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Second Lawsuit Targets Effingham IDA
The Southern Environmental Law Center filed the lawsuit Monday in Effingham County Superior Court on behalf of environmental group One Hundred Miles and Effingham County residents. The suit names the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority as the defendant and alleges violations of Georgia’s Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act
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Effingham County Sheriff's Office reports Feb. 16
Crime scene tape

Arrests/Citations

·                     Rosalyn Glover, Highway 119 South – criminal trespass

·                     Brandon Wilson, Old River Road – driving under the influence of multiple substances, driving while license suspended or revoked, possession of marijuana less than one ounce and failure to maintain lane

·                     Dana Piazza, First Street Extension – failure to appear for fingerprintable charge (misdemeanor)

·                     McCollum, Little McCall Road – speeding in excess of maximum limits, expired license and wanted person (warrant service)

·                     Miriam Foglia, McCall Road – driving under the influence of alcohol, motor vehicle crash, failure to maintain lane, no insurance and driving while unlicensed

Incidents

·                     Highway 119 South – A man stated that someone stole his boat motor in the middle of the night.

·                     Pine Street – A woman advised that an unknown person stole some power tools from her garage.

·                     Sir Arthur Court – A woman stated that an unknown individual stole her truck that she had recently purchased.

·                     Highway 119 South – A man stated that someone had cut down several trees on his property.

·                     Midland Drive – A woman stated that her roommate had been harassing and threatening her.

·                     Roebling Road – A man stated that he got into a fight with his stepson over a job that they were working on.

·                     Melrose Place – A woman stated that an unknown person used her personal information to open two accounts in her name.

·                     Old Louisville Road – A man stated that his nephew took five firearms from his place of residence.

·                     Highway 21 South – A man stated that he was nearly stabbed during a road rage incident.

·                     Old Rail Road – A man stated that he had been scammed out of $4500 by a scammer over the phone.

·                     High Point Drive – A woman stated that her daughter had taken her birth certificate and social security card without her permission.

·                     Shirley Drive – A woman stated that her cousin strangled her during a heated altercation.

·                     Highway 21 – A firefighter stated that a man had committed several traffic violations near a crash site.

·                     High Bluff Road – A man stated that his sister’s dog went into his house and bit his own dog.

·                     Shadowbrook Circle – A woman stated that her neighbor’s dog attacked her own dog on her property.

·                     Cloverdale Drive – An aggressive dog was spotted terrorizing the residents of a neighborhood.

·                     Log Landing Drive – A woman stated that her neighbor’s dog attacked her own dog and bit her on the arm.

·                     Old Louisville Road – A man stated that two fire alarms had gone missing from his mother’s home.

·                     Kenneth Court – A man stated that his ex-wife had been harassing him via text messages.