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Holy Week and Easter services
Lenten Services Pastor Joseph Copeck and the congregation of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church invite you to attend the Lenten Services. Wednesday night's Lenten services with a light meal will be held at 6:15 p.m. The Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion will be held April 21 at 7:30 p.m. The Good Friday service will be April 22 at 7:30 p.m. Jerusalem Lutheran Services Jerusalem Lutheran Church will be holding Wednesday evening worship services during the ...
A hands-on lesson
Russ Hillman is building his eighth kayak with his architectural drawing and design class at the Effingham Career Academy to show them that if they can draw it, they can build it.
Madrac Farms to deliver farmer’s market to your door
Fresh, local, seasonal produce will soon be available for home delivery from the county's only farm that delivers. Madrac Farms in Rincon will begin taking orders Saturday at the Olde Effingham Days festival in downtown Springfield, and then by telephone and Internet on Monday.
ECMS to host Battlefront Miniatures tournament
Effingham County Middle School in Springfield will be sponsoring a regional Battlefront Miniatures Tournament Saturday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at ECMS. Battlefront Miniature clubs are found nationwide.
Treutlen portrait unveiling a part of OED events
The official state portrait of the first constitutional governor in the state of Georgia, John Adam Treutlen, is hanging in the courtroom of the recently restored Effingham Courthouse. The portrait is on loan from the State Capitol Museum in Atlanta.
RES parent of the month
Rendi DeGenaro has been selected as Rincon Elementary's April Parent of the Month. She is employed at I'll Be Your Best Friend Academy and is the mother of Kaden-Deen, Pre-K student at RES; Camryn, a fifth grader at RES; Hannah, a sixth grader at Ebenezer Middle School; and A'Lexis, a ninth grade student at Effingham County High School. DeGenaro was nominated for this award by Kaden-Deen's teacher, Judy Perry. Perry stated DeGenaro was very involved ...
Daddy and me
On April 2, the Effingham County Pre-K Parent and Child Together program collaborated with the Rincon Branch of the Effingham County Library for this year's second "Daddy and Me" session.
SEHS art students accept SCAD Showcase Challenge
Elizabeth Heyden and Marlie Smith, both juniors at South Effingham High School, recently participated in the Savannah College of Art and Design's "SCAD Challenge," an international 2-D and 3-D art competition for high school juniors and seniors.
Career Academy team members introduced to container logistics
Team members from the Effingham Career Academy's Architecture and Design lab and students from business classes at both high schools recently participated in a new project organized by local logistic industry leaders. Called "Follow the Container," the program gives students a sneak peak into not only what's shipped in a container, but also how the containers come off the ship, through the port, over the road, and into and out of the warehouse.
Around the world with Rotary
Craig McIntosh, a Georgia Rotary Student Program student from New Zealand, was the guest speaker at the Effingham Rotary Club. McIntosh was a student at Victoria University of Wellington where he received his BA in media.
State school board to do away with graduation test
The State Board of Education approved State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge's plan to phase out the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT). Students who enter high school in fall 2011 will no longer take the GHSGT in English, math, social studies and science, in order to graduate. This new plan will require students to pass all required courses, and the End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) would now count 20 percent of a student's final grade, rather ...
GSU to welcome back two noted alumni as graduation speakers
Georgia Southern University will welcome two of its alumni back to campus as Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Dan T. Cathy and Georgia Chamber of Commerce President Chris Clark have been selected to serve as spring 2011 commencement speakers. The annual ceremonies are scheduled for May 13 (graduate) and May 14 (undergraduate).
Elementary school honor rolls
Blandford Elementary First grade Paige Addington, Seriah Ancil, Harrison Ashlock, Sha'Kynah Baker, Sina Ballew, Jace Barrs, Alexis Belcher, Chapman Bennett, Aidan Bernard, Cassie Biggers, Julian Boland, Leannah Bowden, Jacob Bragg, Katherine Britt, Journi Brown, Parker Brownley, Timothy Burnsed, Emma Carroll, Colton Cassidy, Rachel Collins, Jazmin Creel, Brandon Davis, Christopher Davis, Franklin Davis, Tariq Echols, Kamryn Ellis, Ryan Flood, Luke Floyd, Donald Fludd, Kaitlyn Fludd, Darrell Fowler, Jacob Galindez, Bradley Gangewere, Caitlynn Grayson, Benjamin Griffin, Tyler ...
Looking at our past 22 years ago
The Herald dated April 26, 1989, shows activity of Historic Effingham Society 22 years ago with no author on article:
Slam dunks in church
We recently went through "March Madness," the time when basketball fans get excited about the college playoffs.
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A waste of resources, talent and money
Dear Editor,
Solar power can grow state’s economy
If you could check a box on your monthly electric bill that could save you extra money, would you?
Family Connections grants awarded
Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Effingham County awarded $500 mini-grants to two local non-profits, the Effingham County Victim Witness Assistance Program and Hospice Savannah's Full Circle Center for Grief and Loss.
Ceremony set for Memorial Day
The community observance of Memorial Day will be held Monday beginning at 6 p.m., with guest speaker Lt. Col. (ret.) Douglas G. Andrews.
Arts council to hold kids’ summer camp
The Effingham County Council for the Arts invites children to enjoy its 2013 Summer Arts Camp.
Kingston to hold 'day office' in Rincon
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A representative from U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston's office will be in Effingham County to meet with anyone who needs assistance with a federal agency during an upcoming Congressional "day office."
Plant McIntosh kicks off ‘Treutlen 12’
Georgia Power's Plant McIntosh made a $1,000 contribution to help kick off Treutlen House's long-term fundraising effort, Treutlen 12.
ECCA thanks Effingham Hospital and Care Center
Dr. Barbara Prosser, CEO of the Effingham College and Career Academy, and Denise LaFlamme and Jessica Swindell, nurse instructors at the ECCA, presented a plaque to the Effingham Hospital and to the Effingham Care Center in appreciation of support to the ECCA nursing and general medicine students in meeting their clinical course work requirements.
Remembering heroes on Memorial Day
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, it is a time to honor our soldiers who are fighting today for our freedom in many areas of the world. Their families are sacrificing to preserve freedom for each of us. We should be in prayer for them and pray that their loved ones return safe and sound. It is also a time to remember those who have fallen in the line of duty.
Dixie Diva
It seems to me that a lot of young people have it easy. Too many kids in high school and college are shielded from work and not taught the importance of money or earning it. It seems to me that this is a major default in the education of life.
36th bluegrass, gospel festival under way at Mossy Oak
The 36th Bluegrass and Gospel Music Festival runs through Sunday morning at Mossy Oak Music Park outside of Guyton.
State Patrol gearing up for busy weekend
ATLANTA - Georgia state troopers are preparing for patrols during the peak travel times this coming holiday weekend.
DNR offers safety tips for holiday boating
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Law Enforcement Division is urging staying sober and knowing the laws when operating a boat this holiday weekend. There were 118 boating accidents and 12 boating-related fatalities in 2012 in Georgia, and conservation rangers made 180 boating-under-the-influence arrests.
Metro jobless rate falls to 7.1 percent
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that metro Savannah's unemployment rate declined to 7.1 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in March. The rate was 8.2 percent in April a year ago.
Taking it to the bank
When I went off to seminary, I moved from Woodville, Miss., to New Orleans. It was only a few hours' drive, but the two cultures were light-years apart.
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