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Adopt us -- Effingham animal shelter
Bear is a gray tabby that’s available for adoption from the Effingham County animal shelter this week.He was picked up as a stray. Staff at the shelter guess he’s about 1 to 2 years old. He has not...
View ArticleEffingham Sheriff's reports: Dog alerts homeowner to attempted TV theft
From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:Aug. 28: A resident of Old Lake Road in the Guyton area said two men who were with Riley Brothers Asphalt offered to repair her drive. A...
View ArticleRincon Police: Shopping cart ambush
From incident reports at the Rincon Police Department:Aug. 12: A man cut the locks off of two storage units at Moore Storage, on Willowpeg Way, and took some belongings from them. He left through a...
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Fire causing traffic delays on Hodgeville Road in Effingham
A structure fire is causing traffic delays on Hodgeville at Goshen Road.Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said it appears the fire was caused by lightning.Deputies are...
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Republican PartyThe Effingham County Republican Party will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, in the Social Hall of the Effingham County Administrative Building, on Laurel Street in Springfield. For...
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Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2966 Ebenezer Road, located on the Savannah River at the end of Ebenezer Road, has Sunday school for adults and children...
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Claire Elaine Fort Guyton — Claire Elaine Fort was born on Thursday, July 31, 2014, to parents Weston and Candace Fort at Candler Hospital.Claire’s family was blessed to spend five weeks with Claire,...
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Notes from the Senate
NOTES FROM THE SENATEWARNING: This column may contain statistics — you should always remember that “statistics comes to the aid of those who don’t lie well!”One of the hard choices state leaders had to...
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Wow. That is the first word that came to mind last week when I visited and lunched with the women of the Pilgrim Baptist Missionary Association.The women of the church held a luncheon where they...
View ArticleVox Populi
“Remember when Bush was in office and everyone said Karl Rove was his brain? Well who is Obama’s brain? Does he even have one?”“Democrats (including the president) and Republicans are afraid to do...
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Welcome Sam Ingram: Effingham's new Ag agent
WELCOME SAM INGRAM: EFFINGHAM’S NEW AG AGENTEffingham County has a new county extension agent who began work last week.Sam Ingram has replaced Bill Tyson who has been transferred to Bulloch...
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Rincon police start using body-worn cameras
Police wearing body cameras are finding whether it’s in court or on the street, the cameras are a tool that protects both officers and the public.Guyton police officers began using body-worn cameras...
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Military News
MILITARY NEWSU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oscar Albert Moreno Jr.Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Tyler Land, from Clyo, Ga., uses a wire brush to clean...
View ArticleRincon Police participating in prescription disposal
The Rincon Police Department will be participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Persons with unused prescription drugs are urged to bring them to the...
View ArticleEffingham Now Football Challenge Week 3
EFFINGHAM NOW FOOTBALL CHALLENGE WEEK 3It’s week 3 of our Football Challenge We’ve gathered some local football fans to make some winning predictions this season. Each week one winner will receive two...
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SOFTBALL: Lady Rebels win over South Effingham
SOFTBALL: LADY REBELS WIN OVER SOUTH EFFINGHAM7 inningsSEHS 5, ECHS 8SEHS 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 H13 E1ECHS 1 2 1 3 1 0 H15 E2Pitching:(W) Morgan Duff 2K, 0BB(L) Olivia Laverenz 1K, 2BBHitting:SEHS Autumn...
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VIDEO: BC coach, QB teach you to throw a spiral football in this week's...
Football season is officially underway on the high school, college and professional level.So for this week's Savannah How video, we went out to Benedictine Military School and met with Offensive...
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Savannah-area businessman charged with insurance fraud
The owner of a Savannah-area paint and contracting business was arrested Wednesday by state authorities, who charged him with insurance fraud and accuse him of defrauding insurance companies of about...
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Vehicle crashes on Fort Howard Road
A vehicle crashed on Fort Howard Road this afternoon.Rincon Police Chief Phillip Scholl says the cause of the accident is not known.The driver was transported to the hospital for possible medical...
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Effingham's United Way goal is $317,000
Effingham County’s United Way fundraising goal for 2014 is $317,000 -- $7,000 more than last year.About 250 people attended a luncheon today at the College and Career Academy to kick off the campaign...
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