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Clinic may open doors for womens health issues
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Advanced practice nurse practitioner Janice Ford, with scissors in hand, prepares to cut the ribbon for the Effingham Hospitals Effingham Family Medicine at Twenty One, near the Harveys supermarket in Springfield. - photo by Photo by Pat Donahue
Patrick Donahue
Updated: Feb 14, 2011, 11:13 PM
Published: Feb 14, 2011, 11:21 PM

With the snip of a ribbon, Janice Ford and Effingham Hospital hope women in the Springfield and north Effingham County area will take advantage of an opportunity to improve their health.

The hospital opened the Effingham Family Medicine at Twenty-One on Monday morning, with Ford, an advanced practice nurse practitioner, in charge. The clinic is open to all ranges of patients, but Ford and nurse practitioner Anna Bannister will have a special focus on women’s health issues.

Opening the clinic means availability and accessibility, Ford said.

For the complete story, see Tuesday's edition of the Effingham Herald.
Rep. Buddy Carter: Granddaughters Survived Texas Camp Flooding That Killed Their Cousin
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Rep. Buddy Carter spoke publicly about the loss of his granddaughters' cousin in the Texas flooding.
Updated: Jul 9, 2025, 2:59 PM
Published: Jul 9, 2025, 3:00 PM
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who represents Effingham County, said his twin granddaughters survived catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas, but their 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, was killed. Carter shared the heartbreaking news on social media and in interviews with Fox News, CNN, and Atlanta News First, revealing that Janie’s body was found on her mother’s birthday. Carter said his granddaughters survived by climbing onto a roof and waiting for rescue.
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