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Rebels change football game day
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Rebels coach Buddy Holder barks orders to his team as tight end Samari Westbrook listens during the first period of a Sept. 7 game against South Effingham. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
Staff Report
Updated: Sep 12, 2017, 5:39 PM
Published: Sep 12, 2017, 5:42 PM
Effingham County football coach Buddy Holder said Tuesday that his Rebels will host Statesboro at 6 p.m. Saturday instead of Friday at 7:30 p.m. as originally scheduled. Effingham County Schools will remain closed through Wednesday because of the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Irma. Many residences remain without power and some roads are impassable.
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‘They Ran Toward Gunfire:' Fort Stewart Soldiers Hailed as Heroes After Base Shooting
Ft. Stewart shooting
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll awards the Meritorious Service Medal to Sgt. Aaron Turner, who helped take down the armed soldier accused of opening fire during Wednesday morning’s shooting at Fort Stewart. (Pat Donahue / Coastal Courier)
By Pat Donahue
Special to Effingham Herald
Updated: Aug 7, 2025, 7:02 PM
Published: Aug 7, 2025, 7:03 PM
A day after a soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart, Army leaders are praising those who stopped the shooter as investigators probe how a weapon made it on base. One soldier remains hospitalized. This report is from our Morris Multimedia sister newspaper, the Coastal Courier in Hinesville. Read how split-second heroism may have saved countless lives.
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