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Fire from lightning strike displaces group home residents
Lightning Strike
Fire from lightning strike displaces group home residents
Patrick Donahue
Updated: Jul 8, 2014, 12:11 AM
Published: Jul 8, 2014, 12:33 AM
A late June fire has displaced several residents of a group home. The developmentally-disabled residents of the Volunteers of America’s Deer Road group home in Springfield returned from a dinner out to find firefighters trying to quell a blaze. Springfield Fire Chief Travis Zittrouer said the June 24 fire likely started when the house was hit by lightning.
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Rincon City Council Approves First Pay Raise in 14 Years
Council pay raise
Chart shows monthly salaries for city council members and mayors in Rincon, other Effingham County municipalities and nearby Georgia cities.
Mya Taylor
Updated: Aug 15, 2025, 7:57 PM
Published: Aug 15, 2025, 7:40 PM
Rincon City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve its first pay raise in 14 years, increasing council members’ pay to $750 per month and the mayor’s pay to $950 per month starting next year. The raises will apply to those elected in November, when three council seats and the mayor’s office will be on the ballot.
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