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Basketball
December 30, 2014
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Staff report
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College sports
Georgia Southern baseball will host two camps at J.I. Clements Stadium in January. The Eagles will host a baseball prospect camp and a winter youth camp on Jan. 17 and 19, respectively.
December 30, 2014
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Staff report
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College sports
Hunters and other interested citizens are invited to attend any of eight upcoming public meetings regarding the development of hunting regulations for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 hunting seasons.
December 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Sports
The Effingham 4-H held its annual awards banquet, recognizing its winners in several categories and the graduating seniors.
December 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Education
On Dec. 26, the Rincon Police Department sent two representatives to New York to participate in the funeral ceremony for the fallen New York Police Department Officer Rafael Ramos. Rincon Police Cpl. Devlin Crosby and Detective Don Wood arrived in New York to attend the funeral for Officer Ramos held Saturday
December 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
The Effingham County Wingmen motorcycle club recently donated about $600 worth of dog food and kitty litter to the Effingham County Animal Shelter.
December 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
A major addition to Farm Bureau came in 1959 with the founding of the Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance Company. Two years later, Blue Cross/Blue Shield hospital-medical coverage was made available to members. In 1964, farm record management services were offered and the marketing association was formed to assist farmers with the buying and selling of agricultural products.
December 30, 2014
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By Susan Exley
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Echoes of Effingham
THE INTERNET - Google put together a video to not only sum up our year of Internet searches, but what our searches may mean about us as humans.
December 30, 2014
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Martha Ostergar
Deseret News National
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Hot Topics
When the New Year arrives every year, I, like most, look forward to the next 12 months filled with promise, opportunity, and a chance to reform from bad habits.
December 30, 2014
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By Ronda Rich
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Lifestyle
It's clear that politicians and political institutions are not very popular with the general public.
December 30, 2014
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By Tom Crawford
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Opinion
This "10 Reasons" column began during the dark days of the recession, when there was little reason for optimism. Economists were being proven wrong about the depth and longevity of the recession, and the economy of the state and the nation was sinking lower and lower.
December 30, 2014
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By state Sen. Jack Hill
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Opinion
I had just returned from the local toxic waste site where I had disposed of my holiday fruit cakes and was busy cramming my Christmas tree down the garbage disposal (don't ask), when I heard a knock at the door. I figured it was the Environmental Protection Agency coming to talk to me about polluting the toxic waste site with fruit cakes.
December 30, 2014
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By Dick Yarbrough
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Opinion
My wife and I welcomed a new member to our family on Dec. 13 as our middle son married his college sweetheart whom he has dated for the past nine years. She is from New Orleans and the wedding took place in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
December 30, 2014
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By U.S. Rep.-elect Buddy Carter
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Opinion
Who are the happier campers in a workplace setting: the employees who (a) obey the rules, follow the procedures, and voice any complaints respectfully, such that the entire workplace is not disrupted, or (b) disobey the rules at every possible opportunity, deliberately fail to follow procedures, and disrupt the workplace with frequent and often subversive complaints?
December 30, 2014
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By John Rosemond
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Lifestyle
ATLANTA-Metro Savannah's unemployment rate for November was 6.1 percent, down six-tenths of a percentage point from 6.7 percent in October, the Georgia Department of Labor announced. The rate in November of last year was also 6.7 percent.
December 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Business
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