Faith Matters
Open Sanctuary at Guyton ChristianSunday, March 23, is open house, well we call it Open Sanctuary, at Guyton Christian Church, 301 Pine Street. The church wants to share their loving community and the...
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Dr. Robert H. Moreland Jr. GUYTON — Dr. Robert H. Moreland Jr., 85, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at his residence.Born in Barwick, Ga., on Jan. 19, 1929, to the late Rev. Robert Hamilton...
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Republican PartyThe Effingham County Republican Party will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 17, in the social hall of the Effingham County Administrative Building. Guest speaker will be...
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Knee Mail: What ever happened to table manners?
What ever happened to sitting down to dinner at the table as a family? This is supposed to be a special bonding time for families. At the dinner table you can talk about what happened throughout your...
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Bed race to end homelessness in Effingham
Family Promise, a group of churches that is working to end homelessness in Effingham County, is gearing up for a fundraising bed race on Saturday, March 22, at Effingham County High School.The race has...
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Consumer Ed
Q: I am shopping for a new car. I specifically told the sales rep at the dealership to only check my credit one time. After running my credit report, the sales rep came back with a deal that was not...
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Landing Day celebrated at New Ebenezer
Jerusalem Lutheran Church hosted the Georgia Salzburger Society's annual 280th Landing Day meeting on Saturday.The anniversary marks the first group of Salzburgers landing in Georgia on March 12,...
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United Way holds thank you celebration
United Way - Effingham held a thank you celebration last week for top donors and also honored retiring and new advisory board members.Recognized for their fundraising efforts were Effingham Health...
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Looking Back
LOOKING BACKMarch 21, 2000Effingham County Commissioners approved a sand mining operation on a 48-acre tract beside Goshen Hills Plantation subdivision. Commissioners voted to rezone the property for...
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Editor’s note: This is an edited version of this submission. The full account is available to read at http://cityofrincon.comThe Effingham Now editorial opinion portrayed the recent cooperation between...
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“Effingham County should not allow contractors or their spouses to qualify for a county commissioner’s seat. It’s a conflict of interest. Their focus is on issues benefitting them, not the citizens....
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Notes from the Senate
The General Assembly ended the week on legislative day 38 with two remaining days left in this year’s session, which will wrap up with day 40, Thursday, March 20. The FY 2015 Budget is currently in a...
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Adoptions are focus of new staff at Effingham animal shelter
ADOPTIONS FOCUS OF NEW STAFF AT ANIMAL SHELTERThe Effingham County animal shelter’s new director and adoption coordinator are doing their best to see that animals are euthanized only as a last...
View ArticleEffingham crash backs up traffic on Ga. 21 in Springfield
An accident with injuries has traffic backed up on southbound lanes of Ga. 21 just south of the Springfield city limits.The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene.
View ArticleSEHS talent show is Saturday
The fifth annual South Effingham High School Student Talent Show Extravaganza will be held on Saturday, March 22, in the high school cafetorium.The show starts at 7 p.m. There will be a variety of...
View ArticleSpringfield police: Juveniles smoke pot on roof of board of education building
From incident reports at the Springfield Police Department:March 13: A woman who reportedly was “driving all over the road” told an officer that she had a medical condition that made her leg spasm. She...
View ArticleHearing on candidacy challenge of Effingham commissioner to be public
A hearing by the board of elections on a challenge to the candidacy of Commissioner Vera Jones will be public.Olivia Morgan, a supervisor with the board of elections, said the challenge will be heard...
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Jury selected in Effingham wreck trial
A jury was selected today in Effingham County Superior Court to hear the case of Wade O’Neil Hall, who is facing charges of homicide by vehicle in the death of a passenger in April 2011.Testimony in...
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North Effingham man gets life for murder
A man from north Effingham County has pleaded guilty to murder in the shooting death of his cousin and been sentenced to life in prison.George Antwon Perry, 25, of Pitts Road in the Newington area,...
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