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Weather prompts school closing
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Updated: Jan 2, 2018, 5:25 PM
Published: Jan 2, 2018, 5:28 PM

The Effingham County School System will be closed to students and employees Wednesday as it anticipates freezing temperatures resulting in conditions that may compromise safety. All school-related activities, including the Effingham County Board of Education meeting and public hearing at Ebenezer Middle School, are canceled.

 
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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