Sheriff's reports
Dec. 22: A man said his bank card was used, without his permission, to buy $617.28 worth of groceries at a Food Lion in Woodruff, S.C. The man lives on First Street Extension in the Springfield...
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4-H'ers get creative
The Effingham County Extension office is now hosting the new 4-H Art Club, conducted by Jessica Dasher, program assistant. “The Art club meets to learn and participate in activities including making...
View ArticleMLK Day activities announced
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 21 with a breakfast at the administrative complex in Springfield.The breakfast will be followed by the annual parade...
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Recreation News
Effingham County Recreation and Parks hosted a preseason Girls Youth Basketball Tournament Dec. 17-21. Fifteen teams comprised of girls ages 5-17 competed in the annual event. Photo courtesy of...
View ArticleDarts and Laurels
Some of the good and the bad we’ve noticed recently. LAURELS: A laurel goes to Effingham County native Josh Reddick. Reddick is an outfielder in the big leagues, playing for the Oakland Athletics. He...
View ArticleLooking Back
Jan. 15, 1990Threats of violence never materialized during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade held on this day in Springfield. Sheriff Van Findley said one of his deputies heard that there might be...
View ArticleVox Populi
“To the person who was looking for the Goodwill pickup. There is one in the Shell station next to Subway. There is also one at the Sunoco station.”“Hard to feel sorry for unionized dockworkers who make...
View ArticleEditorial: There are no winners here
The sad story that at times consumed Effingham County since one awful morning in 2008 appears to be at an end for most of us.The long ride, however, is long from over for Craig Heidt and his remaining...
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Dennis Badger laid to rest
The Rincon Police Department said a final goodbye to a brother in blue on Saturday at funeral services for Corporal Dennis Badger.Badger, 57, died on Dec. 29 after a long bout with colon cancer.Badger...
View ArticleJudge sets LOST schedule
The judge who will decide how millions of dollars in sales tax money is divided has set Feb. 8 as the date for Effingham County and the cities of Rincon and Springfield to submit their offers. Senior...
View ArticleSecond group home may be allowed in Springfield
The City of Springfield and Volunteers of America are considering an agreement that would allow four people with intellectual or developmental disabilities to live at 405 Chestnut St. In a document...
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Effingham Eats: Gaffney's Cheap Seats
Ever come away from a restaurant still hungry? That won’t happen at Gaffney’s Cheap Seats. Portions here are major league. The last time I was in the building, it was, unbeknownst to me, in its last...
View ArticleMason selected commission's vice chairman
Steve Mason was chosen in a 3-2 vote Tuesday as the new vice chairman of the Effingham County commission.Mason voted for himself and also received votes from Forrest Floyd and Reggie Loper. Vera Jones...
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Pit bull in Effingham gets another reprieve
Kno, the pit bull that attacked a 5-year-old Effingham County boy in July, has gotten another reprieve. A court hearing scheduled for today to determine the fate of the dog has been postponed...
View ArticleTurkey shoot denied
Effingham County commissioners agreed Tuesday night to allow a turkey shoot to be held at 453 Hodgeville Road, but only if the firing range was at least 900 feet from a neighbor’s house.That’s the...
View ArticleAllen re-elected as school board chairman
Alford re-elected as vice chairmanLamar Allen was unanimously re-elected as Effingham County school board chairman at Wednesday's board of education meeting.Troy Alford was unanimously re-elected as...
View ArticleUPDATE & VIDEO: Effingham hostage situation ends after suspect shot, killed...
An almost five-hour hostage situation in a Rincon subdivision ended in the death of the suspect Friday night.Click here to view a slideshow of photos and videos of the Rincon hostage standoffThe...
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VIDEO: Partial remains of missing Savannah man found in home of Effingham...
Female hostage, brother arrested for concealing a bodyInvestigators in Effingham County have discovered part of the body of a missing Savannah man in the home of the suspect who was gunned down after...
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New details released in death of missing Chatham County man
More details have emerged today on events leading to the discovery in Effingham County of the partial remains of Charles Ray, reported missing on New Year’s Eve from Chatham County.Effingham County...
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Charles Ray died of multiple stab wounds
Chain saw and knives found at crime sceneAutopsy results on the remains of a Chatham County man show he died from multiple stab wounds.Charles Ray, 35, was reported missing from Chatham County on New...
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