We are thankful
We know the thoughts and prayers of many in Effingham County are with the family who are having to endure the unthinkable loss of three children at once.We see evidence each day of how quickly our...
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SEHS Volleyball team holds banquet
The Lady Mustangs volleyball team held their annual end of season banquet on Nov. 18 at Ebenezer Retreat Center.Several players were honored for their play this season.Co-Most Valuable Players honors...
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Basketball: Rebel season ahead
JaKeenan Gant can feel the weight on his 6-foot-8 shoulders. As far as offensive production goes, Gant is all that’s left from last season’s Final Four run to Kennessaw for Effingham County, which went...
View ArticleRebel basketball scores
REBELS BASKETBALLThe Rebels lost to North Gwinnett in a non-conference game on Nov. 23, 69-66.Jakeenan Gant was the high scorer for the Rebels with 25 points. Mondre Green scored 10 points and Hunter...
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Mustang Basketball scores
MUSTANG BASKETBALLThe Lady Mustangs beat Screven County, 73-37, on Nov. 19. The Lady Mustangs dropped their next game against the Lady Wildcats of Richmond Hill, 52-42. Their overall record is 3-1....
View ArticleRincon Lacrosse Club Clinic
LACROSSE CLUB CLINICThe Rincon Lacrosse Club will hold an introduction clinic for high school boys on Dec. 8 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic will be held at Freedom Park, behind Fuller Chevrolet and...
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Middle School girls learn about Smart Choices
The first bi-annual Smart Choices event was held Nov. 7 at the United Way Effingham Service Center. The event was sponsored by Effingham Family Connection/Communities in Schools, Effingham Health...
View ArticleBill Tyson: Holiday Gift Plant Care
Living plants, from poinsettias to cyclamen and from showy amaryllis to Christmas cacti, are becoming more popular as holiday presents and hostess gifts every year.While we all love to get these living...
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Counselor's Corner: The importance of being ordinary
There’s a lot to be said for being out of the ordinary.(There may as well be, because those of us who fall into that category generally have a hard time passing for typical.)But ordinary is not an...
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Knee Mail: Be thankful for all that God says you are
Devotion for Thanksgiving: 1. You are chosen. Deuteronomy 7:6 : The lord your God has chosen you to be a person for himself, a special treasure above all people on the face of the earth.2. You were...
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Effingham Eats: Poppy's BBQ and Country Cafe
If you know what a “tater hawg” is... you might be from Effingham County. No, it’s not a baby pig or a fishing lure or even the nickname of a stand-up comedian. It’s the specialty on the menu at...
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Mystery plant suitable for Southern gardens
“What’s the best way to recognize a dogwood? By its bark.”Haw, haw... I love that old joke and so do my students.Seems like a couple of weeks ago, this column featured an oddball tree, featuring thorny...
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Have a safe Turkey Day meal
The folks at Effingham County Fire Rescue have a message for everyone this holiday: Cooking fires are the leading cause of house fires in the United States. They prefer that people not use turkey...
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Savannah man pleads guilty to child porn charge
A 22-year-old Savannah man has pleaded guilty in Effingham County Superior Court to a felony charge of sexual exploitation of children.Dale Andrew Davis pleaded guilty on Monday. An indictment accused...
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Rebel wrestling
Gilbert Miller/For Effingham NowEffingham County High School wrestler Quentin Brown scores on a take down during the Turkey Duals against Battery Creek on Nov. 26. Brown is in the 113 pound weight class.
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AN EFFINGHAM CHRISTMAS
The history of Effingham's faith was celebrated on Sunday at the Historic Effingham Christmas at Ebenezer event.The celebration of a Salzburger Christmas is held annually at the New Ebenezer Retreat...
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Ford drives dreams in Effingham
Profits from the sale of Ford vehicles are being used to help public schools in Effingham County do a better job preparing students for the workplace.The Effingham County school system was the first in...
View ArticleRincon approves 2014 budget
City council members in Rincon have approved a 2014 budget of $11.5 million, down from $12 million in 2013.The city is continuing its longstanding tradition of using sales tax proceeds to roll back the...
View ArticleObituaries
Beatrice Mae Larrow Rayno Rincon – Beatrice Mae Larrow Rayno, 75, passed away Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at Memorial Health in Savannah.Born April 18, 1938 to the late Joseph and Beatrice Carr Larrow. She...
View ArticleLooking Back
LOOKING BACKNov. 28, 1734From Old Ebenezer, Salzburger pastor John Martin Boltzius recorded in his journal the difficulties of educating children in cold weather:"Because the cold weather remained, we...
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