KneeMail: Golden Echo
You may remember the fear that gripped some people when a computer programmer sent an email in 1995 warning of coming destruction that our nation would face as we entered the year 2000.The event was...
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ECCA students compete at Nationals
Effingham College & Career Academy’s SkillsUSA chapter recently returned from the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC). The SkillsUSA NLSC was held in Kansas City, Mo. This...
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Effingham Tea Party The Effingham Tea Party will meet July 9 at 7 p.m. at the Coastal Bank Building, 5799 GA 21 South in Rincon.American LegionAmerican Legion post #209 meets the second Thursday of...
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God’s HouseThe Shireys will perform a free concert at God’s House on July 11 at 7 p.m. The church is located at 5513 McCall Road in Rincon. Phone 912-665-3144 for more information.Jerusalem Evangelical...
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James L. Dowd Jr. Rincon – James L. Dowd, Jr., 61, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Hospice Savannah.The Chatham County native was employed with Gulfstream and was a member of Guyton Masonic Lodge...
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Effingham Recreation News
Several Effingham County Recreation and Parks teams participated in tournament play.Photo courtesy of Effingham County Recreation and ParksThe 2014 Mite boys Sand Hill All-Star team played in...
View ArticleHealth Department offers extended immunization hours for two days
The Effingham County Health Department will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 22 and 29 to make it as convenient as possible for parents to bring their children in for back to school immunizations....
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Morgan re-elected to GHCA Board
Effingham Health System Chief Executive Officer Norma Jean Morgan was recently re-elected to the Georgia Health Care Association (GHCA) Board of Directors. Morgan is a Certified Nursing Home...
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Q: If I place a credit freeze on my credit report, will it prevent a credit card company from increasing the credit limit on my credit card? A: A credit freeze will prevent most parties from accessing...
View ArticleCOUNSELOR'S CORNER: Getting it right
Learning a language is a complicated process.And I’m not talking only about learning a foreign language. I’m talking about the process of learning any language at all. Including your native tongue.Take...
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Medient Studios' ex-CEO granted restraining order, hearing date
A Nevada court has granted the ousted CEO of Medient Studios a restraining order against his former company and set a date for a preliminary injunction hearing.The Washoe County Second Judicial...
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UPDATE: Missing Guyton man who knew he was being sought is free on bond
A Guyton man who was reported missing on Sunday has been arrested for driving through three states without insurance and avoiding authorities’ attempts to find out if he was okay.Douglas Lee Morris,...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Teenage Brain: Workshop on July 22
A free workshop on understanding the teenage brain will be held on Tuesday, July 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the United Way Service Center on Zitterour Road in Rincon. The workshop is open to the public...
View ArticleAttempted armed robbery at Rincon motel
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who tried to rob the Rincon Inn and Suites early this morning.A man forced his way into the motel, in the 6000...
View ArticleSupreme Court sides with Georgia-Pacific in class action suit
The Georgia Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision, has reversed a decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals granting class-action status in a lawsuit against Georgia-Pacific’s Savannah River Mill Plant.The...
View ArticleEffingham candidacy case ends
BY G.G. RIGSBY912-826-1290gg.rigsby@savannahnow.comThe Georgia Supreme Court today denied an application for discretionary appeal in the challenge of Effingham County Commissioner Vera Jones’...
View ArticleSpringfield's Mars Theatre will get marquees
Financial audit finds no problemsBY G.G. RIGSBYSpringfield city council members voted 3-2 to spend $14,200 on two marquees on the Mars Theatre that will list coming attractions.City Manager Brett...
View ArticleGeorgia NAACP president to speak in Effingham
BY EFFINGHAM NOWFrancys Johnson, president of the Georgia NAACP, will speak at a meeting of the Effingham NAACP at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, in Springfield .The public is invited to the speech,...
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Adopt us -- Effingham animal shelter
The Effingham County animal shelter has six mixed-breed puppies available for adoption this week.There are four boys and two girls, all from the same litter. Bill Cowan, adoption coordinator, guesses...
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Effingham releases photo of Rincon motel robbery suspect
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office released a photo of a man who tried to rob the Rincon Inn and Suites early Thursday morning.The man forced his way into the motel, in the 6000 block of Ga. 21 S.,...
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