The advantages of looking like a preacher

Somebody once told my associate pastor that I "don't look like a preacher." I'm not sure what that means. Did she say that because I have a beard or because I like to wear my blue jeans and baseball cap around town on my day off? Did she say that because I don't have some stereotypical kind of stern or "holy" expression? I don't know. I wasn't sure that I wanted to look like a preacher. At least not until I heard Dr. Laurence White.

Uncle Marco’s open for business

Kidsville News, a place for young local artists to showcase their work

Local Effingham County elementary school-aged students have found a place to showcase their art work.

Students participate in See You at the Pole

Wednesday at schools all around the world, students gathered together at their school flag poles before school to read scripture, sing and pray together.

Guyton gives go-ahead for sewage plant

Guyton City Council voted Tuesday to approve an engineering contract with Hofstadter and Associates, Inc. for the planning and supervision of construction of a municipal wastewater treatment facility.

Guyton Christmas parade photo gallery

Tuesday night at the fair

Tuesday night at the Effingham County Fair featured the goat show. RESULTS: Market goat showmanship winners Junior goat showmanship-Justin Hinely Intermediate goat showmanship-Lauren Shuman Senior goat showmanship-Amanda Lennox Goat classes Class 1 1st- Thomas Gunn 2nd Emily Rodgers 3rd Tabitha Freymuth Class 2 1st Justin Hinely 2nd Skyler Jones 3rd Kaley Head Class 3 1st Lauren Shuman 2nd Melissa Lowe 3rd Orry Smith Class 4 1st Tayler Weaver 2nd Tayler Weaver 3rd Ashley Fort ...

Fall Festivals in Effingham and surrounding areas

Bamboo Farm The 18th annual fall festival at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens will be held Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Activities include pumpkin painting, pony rides and the popular Okefenokee Joe's native reptiles. There's a sit-down luncheon from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. with Boston butts and all the fixins. Cost is $8 and reservations are required. Roasted pork butts to go can be reserved for $20. Call (912) 921-5460 to reserve either. Admission ...

Church Briefs

Sprucin' up Springfield

Springfield Elementary recently received a grant from the Grassroots Arts Program to assist them in sprucing up the school.

Red Cross assisting victims of storm damage

Major storms ripped through Emanuel County Saturday night, damaging or destroying 30 homes. The Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross has volunteers assisting families in Twin Cities and Adrian.

Local students make dean's list

The following area residents recently were named to the dean's or president's list at Mercer University for the fall 2006 semester. Inclusion on the dean's and president's lists requires students to meet rigorous grade point average standards specific to their school within the University.