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Elected officials discuss issues over breakfast
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State Rep. Jon Burns (left) answers a question as Effingham County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Brad Carr listens Wednesday morning. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
Mark Lastinger
Updated: Dec 13, 2017, 5:58 PM
Published: Dec 13, 2017, 6:00 PM

RINCON -- Effingham County business leaders, school officials and interested citizens were served a few morsels of information with their breakfast during Wednesday's Legislative Eggs and Issues 2017 at Effingham College and Career Academy.

State Reps. Bill Hitchens and Jon Burns,  and state Sen. Jack Hill broached several topics, including agriculture, transportation, education and salaries for local law enforcement.

See the Dec. 20 edition of the Effingham Herald for more details.
‘It Was Overwhelming': Rincon Mayor Kevin Exley Shares His Personal Journey Through Cancer and Recovery
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​Rincon Mayor Kevin Exley ringing the cancer bell at Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion after completing treatment for head and neck cancer — a moment he called emotional, humbling, and the start of a new chapter. (Submitted photo)
Paul Kasko
Updated: Jul 3, 2025, 6:26 PM
Published: Jul 3, 2025, 5:32 PM
After weeks of intensive cancer treatment, Rincon Mayor Kevin Exley is returning to city hall and his full-time job in Savannah. In his first interview since ringing the cancer bell, Exley opens up about the pain, faith, and community support that carried him through the hardest chapter of his life. Now cancer-free, he reflects on the emotional journey — and the gratitude he feels to be moving forward, one step at a time.
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