UPDATE: Effingham child dies from gunshot wound
A 9-year-old Effingham County boy has died at a Savannah hospital after being shot in the head on Thursday evening.Landry Oliver, a student at Marlow Elementary, was shot with a .22 rifle at a...
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Man pleads guilty to Springfield burglary
A 44-year-old man who admitted burglarizing a convenience store in Springfield was sentenced to five years in prison and 15 years of probation.Terry Danell Moore, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to...
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Effingham County man admits child molestation
A 29-year-old Meldrim man pleaded guilty to aggravated child molestation in Effingham and Bulloch counties and was sentenced to 25 years in jail and probation for life.Robert Jonathan Hart pleaded...
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FedEx pot case against Rincon couple on hold
Prosecution of a case against a Rincon couple accused of receiving more than three pounds of marijuana via FedEX has been put on hold.The district attorney's office asked on Wednesday that the case...
View ArticleWarehouse, retail project planned for Effingham Park of Commerce
County commissioners took the unusual step of holding two readings in one night for a zoning change to allow a warehouse and retail project to be built in the Effingham Park of Commerce.At their...
View ArticleLady Mustangs of South Effingham win big over Dougherty in state playoffs
For Effingham NowGUYTON – Most folks know Tianna Germain can do it all. Friday in the first round of the Class AAAA girls’ state playoffs, she proved it by filling up the stat sheet.Germain, South...
View ArticleEffingham Co. girls cruise past Bainbridge
SPRINGFIELD — Sophomore MaKayla Robinson scored 10 of her game-high 23 points in Effingham County’s 22-2 spurt during an eight-minute span of the second and third quarters as the Rebels breezed by...
View ArticleEffingham child shot while at play dies
A 9-year-old Effingham County boy has died at a Savannah hospital after being shot in the head on Thursday evening.Landry Oliver, a student at Marlow Elementary, was shot with a .22-caliber rifle at a...
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Shooting death of 9-year-old Guyton boy was accidental
The shooting death of a 9-year-old Guyton boy last week appears to be accidental, authorities said today.An autopsy on Landry Oliver was conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in...
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Lady Mustangs win Elite 8 berth
The South Effingham Lady Mustangs are headed to the Elite 8 of the Class AAAA playoffs after beating Rutland 52-49 on Monday.At the half, the Lady Mustangs trailed Rutland by nine points, 28-19.They...
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Lady Rebels head to Elite 8
The Lady Rebels won over Starr’s Mill High School on Monday in round two of the Class AAAAA state playoffs.The 67-43 win sends the girls to the Elite 8 of the playoffs where they will face either...
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Shooting death of Guyton boy, 9, accidental, officials say
The shooting death of a 9-year-old Guyton boy last week appears to be accidental, authorities said Monday.An autopsy on Landry Oliver was conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in...
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UPDATE: Map of new elementary school borders in Effingham
Board begins process to build new Rincon Elementary SchoolThe Effingham Board of Education voted 3-0 to change the borders for three elementary schools – Blandford, Ebenezer and Rincon.One parent spoke...
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Manufacturer with 350 jobs considers Effingham
Medient shifts focus from housing to studioA manufacturing company that would create 350 jobs and invest more than $7 million in capital improvements is considering a site in Effingham County,...
View ArticleQualifying in Effingham is next week
Qualifying for local elections, including three county commission seats and two seats on the board of education, is next week.Two other seats are up for election — judge of the State Court and...
View ArticleCommissioners accept Red Oak infrastructure
In a move that may set an expensive precedent, Effingham County commissioners voted 3-2 to accept the roads and water and sewer infrastructure in Red Oak subdivision.The subdivision off of Goshen Road...
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'Mundane Madness' at SEHS
‘MUNDANE MADNESS’ AT SEHSThe creativity of South Effingham High School students was on the runway Saturday night at the annual fashion show.Students created and modeled fashions made from everyday...
View ArticleLooking Back
LOOKING BACKFeb. 26, 1784By an act of this date, Effingham County’s first County Site was located at Tuckasee-King near the Screven County line. Effingham was one of the eight original counties created...
View ArticleEffingham Vox Populi
“While visiting the Effingham County Courthouse, I walked out on the north side to the parking lot under the brick canopy. It was disgusting how nasty it was. Green slimy water and thousands of...
View ArticleEditorial: The last story we wanted to write
We, like most for miles around, were heartbroken last week when an afternoon of play went terribly wrong, ending in death for a young Guyton boy. A 9-year-old student of Marlow Elementary, Landry...
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