Hit and run accident in Effingham injures child
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run accident at Ga. 21 near Goshen Road.Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said a six-year-old child was injured in the wreck...
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LOOKING BACKDEC. 31, 1838The legislature incorporated Springfield on this date.DECEMBER 3L, 1851The U.S. Post Office established a post office at Guyton.Jan. 2, 1779The town of Ebenezer was captured on...
View ArticleYour voices in Atlanta
YOUR VOICES IN ATLANTAGeorgia House of RepresentativesJon BurnsR-Newington, District 157404-273-1340 (cell)Atlanta office phone 404-656-5099jon.burns@house.ga.govBill HitchensR-RinconDistrict...
View ArticleVox Populi
“I’m reading the sports page in the Effingham Now paper. The South Effingham Softball Team Awards Banquet looks like it should have been a beauty contest!”“I think that sick people don’t care. They...
View ArticleLooking Back in Sports
LOOKING BACK IN SPORTSFROM JAN. 5, 2003Effingham Co. 38, Southeast Bulloch 23 SPRINGFIELD - Effingham County shot 14 of 16 from the free-throw line and eased past Southeast Bulloch 38-23 in a...
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Lady Mustangs rack up wins
The Lady Mustangs continue their winning ways with an overall record of 12-0. The girls won both games of the Portal Holiday Classic on Dec. 27 and Dec. 28.The Lady Mustangs first faced Southeast...
View ArticleRebels win two; play at home Friday
The Rebels won a non-league match on Dec. 28 against Alpharetta. The Rebels defeated the Raiders 61-49 in the away game.The Rebels went on to win again on Saturday, Dec. 29 when the defeated the...
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Mustangs take wins in Portal Holiday Classic
The boys won both games of the Portal Holiday Classic, defeating Bryan County and Southeast Bulloch.On Dec. 27 the boys won over Bryan County, 48-42. The Mustangs won over Southeast Bulloch on Dec. 28,...
View ArticleKneeMail: The choice is before us
Happy New Year. Welcome 2013. No one can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. How we end this year, 2013, will be determined by how we start it. Do you...
View ArticleCOUNSELOR'S CORNER: What kind of person are you (today)?
Sometimes we start out in one direction but end up taking a side road.Take today’s column, for example.I had planned to talk about positive psychology, a relatively new approach to therapy which does...
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Consumer ED: Employment background checks
Q: I was turned down for a job because my application responses did not match the background check. I want to see what information came up on me. Where can I get a copy of the same background...
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Funeral plans announced for deceased Rincon officer
The Rincon Police Department will say a final goodbye to a brother in blue this Saturday at funeral services for Corporal Dennis Badger.Badger, 57, died on Dec. 29 after a long bout with colon...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teens reported stranded in Effingham pond found safe
Two teenagers reported to be stranded in a pond near Meldrim have been found and are safe.Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said the teens, ages 13 and 16, called for help...
View ArticleHearing set on Guyton wastewater plant
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has a public hearing set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10, about a permit for Guyton’s proposed wastewater treatment plant. The permit would allow the new...
View ArticleOakland A's Josh Reddick to hold home run derby in Rincon
Former Mustang and Gold Glove outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, Josh Reddick, will be holding a home run derby to benefit the Rincon Recreation Department.The first annual Josh Reddick Home Run...
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UPDATE:Traffic Alert: Jabez Jones Road at Ga. 30 open following police chase...
Jabez Jones Road at Ga. 30 is now open following a crash during a police pursuit.The suspect’s pickup truck lost control and flipped following a chase that began in Port Wentworth and ended in...
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Please Meet: Joe Heath helps protect your kids through Effingham task force
Joe Heath spends much of his time online: chatting, tweeting and looking at photos and videos.Heath isn’t wasting time — he’s working to protect children from sexual predators as the Effingham County...
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Ga. Supreme Court upholds Craig Heidt's murder convictions
The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the double-murder convictions of an Effingham County man.Craig Heidt was convicted in Dec. 2010 of the shotgun deaths of his father, Philip Martin...
View ArticlePlaintiff blames politics in Grandview case
Effingham County made three promises to bring water and sewer service to the Grandview subdivision, but wound up choosing politics over honoring its contractual obligations, an attorney said.Owen...
View ArticleGuyton sewage hearing Jan. 10
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has a public hearing set for 7 p.m. tonight, Jan. 10, about a permit for Guyton’s proposed wastewater treatment plant. The permit would allow the new plant...
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