Ronnie H. Brooks has been re-appointed to serve as the Rincon representative on the Effingham County Hospital Authority. Authority members chose Brooks from three candidates submitted by the Rincon City Council.

Brooks is the owner of State Farm Insurance in Springfield and said he was grateful to have the confidence of the city of Rincon and the hospital authority members. He said he enjoyed serving on the hospital authority during the expansion and modernization of the hospital and Effingham Care Center.