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Crossroads Academy gets students on productive path

Mark Lastinger

Effingham Herald

Published: Jan 14, 2019, 2:31 PM

RINCON — Crossroads Academy is designed to be the first choice for second chances in the Effingham County School District. It is an alternative school whose mission is to provide a structured and supportive environment that will lead to a high school diploma and/or career success for students who have gotten off track for one reason or another.

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‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base 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)

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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