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Effingham Health System Board of Directors announces meeting
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Updated: Mar 18, 2018, 7:51 PM
Published: Mar 18, 2018, 7:52 PM

The Effingham Health System Board of Directors will meet in regular session in the Kieffer Hall community room at Effingham Health System in Springfield on March 27 at 7:15 p.m.
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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