Archive By Section - Local
Effingham County now has the non-profit Two Rivers Health Clinic free for patients.
March 09, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
Chief Magistrate Scott Hinson has decided not to run for re-election.
March 09, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Richard A. Mallard is running for re-election, having qualified Monday.
March 09, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
Donald Trump was the leading vote-getter among those who cast a ballot in Effingham County during the March 1 presidential preference primary.
March 09, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
Ann Daniel will return to a seat on Rincon City Council, having outpolled former city council member Leon Zipperer in a special election Tuesday.
March 09, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
Attorney Mickey Kicklighter announced Wednesday he will be a candidate for Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Superior Court judge.
March 09, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
State Rep. Jon Burns will seek re-election in House District 159, which includes all or parts of Effingham, Screven and Bulloch counties.
March 09, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
Calling it an "historic day," Effingham County officials turned the first shovels of dirt for the planned central recreation complex Friday afternoon.
March 09, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
Effingham County commissioners approved a settlement between a former Effingham Prison employee and the county, resulting from the employee's federal discrimination lawsuit.
March 09, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
The Effingham County Board of Education's 5th District will be contested in the May non-partisan election.
March 09, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
A proposed change to the statewide social studies standards has caught the attention of the Effingham County Board of Education and the Georgia Salzburger Society.
March 09, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
FORT STEWART-Time heals all wounds, the saying goes. Still, after 25 years, the loss of comrades-in-arms was felt as the name of each of the 16 members of the 24thInfantry Division killed during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm was read aloud Friday morning in front of Fort Stewart's Desert Storm Memorial.
March 02, 2016
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Rep. Rick Allen (R-Augusta) announced his staff will be holding community office hours in Springfield on March 9 from 1-3 p.m at the Effingham County Board of Commissioners Administrative Complex.
March 02, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
STATESBORO-Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Michael Muldrew officially announced Friday his intentions to run for Superior Court Judge for the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit, comprised of Bulloch, Effingham, Jenkins and Screven counties.
March 02, 2016
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By Holli Bragg
Statesboro Herald
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Local
A Fulton County Superior Court judge has upheld state Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry's decision prohibiting a pipeline company from using eminent domain for its project.
March 02, 2016
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Staff report
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Local
