Faith Matters
Zion Lutheran ChurchZion Lutheran Church will hold a blessing of the backpacks on Aug. 3 during church services at 11 a.m. There will be a Sunday School picnic following. Aug. 10 is Sunday School...
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Area Deaths
Carleigh Elizabeth Noyes Rincon – Carleigh Elizabeth Noyes passed away July 22, 2014.Carleigh was the infant daughter of Kyle A. and Tiffany Tomberlin Noyes and sister to Carson and Cooper Noyes; her...
View ArticleOpen houses this week
Open house for Effingham County Middle and High Schools will be held on Aug. 5 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Open house for all elementary schools will be held on Aug. 4 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
View ArticleRincon audit finds two material weaknesses
The annual audit of the City of Rincon’s finances for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013, found two material weaknesses.The report by Caines, Hodges & Co. P.C., of Rincon found two internal control...
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Effingham's first solar farm hums along
Construction will begin on second, much larger farm later this yearEffingham County’s first solar farm is up and running on Stillwell Clyo Road in the Springfield area.The 5-acre farm has 4,500 solar...
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Georgia Legal Services now serving Effingham
United Way of the Coastal Empire in Rincon recently announced a new addition to their lineup of services.The nonprofit law firm Georgia Legal Services has expanded to Effingham County. The firm also...
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Guyton Animal Hospital ribbon-cutting
The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of the Guyton Animal Hospital with a ribbon cutting.Dr. Rese Schmetz and her staff and family hosted a large group for the...
View ArticleChamber holding membership drive
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce announced that it will hold a Membership Campaign for the first time in several years. Chamber President Scott Hinson said, “We have a solid Chamber here in Effingham...
View ArticleKneeMail: Golden Echo
Once a boy named Mark learned a valuable lesson about his temper. He had been having differences with his neighbor friend, Tommy. The boys were 9 years old, and each one wanted to be sure that things...
View ArticleCOUNSELOR'S CORNER: It's against the law!
A lot of the columns from the Counselor’s Corner have to do with human behaviors that we have names for. We look at various biases that can plague our thinking, such as hindsight bias and confirmation...
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UPDATE: Effingham sheriff asks for $35,000 in donations for K-9s
One Effingham County K-9 retired recently and the other was injured and may not be able to work again.With a tight budget, Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie is asking the public to donate $35,000 to purchase,...
View ArticleTraffic Alert: Gas leak closes portion of U.S. 80 in Bryan and Effingham...
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is advising that all lanes on U.S. 80 from Sandhill Road into Bryan County are closed due to a gas leak. Avoid the area and use alternate routes.
View ArticleEffingham sheriff: Building scam, aggressive dogs
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:July 9: A resident of Shirley Drive in the Guyton area said he paid a man $27,000 to build an addition to his house. He said the man...
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Effingham school employees are energized by famous teacher
Erin Gruwell said when she began as a high school teacher 20 years ago, her school district didn’t have pep rallies where principals dressed as horses and teachers sang and danced and beat on pots and...
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Adopt us -- Effingham animal shelter
Arnold is a bullmastiff that’s available for adoption from the Effingham County animal shelter.He was left in the drop-off bin, so shelter staff members have no specific information about him. They...
View ArticleSpringfield Police: Problems on Ash Street, speeders
From incident reports at the Springfield Police Department:May 6: A resident of Ash Street Extension said his life was threatened by his boss’s brother.May 21: A resident of Ash Street Extension said a...
View ArticleRincon Police: Wayward Freightliner, 'stalking' pizza delivery car
From incident reports at the Rincon Police Department:July 20: A couple argued over him coming home drunk, on E. Seventh Street. She said he tried to throw bleach on her but she blocked it, causing it...
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Effingham deputies hunting drug suspect
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a wanted drug suspect from Springfield.Deputies are looking for Jasper Bowman, 35, who is wanted on methamphetamine related charges.Sheriff’s...
View ArticleLooking Back
JULY 26, 2003 — More than 100 Effingham County residents and officials debated a $15 million wastewater treatment plan earlier this week during an often-tempestuous, three-hour meeting at the County...
View ArticleVox populi
“Here’s a possible solution to the texting-while-driving problem: auto insurance policies could include a provision that coverage will be null and void if it can be shown that a driver was texting...
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