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Grant, Anderson set to answer questions during political forum
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Robert Grant and Lynn Anderson, separated by just 22 votes in the May 22 primary, are set to square off again in a July 24 runoff. - photo by File illustration

Effingham County Board of Education District 1 candidates Robert Grant and Lynn Anderson are set to participate in a political forum Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
Effingham Herald editor Mark Lastinger will serve as moderator of the event that will be streamed live by the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce at https://www.facebook.com/EffinghamChamber/.
Grant, the incumbent, and Anderson, a political newcomer, emerged as the top vote-getters in a May 22 primary that also included Nancy Floyd.
The forum participants, separated by just 22 votes last month, are set to square off again in a July 24 runoff.

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.
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