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Wendelken gives home crowd plenty to cheer aboutSAVANNAH - The roars and cheers rumbled through Grayson Stadium late in a tie game. This time, though, the shouts of excitement and encouragement weren't directed at the hometown Savannah Sand Gnats but for a hometown kid taking the mound against them.
June 17, 2013
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By Patrick Donahue
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More Sports
YMCA of Coastal Georgia ready to host gymnastics national championshipsPlans are falling into place as the YMCA of Coastal Georgia gears up to host the 2013 YMCA Gymnastics National Championship and Festival this moth. Over 1,900 athletes from 24 different states will gather at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center to show off their skills and compete for the gold. Representing the city of Savannah is the Islands gymnastics team from the Islands Family YMCA, a branch of the YMCA of Coastal Georgia.
June 17, 2013
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Staff report
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More Sports
Scaled-down parkway consideredThe Effingham Parkway could be forging ahead soon, though in a scaled-down version.
June 17, 2013
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
ECSO awaits extradition of child porn suspectA man wanted by the Effingham County Sheriff's Office for possessing and distributing child pornography was arrested early Friday morning in Montgomery County, Va.
June 17, 2013
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By Paul Floeckher
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Crime Reports
Logistics students deliver for librariesLogistics students from the Effingham College and Career Academy are distributing books to schoolchildren across the U.S., but some of their most-rewarding deliveries have been right here at home.
June 17, 2013
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By Paul Floeckher
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Around Town
County aims to resolve drainage woesLongstanding drainage problems for a subdivision could be remedied soon, if Effingham County commissioners agree Tuesday.
June 17, 2013
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
Governor appoints minority members to Brooks panelGov. Nathan Deal has appointed state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) and state Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson (D-Tucker) to join Attorney General Sam Olens on a panel that will determine whether or not to suspend state Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) from office.
June 17, 2013
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Staff report
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Georgia's elected
AASU announces spring dean’s listSAVANNAH – The following local students were named to the 2013 spring semester dean's list at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah:
June 17, 2013
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Staff report
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Education
Getting the scoop on summerThe city of Guyton, the Guyton Historic Preservation Commission and Guyton Leisure Services hosted a Flag Day ice cream social with free homemade ice cream and sherbet Friday at the Trail Along the Rails across from Guyton City Hall.
June 17, 2013
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By Paul Floeckher
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Around Town
EHS to open new offices in Effingham, Chatham countiesEffingham Health System will be celebrating the relocation of its ECB (Effingham-Chatham-Bryan) Occupational Medicine office and the opening of a brand new physician office in the next few weeks.
June 17, 2013
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Staff report
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Business
Easy steps to cut down on chances for West Nile virusSummer is quickly approaching, which means that mosquito activity will soon become more widespread.
June 17, 2013
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Staff report
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Local
Another politician faces the musicThe Irish author Oscar Wilde once wrote, "I can resist anything except temptation."
June 17, 2013
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By Tom Crawford
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Opinion
Of friends, strangers and baseballThis is a story about heroes - good people doing good things. The cast of characters in this performance shares one thing in common: They are strangers to one another. They will meet for the first time via this column. That is what makes this such a good story.
June 17, 2013
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By Dick Yarbrough
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Opinion
Changes to mental health servicesMental health and developmental disability service provisions have transformed over the last few years due in large part to two settlement agreements with the Department of Justice (DOJ). On July 1, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) will have completed the third year in a five-year plan established to dramatically increase community services for citizens with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
June 17, 2013
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By Sen. Jack Hill
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Opinion
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Archive site resultsHoly Week and Easter servicesLenten Services Pastor Joseph Copeck and the congregation of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church invite you to attend the Lenten Services. Wednesday night's Lenten services with a light meal will be held at 6:15 p.m. The Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion will be held April 21 at 7:30 p.m. The Good Friday service will be April 22 at 7:30 p.m. Jerusalem Lutheran Services Jerusalem Lutheran Church will be holding Wednesday evening worship services during the ...
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Church
A hands-on lessonRuss Hillman is building his eighth kayak with his architectural drawing and design class at the Effingham Career Academy to show them that if they can draw it, they can build it.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
Rincon Police joins the social media ageThe Rincon Police Department is joining the social media ranks - and it's looking for some new friends.
April 14, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
BoE revenues holding steadyAlthough property tax collections declined in February and March, the Effingham County Board of Education continues to draw closer to meeting its budgeted revenue of approximately $26 million.
April 14, 2011
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By Calli Arnold
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Education
County sets minimum for conservation use assessmentEffingham County commissioners have unanimously approved setting a minimum number of acres landowners can set aside in a conservation use assessment.
April 14, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
Madrac Farms to deliver farmer’s market to your doorFresh, local, seasonal produce will soon be available for home delivery from the county's only farm that delivers. Madrac Farms in Rincon will begin taking orders Saturday at the Olde Effingham Days festival in downtown Springfield, and then by telephone and Internet on Monday.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Business
ECMS to host Battlefront Miniatures tournamentEffingham County Middle School in Springfield will be sponsoring a regional Battlefront Miniatures Tournament Saturday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at ECMS. Battlefront Miniature clubs are found nationwide.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
Treutlen portrait unveiling a part of OED eventsThe official state portrait of the first constitutional governor in the state of Georgia, John Adam Treutlen, is hanging in the courtroom of the recently restored Effingham Courthouse. The portrait is on loan from the State Capitol Museum in Atlanta.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Lifestyle
RES parent of the monthRendi DeGenaro has been selected as Rincon Elementary's April Parent of the Month. She is employed at I'll Be Your Best Friend Academy and is the mother of Kaden-Deen, Pre-K student at RES; Camryn, a fifth grader at RES; Hannah, a sixth grader at Ebenezer Middle School; and A'Lexis, a ninth grade student at Effingham County High School. DeGenaro was nominated for this award by Kaden-Deen's teacher, Judy Perry. Perry stated DeGenaro was very involved ...
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
Daddy and meOn April 2, the Effingham County Pre-K Parent and Child Together program collaborated with the Rincon Branch of the Effingham County Library for this year's second "Daddy and Me" session.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
SEHS art students accept SCAD Showcase ChallengeElizabeth Heyden and Marlie Smith, both juniors at South Effingham High School, recently participated in the Savannah College of Art and Design's "SCAD Challenge," an international 2-D and 3-D art competition for high school juniors and seniors.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
Career Academy team members introduced to container logisticsTeam members from the Effingham Career Academy's Architecture and Design lab and students from business classes at both high schools recently participated in a new project organized by local logistic industry leaders. Called "Follow the Container," the program gives students a sneak peak into not only what's shipped in a container, but also how the containers come off the ship, through the port, over the road, and into and out of the warehouse.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
Around the world with RotaryCraig McIntosh, a Georgia Rotary Student Program student from New Zealand, was the guest speaker at the Effingham Rotary Club. McIntosh was a student at Victoria University of Wellington where he received his BA in media.
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Around Town
State school board to do away with graduation testThe State Board of Education approved State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge's plan to phase out the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT). Students who enter high school in fall 2011 will no longer take the GHSGT in English, math, social studies and science, in order to graduate. This new plan will require students to pass all required courses, and the End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) would now count 20 percent of a student's final grade, rather ...
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
GSU to welcome back two noted alumni as graduation speakersGeorgia Southern University will welcome two of its alumni back to campus as Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Dan T. Cathy and Georgia Chamber of Commerce President Chris Clark have been selected to serve as spring 2011 commencement speakers. The annual ceremonies are scheduled for May 13 (graduate) and May 14 (undergraduate).
April 14, 2011
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Staff Report
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Education
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