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GALLERY: The Big Event 2021
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Jamie Brown hangs in the air after launching a basketball during The Big Event 2021 at Compassion Christian Church in Rincon on Friday.

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Preston Malik chats with his opponent while playing ping pong during The Big Event 2021 at Compassion Christian Church in Rincon on Friday.

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Gabriel Pontbriand take a break to enjoy a chicken sandwich during The Big Event 2021 at Compassion Christian Church in Rincon on Friday.

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Alex Scott sets to shoot a basketball after juking Jason Fisher during The Big Event 2021 at Compassion Christian Church in Rincon on Friday.

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Josie Pigman (from left), Ava Walea, Avery Edwards and Jordyn Powell pose for a photo during The Big Event 2021 at Compassion Christian Church in Rincon on Friday. The event for middle schoolers featured games, food, inflatables, giveaways and worship.

by Mark Lastinger/staff
Floating Dock, Fishing Pier Planned for 165-Year-Old Abercorn Creek Site
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Effingham County Commissioner Phil Kieffer, whose great-great grandfather Allen Newton Kieffer surveyed the original plat for Abercorn Landing in 1859, stands at the landing. (Jeff Whitten / Effingham Herald)
Effingham County commissioners approved a $1 million plan to convert the historic Abercorn Landing on Abercorn Creek into a public recreation site. The project, managed by Moffatt & Nichol, begins with a floating dock and fishing pier, with future phases adding restrooms and other amenities. The site dates back to 1859 and sits amid fast-growing development.