Archive By Section - Around Town
Manna House donation
Delores Dukes, president of the Women of the Rincon United Methodist Church, presents a check for $250 to Lisa Bush, director of Manna House, for the Manna House Ministries. Its food pantry hours of operation are Monday noon-2:30 p.m., Thursday 2-4:30 p.m. and Friday 9-11:30 a.m. For more information, call 827-2037 or email mannahouse@windstream.net.
Courson completes basic training
Army Pvt. Jessica L. Courson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
An ‘Olympig’ performance
Troy Alford, pictured with Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club President Bonnie Dixon, presented the American Diabetes Association fundraiser campaign to the club. Alford serves as the Effingham County representative for the 17th Annual Kiss-a-Pig "OlymPigs" fundraiser. For more information about this club, call Lonnie Pate at (888) 395-0440.
Chapman completes Navy C School
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas James Chapman of Rincon graduated from C School in Jacksonville, Fla., on April 10.
VonBergen finishes basic training
Air Force Airman Helen A. VonBergen graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Rotary Club holds annual auction
The Rotary Club of Effingham County held its annual fundraising auction, "Dollars for Dreams," at the Mill Creek Lodge on Saturday night.
Relay for Life trip winner
Chatham County Advance Deputy Morgan McCumber is pictured presenting Corporal Patricia Gardner with the gift certificate representing a three-night stay at the Amelia Inn, Amelia Island, Fla.
Robinson earns CPDE designation
Tara Robinson of Re/Max 1st Choice Realty in Rincon has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance and short sales. This is invaluable expertise to offer at a time when the area is ravaged by "distressed" homes in the foreclosure process.
Breathing life into the ‘immortal 600’
As notorious as the conditions that made the prisoner of war camp at Andersonville infamous, life was no better and perhaps even worse for the "immortal 600," said Allison Perry III.
‘New’ addition at Living History Site
The Historic Effingham Society moved the Zittrouer-Seckinger house from Highway 119 between Springfield and Clyo to the Living History Site on Friday.
Preserving heritage
The Effingham Hussars No. 2285, United Daughters of the Confederacy, donated a copy of the Georgia Division Song Book to the Live Oak Library, Springfield branch. This book contains music and history of the most beloved Southern heritage songs as well as a CD of the music. One of the annual activities of the Effingham Hussars chapter is to donate a book of historical significance to the library which will provide helpful information on preserving ...
Nease receives Golden Deeds Award from Exchange Club
The Exchange Club of Effingham presented their prestigious "Golden Deeds Award" to Gussie Nease at the Springfield United Methodist Church service on Sunday morning. This award is given to individuals who exhibit outstanding qualities and acts of service to others.
Options for teen pregnancy
Laura Devisscher speaks to Rotarians about the services and needs of the Pregnancy Care Center of Rincon.
Rotary learns about hospital program
Jennifer Cobb, speech/language pathologist at Effingham Hospital, told the Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club about new treatments available at Effingham Hospital for dysphagia or difficulty swallowing. The medical disorder impacts mostly older patients with a cognitive impairment. The hospital offers services to help achieve optimal communication with speech impairments. The Sunrise Rotary Club meets at the Guyton Christian Church Center, 105 Third St., Guyton, Tuesday mornings at 7:30 a.m. More information is available on its Web ...
O’Neal speaks to Sunrise Rotary
Effingham Rotary Sunrise President Bonnie Dixon thanks Darrell O'Neal for his presentation on environmental health. O'Neal works with the Department of Public Health to ensure that local restaurants are complying with FDA food code regulations. He also does testing for public pools and well water.
Articles by Section - Around Town
BB&T’s annual Lighthouse Project serves homeless, displaced students
As part of BB&T's fourth annual Lighthouse Project, the BB&T Rincon and Springfield branches chose to help the homeless and displaced school children in Effingham County. There are currently 96 such children in the county.
Give ’em a cheer!
The Effingham County High School cheerleaders hosted 74 girls ranging in age from pre-K to sixth grade for the annual Little Rebel Cheer Camp.
Young Farmers tour shows off county’s agrarian side
Effingham County is a long way from Germany, but Jenny Daley feels right at home.
SHRM wins Pinnacle Award
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) along with national sponsor ADP presented The Savannah Area Chapter of SHRM with the National Pinnacle Award on July 26 for its Preserving Human Capital workplace violence education and training program.
ADA to hold Kayak for a Kure
The American Diabetes Association's fall campaign, Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, gets under way with the 5th Annual Hugh H. Armstrong Sr. Memorial Kayak for a Kure, to be held Aug. 18.
G-P to ‘tip the hat’ to local service agencies
Georgia-Pacific is rewarding individual acts of community service through its "Tips the Hat" contest in which community volunteers living in southeast Georgia communities where the company has operating facilities will be chosen to direct up to $4,000 in contributions from the Georgia-Pacific Foundation to local charities.
Hamilton graduates from basic training
Airman Steven Hamilton has successfully completed and graduated from the basic training at Lackland, Air Force Base, Texas.
Red Cross in need of blood donors
With extreme heat keeping some donors at home and severe storms forcing the cancellation of dozens of blood drives earlier in the month, the American Red Cross continues to have an emergency need for donors of all blood types.
Sen. Hill pays a visit to Sunrise Rotary
Sen. Jack Hill made a presentation on upcoming bills and tax proposals during a recent visit with the Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club.
A berry pickin’ good time in Kildare
The hot weather Saturday didn't stop Blackburn Blueberry Farm in Kildare from hosting its annual blueberry festival.
Smith named secretary for state 4-H agents
Abby Smith, 4-H agent for Effingham County, has been elected to serve as Georgia Association of Extension 4-H agents state secretary for 2012-2013. Her term will begin in August.
Girl Scouts earn first Junior Badge
After bridging to Junior Scouts in April, the scouts in Girl Scout Troop 30197 earned their first Junior Badge, the Council's Own Savannah Sings badge, by joining Daisy Troop 30235 for a sing-along.
HOPE hosts pet expo
The organization Helping Out Pets in Effingham (HOPE) hosted a pet expo Saturday in Rincon.
UDC adds to library’s collection
The Effingham Hussars Chapter 2285 of the Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy recently made a book donation to the Effingham branches of the Live Oak Public Library System.
Tips to follow to keep food safe when the power goes out
Many Effingham County residents are still without power following Sunday night's round of storms. The Effingham County Health Department wants to remind residents that while the power is out, refrigerator and freezer doors should remain closed as much as possible to keep food cold longer.
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