOR'S CORNER: What Not to Say
“There’s a time and a place for everything.”How many of us heard that, growing up? And how many times?I looked it up the other day, just to make sure it wasn’t something my parents had made up...
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Effingham County High School senior athletes honored
EFFINGHAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ATHLETES HONOREDPhotos courtesy of William ZarkadasEffingham County High School senior athletes were honored recently at Senior Recognition Night. ECHS senior...
View ArticleEffingham sheriff will get 22 new vehicles
Effingham County commissioners agreed unanimously Tuesday night to lease and purchase 22 new patrol cars for the Sheriff’s Office.The county will borrow up to $750,000, at 1.65 percent interest over...
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Film produced by Medient Studios wins award at festival
The motion picture “Yellow,” produced by Manu Kumaran, CEO of Medient Studios, was awarded ‘Best Film’ at the Catalina Film Festival (‘CFF’) on September 22. “Yellow” was directed by Nick Cassavetes,...
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Pink Heals Tour comes to Effingham
The Guardians of the Ribbon, Pink Heals tour visited Effingham County Thursday morning. Pink fire trucks parked at the Coldwell Banker real estate office on Ga. 21 in Rincon where cancer survivors,...
View ArticleChild porn suspect with Effingham ties convicted
A former consultant for an Effingham County subdivision has been convicted of child pornography charges in Florida.Michael Meister, 57, was found guilty on Sept. 23 in federal court of two counts of...
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Kudzu Bugs will come inside home during winter
By now, you have probably seen, or at least heard about, the Kudzu bug, Megacopta cribaria. Just the other day I noticed several on my truck and one on my white shirt. This newly introduced invasive...
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COUNSELOR'S CORNER: What's your style?
During the past two weeks, I made several unwelcome discoveries. Not every two-week period is so eventful. But even if they are eventful, some of those time periods are full of wonderful, welcome...
View ArticleSEARCH: Effingham County New Business Licenses
Effingham County new business licenses have been updated for the month of October. Begin searching the Effingham County Business License database now to see what new businesses have opened in the area...
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Rincon woman arrested on fraud charges
A Rincon woman has been arrested on fraud related charges.Bettye Medders was arrested on Nov. 5 when it was discovered she had made multiple fraudulent purchases over the Internet, Rincon Police Chief...
View ArticleSEARCH: Building permits for Effingham County
All new commercial and new residential building permits in Effingham County have been updated for the month of October.Click here to begin searching.
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Clyo man captured after high-speed chase, wreck
A Clyo man was arrested early Wednesday following a high-speed chase in northern Effingham County.Daniel Crowley, 44, was taken into custody after leading Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies on a...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Five-car wreck closes southbound Ga. 17 at Blue Jay Road in...
Southbound Ga. 17 at Blue Jay Road in Effingham County is closed as emergency personnel work to clear a five-car wreck.Traffic is backed up in the area, and motorists are urged to seek alternate...
View ArticleSearch on for carjacking suspect in Effingham County
Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies and the Georgia State Patrol searching for a possible car jacking suspect on McCall Road off of Bluejay Road.The suspect is a black male, Sheriff’s spokesman David...
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Lt. Gov. hosts business and education summit in Effingham
Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle held his annual business and education summit at Effingham College and Career Academy on Thursday.The summit, in its third year, brings business and education leaders together to...
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Effingham County's 'most wanted fugitive' arrested after manhunt
A man the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office called its “most wanted fugitive” was arrested Thursday after a manhunt on McCall Road.Ashton Rashad Wallace, 22 of Springfield, along with a 16-year-old,...
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UPDATE: Name released in toddler mom's arrest
The mother a 3-year-old boy has been arrested after the child wandered from his Foxbow Farm home for the second time in one week.Jessica Leann Ekern, 33, was charged by Effingham County deputies on...
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VIDEO: ECHS standout Jakeenan Gant signs with Mizzou
Sporting University of Missouri colors, including a black and gold bow tie and “Tiger” socks, Effingham County High School senior Jakeenan Gant, signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Mizzou...
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