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Berry's attorneys to seek continuance
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Patrick Donahue
Updated: Nov 20, 2008, 10:00 AM
Published: Oct 29, 2008, 3:39 PM

A former Rincon police chief whose appeal of his termination was scheduled to be heard Monday night will be asking city council for a continuance.

Michael Berry, who was terminated in September after six months on the job, had emergency gall bladder surgery early Wednesday afternoon. His attorney, Keith Barber, will be asking the city for a continuance of his appeal hearing.

‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base Shooting
Ft. Stewart shooting
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. Aaron Turner, who helped take down the armed soldier accused of opening fire during Wednesday morning’s shooting at Fort Stewart. (Pat Donahue / Coastal Courier)
By Pat Donahue
Special to Effingham Herald
Updated: Aug 7, 2025, 7:02 PM
Published: Aug 7, 2025, 7:03 PM
A day after a soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart, Army leaders are praising those who stopped the shooter as investigators probe how a weapon made it on base. One soldier remains hospitalized. This report is from our Morris Multimedia sister newspaper, the Coastal Courier in Hinesville. Read how split-second heroism may have saved countless lives.
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