Archive By Section - Local
Effingham County Board of Education Chairman Lamar Allen continues to recuperate after a lengthy surgery stemming from a June 26 wreck.
July 12, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
Motorists are advised to expect nighttime lane closures along Highway 21 from Patriot Drive in Rincon to just north of Highway 119 in Springfield as part of a resurfacing project.
July 11, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
The U.S. needs to deal with radical Islamic fundamentalism instead of instituting restrictive gun laws, U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter said Thursday.
July 06, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society held its annual Camp Buddy at Rincon Elementary School, with Chef Nick Mueller's usual visit to make pizzas and fruit sticks with the kids. Caitlyn Fears helps a camper negotiate the steps and Hannah Schurman and a camper finish going up the gym steps. Molly Marchese leads a run around the gym floor. Camp organizers thanked Nick and Tracy Mueller, Dr. Paige Dickey of Rincon Elementary, the Effingham County School System and the community for supporting the annual Buddy Walk.
July 06, 2016
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staff report
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Local
The city of Guyton held its third annual ice cream social June 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. on the walking trail, with six churns of homemade ice cream. Pearl Boynes, chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, brought a new peanut butter flavor. There also were two peach ice creams, along with lemon, vanilla and a pineapple-orange sherbet.
July 06, 2016
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staff report
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Local
The city of Rincon has renewed its contract with Effingham County for an inmate work crew.
July 06, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
With the heavy equipment needed to repair the county's dirt roads and ditches inoperable, Effingham County commissioners have committed to spend nearly $1 million to replace some of its fleet.
July 06, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
In June 2015, Mary Surber, Alana Clairmont, and Lauren Stark, Girl Scouts from Troop 30197, began working toward a Silver Award which is the second highest award in Girl Scouts and the highest award a Cadette scout, like the girls, can earn.
July 06, 2016
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staff report
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Local
A two-car accident Tuesday afternoon took the life of oneEffinghamCountywoman and seriously injured another woman.
July 01, 2016
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By Caitlyn Richtman
Herald Intern
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Local
The Effingham County Democratic Committee recently held a public caucus to elect and re-elect members to the committee to represent all Democrats in the county. Chair, Jack Garvin presided over the election.
June 29, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
The plans for improving Interstate 16 and the interchange at I-16 and I-95 have been laid out and are now open for public review and comment.
June 28, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
The proposed 120-acre central recreation complex will have a Statesboro firm to oversee the construction.
June 28, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
Georgia State Patrol investigators are trying to determine what led to a two-car accident that killed five people, including a mother and her son from Eden, last Wednesday.
June 28, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
The Georgia State Patrol's specialized collision reconstruction team has taken over the investigation of a June 22 crash that killed an Effingham County resident.
June 24, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
Effingham County commissioners have approved an annual agreement for the number of prisoners housed at the Effingham County Prison.
June 22, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
