Archive By Section - Around Town
The Effingham County Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement Unit will host its next Georgia Teens Ride with Pride course July 22 at 7 p.m. at the Effingham County Courthouse.
July 14, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
Statesboro's Francys Johnson has been on a mission since being elected president of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP in October.
July 14, 2014
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By Paul Floeckher
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Around Town
Georgia Legal Services staff attorney Nancy DeVetter will present a new project the United Way is helping to fund which will assist low-income families with issues relating to public benefits and records restrictions, expungements and pardons.
July 14, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
SAVANNAH - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Marine Patrol Unit will conduct a boater safety course on July 19.
July 10, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
The Effingham County Retired Educators held their annual banquet June 30, handing out two $650 scholarships and their community service award.
July 07, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
Family Promise of Effingham County has opened its doors to hosting homeless families in the community.
July 07, 2014
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By Paul Floeckher
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Around Town
Cadets James Jolin, Christopher Palmer and Trevor Charles all received their "first stripe" on their way to success in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program.
July 03, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
Ashley Moore, the new executive director of Family Promise of Effingham, spoke to the Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club about her role, as well as the history and future of Family Promise helping homeless families in Effingham County.
July 02, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
The Effingham Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the new year for the Leadership Effingham program.
July 02, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
The second annual Summer's End 5K Trail Run to benefit the Treutlen House at New Ebenezer is set for Aug. 16.
July 02, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
The community got a head start on Independence Day with the two-day Freedom Rings celebration at Freedom Park in Rincon.
June 30, 2014
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By Paul Floeckher
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Around Town
Effingham County's Anna Kessler and Chandler Pate sang at Carnegie Hall in New York City as part of the Choirs of America's C3 Choral Convergence Concert and Rising Star Showcase on June 21.
June 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
The Library of American Landscape History has named Craig Barrow III as its 2014 preservation hero.
June 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
Crowds lined Columbia Avenue on a warm Saturday morning as the city of Rincon's annual Freedom Rings Parade made its way down the thoroughfare. The special guests of honor this year were local veterans of World War II.
June 30, 2014
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By Patrick Donahue
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Around Town
Air Force Airman Tyrell K. Collins graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.
June 30, 2014
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Staff report
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Around Town
