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Notes from the Georgia House
NOTES FROM THE GEORGIA HOUSEMonday, Feb. 17, marked the sixth week of the 2014 legislative session and a very important one. We passed the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, as well as many other significant...
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Knee Mail: Why logging is referred to as clearing
You can certainly tell when loggers have been through. When I pass a tract of land that has just been cleared, I wonder if it were a tornado or hurricane that had just landed. I grew up in a family of...
View ArticleTaste of Effingtham details announced; event is March 6
The annual Taste of Effingham presented by the Effingham Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday, March 6, from 5 to 7 p.m.Chamber Director Rick Lott said that as of Wednesday, Feb. 16, there were...
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New Ebenezer hosts visitors from Halle, Germany
A group from Halle, Germany, spent the morning on Friday touring New Ebenezer.Halle, located in east-central Germany, is a “Sister City” of Savannah. The group spent most of their week in...
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Effingham's Akins reaches 1,000 points
EFFINGHAM’S AKINS REACHES 1,000 POINTSEffingham County High School’s Jakayvea Akins with her 1,000 point basketball after scoring her needed five points to hit the mark during the first round playoff...
View ArticleEffingham's Isiah Royal wins state wrestling title
Isaiah Royal of Effingham County won the Class AAAAA state wresting title in the 106-pound weight class in the state tournament in Loganville. Royal defeated Seth Osbourne of Ola on a 3-2 decision in...
View ArticleSlow-pokes in the fast lane targeted by Effingham legislator
ATLANTA — Drivers who refuse to pull out of the left lane for a faster car - even one that is speeding - could be charged with a misdemeanor under legislation the House passed 162-9 Wednesday.The...
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Warner Robins comeback ousts Effingham
WARNER ROBINS — The frustration was already starting to show on many of the Warner Robins fans’ faces as coach Jamaal Garman called timeout with his team trailing 21-10 early in the second quarter in...
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Basketball: Lady Rebels fall to Forest Park in playoffs
FOREST PARK 44,EFFINGHAM CO. 37SPRINGFIELD — Forest Park yielded just four points to host Effingham County in the fourth quarter — limiting possessions with a patient offense that burned time off the...
View ArticleBasketball: South Effingham headed to final four
The South Effingham girls basketball team rode a strong second half to a 46-31 win over host Monroe in a Class AAAA Elite Eight matchup Wednesday.The Mustangs (27-4) outscored Monroe 29-14 after...
View ArticleEffingham sheriff's reports
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:Feb. 6: A 26-year-old man who had smoked “spice” fell to the ground, screaming and thrashing wildly. He was taken away in an ambulance....
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VIDEO: SEHS pep rally celebrates Lady Mustangs
The Lady Mustangs got a rousing send off Friday to their final four game in Carrollton with a pep rally at SEHS.The team will face undefeated Lady Raiders of Redan High in the state playoff semi-final...
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Blood evidence will be admitted in trial of Effingham fatal wreck
Effingham County Superior Court Judge John R. Turner has decided that blood evidence is admissible in the trial of Wade O’Neil Hall, who was driving when a passenger died in an April 2011...
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Redan knocks out South Effingham girls
CARROLLTON — South Effingham’s quest for the Class AAAA girls state title end in the semifinals Saturday as undefeated Redan put three players in double figures in a 60-40 victoryThe Mustangs, who were...
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Effingham brush fire burns six cars
Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said Effingham County Fire and Rescue and Sheriff’s Office deputies are on the scene this afternoon of a brush fire off Beebe Road. The fire has burned at...
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Effingham deputies arrest 2 after attempt to commit child molestation
Two men have been charged with criminal attempt to commit child molestation this past week during a sting conducted by the Effingham County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force....
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UPDATE: Man arrested in child molestation sting was Effingham recreation coach
A Springfield man arrested last week in a child molestation sting was a coach for the Effingham County Recreation and Parks department.Kevin Horton, 24, was relieved as a coach the morning after his...
View ArticleQualifying begins for Effingham races
Three incumbent commissioners run for re-electionThree incumbents and a newcomer filed papers to run for the Effingham County commission on the first day of qualifying Monday.Commissioners Vera Jones,...
View ArticleGant is named 'Mr.Basketball'
BY EFFINGHAM NOWThe Atlanta Tipoff Club has named Effingham County High School Senior Jakeenan Gant as “Mr. Georgia Basketball”.The award is given to the top boy’s high school basketball player in the...
View ArticleLooking Back
LOOKING BACKMarch 5, 1734Having spent eight weeks crossing the ocean aboard the ship Purysburg, the American coastline was sighted on this day. The ship was off the shore of Charleston, S.C. Pastors...
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