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Guyton Police: Panhandling and shed fire
From incident reports at the Guyton Police Department:May 1: A Guyton woman who previously had been warned to stay away from the Dollar General store showed up at the store. She left in a hurry when a...
View ArticleRincon Police: Shoplifters and a dubious mother
From incident reports at the Rincon Police Department:May 24: An officer helped an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, who detained a suspected shoplifter at Walmart. A second suspect fled. The one who was...
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Effingham man high on meth charged with arson
A Guyton man has been arrested on arson charges following an early morning house fire.Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said the fire in the 100 block of Second Street in...
View ArticleSheriff's reports: Dog bites and domestic disputes
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:May 22: A man said he shot a dog that was on his driveway, on Chimney Road, and that charged him. The dog’s owner, on Mill Creek Drive,...
View ArticleObituary: Funeral arrangements announced for young Effingham crash victim
Guyton – Owen Davis Rivers, 4, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 6, 2014.Owen lived a life that was zero to wide open each and every day. He laughed and smiled throughout his life, bringing...
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Fire destroyed house, killed several pets in Effingham
Fire destroyed a 2,300-square-foot house on Old Dixie Highway S. in Effingham County Monday night, killing several pets but injuring no people.Friends are trying to raise money to help the homeowner,...
View ArticleKneeMail: Contagious positives and negatives
Did you know that a smile is contagious? And that a frown makes one tired? Research has shown you use more muscles frowning than when you smile. Try it. See for yourself that a smile is...
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Q: I purchased a vehicle from a private seller that had currently not passed emissions testing. When I asked the seller at the point of sale about the vehicle passing emissions, he stated that the car...
View ArticleCOUNSELOR'S CORNER: Burning Down the House
I once had a neighbor who almost burned down her kitchen on a regular basis.She wasn’t acting out any aggressive impulses, as far as I know, but she never seemed to know which burner to turn on when...
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Notes from the Senate: Georgia needs more doctors
Georgia has a primary care physician shortage totaling 200 physicians per 100,000 population, not unlike many other states. Other parts of the country, certainly in the northern part, may have as many...
View ArticleLooking Back
LOOKING BACKJUNE 14, 2000: The Guyton City Council moved closer to starting its own police department Tuesday, taking up a 2000-2001 budget that provides $35,000 for police protection. Currently,...
View ArticleVox Populi
“Why is it that if someone gets upset and accidentally makes a comment about a special interest group, they do all they can to ruin them, but the special interest group can say whatever they want...
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Congratulations to Lamar Allen for being named this year’s recipient of the John Adam Treutlen at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and dinner.Allen’s list of service to Effingham County is...
View ArticleEffingham approves $26.8 million budget
Library will add 16 operating hoursEffingham County commissioners unanimously approved a $26.8 million budget for next year, about $23,000 less than this year’s budget.Property taxes would remain the...
View ArticleEffingham spends $825,000 on English books
The Effingham Board of Education has agreed to spend $825,000 to purchase new English/Language Arts books and supporting materials for students in all grades.The money was budgeted from proceeds of the...
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Effingham County graduate Kelsey Wilson speaks at Exchange
EFFINGHAM COUNTY GRADUATE KELSEY WILSON SPEAKS AT EXCHANGEDeAnn Komanecky/Effingham NowEffingham County High School graduate Kelsey Wilson was the guest speaker at the June 4 meeting of the Effingham...
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4-H'ers hit the mark in archery competitions
The Effingham County Extension office recently introduced its 4-H’ers to its newest program: Archery. Effingham Extension officials said they hope to complement and enhance sportsman-like character,...
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Effingham shelter holds open house
The staff at Effingham County’s animal shelter held an open house on Friday, a “spring fling,” showing off to the public the animals available for adoption and improvements to the facility that staff...
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UPDATE: Man who committed suicide in Effingham was wanted in drug case
A man apparently shot and killed himself this afternoon in Effingham County, as officers tried to arrest him on a federal warrant.Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals went to a house on...
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Springfield sets Mars Theatre budget
Springfield’s City Council set an annual budget of $190,000 for the Mars Theatre Tuesday night, including a one-time infusion of $21,000 from the general fund reserve.City Manager Brett Bennett said...
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