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Arrest made in Methodist Campground fire
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Staff Report
Updated: Jan 30, 2008, 10:04 AM
Published: Jan 8, 2008, 3:30 PM

Officials announced that an arrest has been made in the Springfield Methodist Campground fire.

Stephen T. Grantham, 17, who resides off Courthouse Road, was arrested Monday. Grantham has been charged with false statements, burglary, criminal damage to property in the second degree, vandalism to a place of worship and arson in the second degree.

He is being held at the Effingham County jail.

For further details, see the Effingham Herald Thursday edition.
Father, Son Arrested After Armed Standoff in Eden
Sheriff's report
Deputies respond Tuesday to a home in Eden, where a father and son were arrested after a standoff following a domestic dispute. (Submitted photo)
Updated: Jul 23, 2025, 4:05 PM
Published: Jul 23, 2025, 4:17 PM
Two men were arrested Tuesday in Eden after a domestic dispute led to a standoff. Deputies say George Driggers, 47, threatened his girlfriend and law enforcement with a gun, then barricaded himself inside a home. His father, Alford Driggers, 80, was also charged for allegedly threatening deputies.
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