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Initial autopsy reports indicate natural causes in the death of an Effingham County Jail inmate who was found unresponsive in her jail cell by a detention officer. Read More
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Effingham YMCA Executive Director Kim Dennis was tickled when the Y was selected by local Lowe’s employees to benefit from a $1,500 grant for repairs and improvements on their day camp playground. Read More
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The Effingham Industrial Development Authority will ask for a change in zoning for its massive Research Forest Tract. Read More
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The oohs and aahs were frequent as people toured the OR, ER and other areas of the new Effingham Hospital. Read More
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Armed with a report weighing in at nine pounds and 130 pages, Effingham County tourism promoters were heartened to hear what a state team had to say about the county’s potential. Read More
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The newest member of Georgia’s Public Service Commission wants to spread the word about solar power. Read More
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A judge ruled the Ogeechee Riverkeeper organization must work with a Screven County textiles company to come up with an agreeable alternative to a consent order filed previously regarding improvements to the Ogeechee River. Read More
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An investigation is under way after an inmate was found deceased in the Effingham County Jail early Monday morning. Read More
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Springfield’s work on a golf cart ordinance is back on the table. Read More
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The finishing touches — what few of them are left — are being applied to the new Effingham Hospital. Read More
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Customers were jammed into nearly every nook and cranny, waiting either on the patio to get in or in a line of vehicles stretching from the drive through window back through the parking lot and all the way to the traffic light at Highway 21. Read More
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Work on the next two phases of Old Augusta Road could commence in the next month, after Effingham County commissioners awarded a bid for the project. Read More
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The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce held its annual raisin bread-baking effort Thursday at Ebenezer Middle School, in preparation for the Effingham Day at the Capitol festivities. Individual loaves of raisin bread were baked, in two shifts, for the 236 members of the Georgia General Assembly, with a loaf delivered to each of the senators and representatives Monday morning. Read More
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A former Effingham County commission chairman wants a shot at the seat again. Read More
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State legislators have sent a letter to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division asking for independent, third-party testing of the Ogeechee River. Read More
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Local gold buyers will have to hold on to their purchases a little while longer, if a proposed ordinance goes through. Read More
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It was very early, on a cool November morning, with dew still clinging to the long grass and pine needles and the sun peaking brightly through the stately oaks and dogwoods on a high bluff above the Savannah River, just south of Clyo, when the Tourism Resource Team first laid eyes on the John Adam Treutlen Home site. Read More
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Curbside recycling soon will be coming to Springfield, after city council members approved an amendment in their garbage collection contract to include recycling service. Read More
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Guyton City Clerk Debra Scruggs administers the oath of office to Alderman Dr. Brenda Lovett and Mayor Michael Garvin prior to the start of the Jan. 10 Guyton City Council meeting. Lovett and Garvin, along with Les Pevey, did not face any opposition in their re-election bids. Pevey was unable to attend the meeting and will be sworn in to his next term of office at a later date. Read More
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As Gregory Brunson looked around the room at the Effingham County administrative complex, he took note of what he saw and let those in attendance know — blacks and whites seated next to one another. Read More
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Students in Effingham middle and high schools will have a chance to show off their star power at the first Effingham Idol. Read More
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The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance breakfast will be held Monday at 7:30 a.m. at the Effingham County Administrative Complex. Read More
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Springfield City Council wants to know more about a new state law before taking action on a golf cart ordinance. Read More
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Building a wastewater treatment plant would be cheaper than the alternatives, a Guyton City Council member said Tuesday morning. Read More
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An Effingham County road whose residents have complained of speeders and some of whom asked for the road to be closed will remain open, county commissioners decided. Read More
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Following are the contributors to the Effingham County Empty Stocking Fund. Read More
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A court hearing regarding an appeal to a consent order against a Screven County textiles plant is slated for Jan. 23, said Ogeechee Riverkeeper Diana Wedincamp. Read More
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A woman died Friday afternoon following a single-vehicle accident on Highway 119 north, according to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office. Read More
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Planning for a new Effingham County Jail will go forward, and the new jail will be built near the site of the current one, county commissioners decided Tuesday. Read More
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Rincon will not include a referendum on Sunday alcohol sales on its March 6 presidential preference primary ballot. Read More
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Two returning council members and one new member were sworn in Tuesday night at the Rincon City Council inauguration ceremony. Read More
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A body pulled from an Effingham County pond Wednesday has been identified as that of a man reported missing nearly a year ago. Read More
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The first interviews with Linda Heidt and Robin Heidt Cave will be aired as part of CBS’ “48 Hours Mystery” on Saturday night. Read More
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The body of an adult male discovered in a pond yesterday morning has been identified as James Tebeau who was reported missing last year. Read More
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Effingham County commissioners will hold a public hearing tonight at 6 p.m. to discuss possible abandonment of Herbert Kessler Road. Read More
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Employees of Rincon’s Dairy Queen are coming to grips with the sudden loss of a beloved supervisor who was a “father figure” to many of the store’s young employees. Read More
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Former South Effingham High School baseball star Josh Reddick is swapping the B on his cap for an A. Read More
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The Effingham Hospital modernization project is moving right along, as some of the women in the community learned Thursday afternoon. Read More
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Former Springfield Mayor Jeff Northway will have his day before the Supreme Court of Georgia. Read More
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Golfers wanting to tee it up at Lost Plantation will have more than just a newly-refurbished course and new fees — they’ll be able to navigate around the course in new golf courts. Read More
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Springfield’s continued collaboration with the Savannah College of Art and Design could help pave the way for a historic district. Read More
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Work on new sewer lines for an area of Springfield that has been asking for help is under way — but construction is still many weeks away, according to City Manager Brett Bennett. Read More
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Three people were killed on the state’s roads during the Christmas holiday travel period as of Monday afternoon, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Read More
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State Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Mark Williams has announced that Georgia’s food shrimp harvest season will be extended beyond Dec. 31. The extension may continue through Feb. 29, 2012 if biological and environmental conditions remain stable. Read More
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With several large projects ahead, the Rincon City Council has approved its budgets for the 2012 fiscal year. Read More
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Rincon City Council members have named Wesley Corbitt as the interim city manager. Read More
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ATLANTA—State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Savannah decreased to 8.4 percent in November, down six-tenths of a percentage point from 9.0 percent in October. The jobless rate in metro Savannah in November a year ago was also 9.0 percent. Read More
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Springfield’s city council has approved the budget for fiscal year 2012, which begins Jan. 1. Read More
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Rincon City Council is thinking about adding to its police force — with a K-9 unit. Read More
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The Georgia Public Service Commission has clarified how eligible low income natural gas customers will receive assistance in paying their winter heating bills. Read More
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