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Effingham students serve as pages during trip to Capitol Building
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Students from Effingham County High School, South Effingham High School and Ebenezer Middle School got an opportunity to learn more about how the government works at the state-level last week when they served as pages for state politicians at the Capitol Building in Atlanta as part of Effingham Day at the Capitol. Trevan Heichel, MaKenzie Howard, Alex Royal, Saralyn Helmly, Anna Snooks, Alexis Ricker and Graham Metzger found themselves traversing the grounds of the Capitol as they served as pages, doing various tasks and learning a thing or two about politics and government along the way. Each student had the honor to page for Representative Jon Burns on Monday, Jan. 23 and Tuesday, Jan. 24.
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‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base Shooting
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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)
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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