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Less than two weeks after an Ogeechee Judicial Circuit judge ruled Jeff Northway could no longer be mayor of Springfield, the embattled Northway resumed his spot upon the city council dais.
August 11, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
Residents and crews were back at work Tuesday morning, clearing away and cleaning up the damage from a powerful storm that thundered through central and eastern Effingham County on Monday night.
August 11, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
A ribbon cutting will be held Aug. 12 at 10:30 a.m. for an i-house at Green Bridge Farm.
August 11, 2011
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Staff report
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Local
SOCIAL CIRCLE-Tom Patrick is walking across a chalk prairie on Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area, pointing out plants that should or shouldn't be there and occasionally wiping at sweat raised by the sweltering summer morning.
August 11, 2011
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Staff report
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Local
gles and 227 airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing/333rd Fighter Squadron have deployed to the Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in Savannah and will begin executing flight training missions immediately. These airmen and their aircraft are typically based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina.
August 11, 2011
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Staff report
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Local
All lanes of Highway 17 north are now open.
August 11, 2011
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Staff report
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Local
Effingham County commissioners have approved a contract extension for service on the county's vehicles - but it's a function they may want to take another look at down the road.
August 08, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
Effingham County commissioners are vowing to take a closer look at who can take county-owned vehicles home at night.
August 08, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce awarded checks totaling $18,000 in tourism grants to three Effingham County organizations. Checks were awarded to the Historic Effingham Society, the Georgia Salzburger Society and to the Jerusalem Lutheran Church for various tourism related projects.
August 08, 2011
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Staff Report
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Local
Effective Aug. 15, the Savannah Social Security office will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. - a reduction of 30 minutes each weekday.
August 08, 2011
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Staff Report
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Local
One man is dead following a two-car accident Thursday afternoon in southern Effingham County.
August 05, 2011
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Staff report
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Local
If Effingham County voters get the chance to determine if they want to retain the at-large county commission chairman post next year, it won't be a full-time position.
August 04, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
All four phases of the Effingham Parkway are headed to the full regional transportation roundtable for approval after the executive committee approved what is known as the constrained draft list.
August 04, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
State legislators discussed the pollution of the Ogeechee River, as well as the job security of about 500 people who are employed by a textiles treatment plant being blamed by some for a massive fish kill in May.
August 04, 2011
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By Holli Deal Bragg
Special to the Effingham Herald
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Local
Jeff Northway is out as mayor of Springfield, following a judge's ruling handed down Monday.
August 01, 2011
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By Patrick Donahue
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Local
