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Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an executive order Monday suspending the collection of the state gas tax on diesel sold for off-road uses.
June 03, 2008
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Staff Report
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Effingham County officials are looking at ways to pare fuel costs.
June 03, 2008
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Patrick Donahue
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Local
Effingham County commissioners took the first steps to two possible housing developments, including one reserved for seniors, at their meeting last week.
June 03, 2008
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Patrick Donahue
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Local
One of the most seriously hurt workers in the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion has been upgraded from critical condition, according to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta.
June 03, 2008
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Staff Report
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Local
ATLANTA - Gov. Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in six counties affected by the severe weather that passed through Georgia Saturday night. The six counties are Bibb, Carroll, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson and Laurens.
June 03, 2008
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Staff Report
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The pieces are coming into place for an agreement that solves water needs for the county, Springfield and the Effingham Industrial Development Authority.
May 31, 2008
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Patrick Donahue
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Local
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) has received the endorsement of the United States Chamber of Commerce in his bid for re-election to the House of Representatives.
May 31, 2008
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Staff Report
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Effingham County commissioners have lent their support to regional rural transportation system that is expected to start this summer.
May 31, 2008
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Patrick Donahue
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Local
ATLANTA - Gov. Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 301, making dogfighting a felony in Georgia.
May 29, 2008
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Staff Report
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Local
ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel encouraged Georgians to request an absentee ballot for the July 15 general primary election and the Nov. 4 general election.
May 29, 2008
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Staff Report
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Local
AUGUSTA - On Friday, U.S. Rep. John Barrow (D-Savannah) accepted the endorsement of every Democratic member of the Augusta delegation to the Georgia General Assembly. Sen. Ed Tarver, Rep. Quincy Murphy, Rep. Gloria Frazier, Rep. Wayne Howard and Rep. Hardie Davis all joined Congressman Barrow as he kicked off his campaign in Augusta. Sen. J.B. Powell also has endorsed Congressman Barrow.
May 29, 2008
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Staff Report
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Local
Effingham Hospital officials and county commissioners will try to work together on finding room for the hospital to expand, and hospital trustees also are looking to roll back their millage.
May 29, 2008
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Staff Report
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Local
Effingham County commissioners are going ahead with preliminary work on the Effingham Parkway. But the final tab of the entire project could be even greater than commissioners already have imagined.
May 29, 2008
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Patrick
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Local
A contractor at Georgia-Pacific's Savannah River Mill was injured slightly as G-P crews and local fire departments battled a fire at the mill Wednesday afternoon.
May 29, 2008
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Patrick Donahue
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Local
SAVANNAH - Public records show that Republican Candidate John Stone does not live in nor is he registered to vote in the congressional district he wants to represent. According to the Richmond County Voter Registration Office, Stone registered to vote in the 10th District on March 11, several months after he began his campaign for Congress.
May 29, 2008
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Patrick
Donahue
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