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Local business accepts bogus bill
Bogus bill
A financial institution alerted the owner that the bill was “motion picture money.” - photo by Photo submitted
Submitted report
Effingham Herald
Published: Jan 18, 2021, 2:39 PM

SPRINGFIELD — The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office recently took a report about a counterfeit bill being passed at a business. 

The bogus bill was not caught until after it was deposited. A financial institution alerted the owner that the bill was “motion picture money.”

     If you feel that you have received counterfeit currency, contact the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office at@ (912) 754-3449 to make a report. 
Rep. Buddy Carter: Granddaughters Survived Texas Camp Flooding That Killed Their Cousin
Buddy Carter
Rep. Buddy Carter spoke publicly about the loss of his granddaughters' cousin in the Texas flooding.
Updated: Jul 9, 2025, 2:59 PM
Published: Jul 9, 2025, 3:00 PM
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who represents Effingham County, said his twin granddaughters survived catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic in Texas, but their 9-year-old cousin, Janie Hunt, was killed. Carter shared the heartbreaking news on social media and in interviews with Fox News, CNN, and Atlanta News First, revealing that Janie’s body was found on her mother’s birthday. Carter said his granddaughters survived by climbing onto a roof and waiting for rescue.
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