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Parker's presents $14,000 to Effingham County School District

Parker’s Community Outreach Manager Olivia Parker, second from left, recently presented a $14,000 Parker's Fueling the Community donation to Effingham County Schools. From left to right, Rincon Elementary School Principal Dr. Kirbi Ratner, Effingham County Schools Superintendent Dr. Yancy Ford, Rincon Elementary School Assistant Principal Greg Manior and Rincon Elementary School Instructional Supervisor Hannah Kessler accepted the donation. - photo by Submitted

Parker's donation — Parker’s Community Outreach Manager Olivia Parker, second from left, recently presented a $14,000 Parker's Fueling the Community donation to Effingham County Schools. From left to right, Rincon Elementary School Principal Dr. Kirbi Ratner, Effingham County Schools Superintendent Dr. Yancy Ford, Rincon Elementary School Assistant Principal Greg Manior and Rincon Elementary School Instructional Supervisor Hannah Kessler accepted the donation. - photo by Submitted

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Effingham Herald

Published: May 13, 2022, 9:11 AM

SAVANNAH -- Parker’s – a nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader that’s currently featured on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America – recently donated $14,000 to Effingham County Schools as part of the company’s Fueling the Community program.

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SEHS Alum Rylee Kirk Earns Prestigious New York Times Fellowship

Rylee Kirk, a South Effingham grad, stands outside the New York Times building in Manhattan, where she recently began a one-year reporting fellowship. (Courtesy of Rylee Kirk)

Rylee NYT feature — Rylee Kirk, a South Effingham grad, stands outside the New York Times building in Manhattan, where she recently began a one-year reporting fellowship. (Courtesy of Rylee Kirk)

Gail Parsons

Updated: Jun 18, 2025, 1:55 PM

Published: Jun 18, 2025, 1:59 PM

South Effingham High School graduate Rylee Kirk has earned a prestigious one-year fellowship at The New York Times. Inspired by a childhood surrounded by news and a grandfather who valued education, Kirk pursued journalism through college and has since earned awards for her investigative work. Her fellowship marks the next step in a career rooted in compassion, curiosity and a drive to tell impactful stories.

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