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Rincon eyes senior housing project
Rincon City Council members have approved submitting a utilities letter to the state Department of Community Affairs on behalf of a firm backing the building of a seniors housing project.
Springfield awaits new businesses
Springfield's business district is expected to get a little busier. City council members approved a used bookstore and furniture store for Laurel Street and a car wash for Laurel Street at their meeting Tuesday night. Jamey Stancell, a Springfield resident who owns Books on Habersham in Savannah, said he will be closing that location and re-open in Springfield. Stancell has operated Books on Habersham since February 2006. He's also been in the antique business for ...
Asking them to make the call
Word spread quickly when two Effingham County High School rising seniors were killed after the car carrying them and four others flipped multiple times on Stillwell Clyo Road more than two weeks ago.
Concert raises funds for families’ hospital expenses
Abundant Life Church hosted a gospel benefit concert Saturday night and raised approximately $3,000 for the six families with teens involved in the crash on Stillwell-Clyo Road 16 days ago.
Heidt trial scheduled for mid-August
The trial of an Effingham County man accused of killing his father and brother is slated to begin next month.
Dasher decides to run for seat again
James Dasher is running for re-election to his District 4 seat on the Effingham County Board of Education. Dasher, who has served two terms, initially said he did not plan to run. "I had always planned to serve two terms while my daughters were in school and then step aside to allow other parents the opportunity to participate at this level," he said. Dasher said many people came to him after he announced his intention not to seek ...
Rincon makes plans to deliver post office to city hall site
The city of Rincon hopes to bring its old post office to a new home soon. Council members agreed to move forward with plans for moving the old post office to city hall property, perhaps to the front right-hand corner of the tract, according to City Manager Michael Phillips. The city will pay for the materials and local builder Freddy Long will perform the work on a donated basis, Phillips said. The city has set aside $25,000 ...
Speaker praises House for tough work in session
State lawmakers should be commended for passing a balanced budget in difficult economic times and for a host of other achievements, Speaker of the House David Ralston said. Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) met with Savannah area Republicans on Tuesday and boasted of the job legislators did with a quickly and severely shrinking budget. "I think we did a pretty good job of steering the ship between the rough waters," he said. Ralston praised the work of the 180-member House ...
Sheriff glad for new traffic laws on the books
The state's new laws for motorists have found a fan in Effingham County Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie. McDuffie applauded the host of measures regarding activity behind the wheel, including a ban on texting for all drivers, a prohibition on teenage drivers using cell phones while driving and a provision calling for all drivers to wear their seat belts. "Multi-tasking is not a good thing to be doing behind the wheel of a car," McDuffie said. "You multi-task behind ...
Walking a fine line
One by one, teenagers tried to walk a straight and narrow line at the Rincon Police Department on Thursday morning. However, it wasn't easy.And that's precisely what Sgt. Philip Scholl had in mind. Sgt. Scholl employed the Fatal Vision simulator for several teenagers, letting them experience just how it feels to be behind the wheel and have impaired vision and judgement. "It's really scary," said Ciara Wolfe, who led the teens in the class. "I could not ...
Hugs and cheers rule the day at Camp Buddy
As soon as she heard the cheers, "Yay, Ella," Molly Marchese came rushing in the room video camera in hand, beaming. "Are you playing basketball, Ella?" she said, eager to capture this success on video for her husband to see later that evening. Melinda Hawkins held Ella's waist as she balanced on a blue, angled step. Molly's 4-year-old, then threw a cantaloupe-size ball, hitting the ring of a child's basketball goal. The room cheered once more as ...
Flood insurance policies resume
ATLANTA-Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said the National Flood Insurance Program has been reauthorized by Congress, and flood policies are again available through your homeowners insurance agent or company. Flood coverage is federally backed by the NFIP. The National Flood Insurance Extension Act extends the NFIP through September 30 of this year, and is retroactive back to June 1. The program had been inactive since May 31. Oxendine said a flood policy can be a valuable addition ...
Rincon on the road to cut out dirt roads
The number of dirt roads in the city of Rincon is expected to dwindle after council members approved a bid at their meeting Monday night.Council OK'd a bid of $197,785 from Clifton Construction Company for a street paving project that will include Byrd Street, Savannah Avenue, Chatham Avenue, Middleton Street, Middleground Road and Old Middleground Road. "All those are dirt roads that are going to be brought up," said Tim Baumgartner of EMC Engineering. The city also ...
MAPP project to hold state of health meeting
Effingham County residents can voice their concerns about health issues at a town hall meeting. The state of Effingham's health town hall meeting will be held July 12 at Effingham Hospital at 6:30 p.m. It's part of the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships process, led by Russ Toal of Georgia Southern University's Jiann-Piang Hsu College of Public Health. "It is to give people who have not heard of the MAPP process the chance to ...
County lends its support to hospital
Effingham Hospital Authority members are expected to approve a resolution from the county commissioners supporting their plans for hospital expansion and modernization. Commissioners, in a 5-1 vote, agreed to a resolution backing the hospital's proposal for a $30 million modernization and expansion. Commissioners were scheduled to vote on the resolution at a special called meeting Friday, and the resolution was hammered out in the minutes before the vote. "I don't anticipate any issues," Hospital Authority Chairman Rick ...
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Court rules class-action against G-P can proceed
Residents near the Georgia-Pacific Savannah River Mill have been granted the ability to file a class action lawsuit against the mill for damages from the mill's emissions.
Hall touts background in child crime cases
Ramping up the final three weeks of her campaign, Ogeechee Judicial Circuit district attorney challenger Martha Kirkland Hall met with supporters at a reception Tuesday in Rincon.
District 4 hopefuls seek to even budget
Two Republicans seeking the Effingham County Board of Commissioners District 4 seat pledge to do whatever is necessary to balance the county's budget - even if that means commissioners taking a pay cut.
District 1 GOP candidates push their experience
The two Republicans running for the Effingham County Board of Commissioners District 1 seat each believe they have the professional and personal experience to be an effective county commissioner.
City won’t offer police chief a separate contract
Springfield City Council members are happy with the job Paul Wynn is doing as police chief. But they don't want to enter into a separate contract with him.
Paving the way for T-SPLOST campaign
The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce is getting some help in its support of Georgia's proposed special purpose local option sales tax for transportation (T-SPLOST). The Savannah Board of Realtors presented a $2,000 check Tuesday toward regional marketing efforts for T-SPLOST.
Commissioners hold off on adopting budget
Effingham County commissioners will have to wait for at least another meeting before adopting a budget.
Plant rep: No pink discharge from here
King America Finishing is not discharging pink-tinted water into the Ogeechee River, nor has it violated its discharge permits, a spokesman for the Screven County textiles plant said Friday.
Hospital authority requests bump in millage
The Effingham County Board of Commissioners announces its intention to increase the property taxes it will levy on behalf of the Effingham County Hospital Authority this year by 7.90 percent over the rollback millage rate. The current millage rate for the Hospital Authority is 1.977, the rollback millage rate is 2.178, and the proposed millage is 2.35.
City OKs revised Silverwood plan
Rincon City Council members have approved a revised site plan for a proposed senior living complex, but they want more answers on an access road.
Incumbent Exley, challenger Frost seek coroner post
The two candidates for Effingham County coroner outlined their credentials to the crowd at the recent candidates forum hosted by the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce.
Collections at heart of tax position
A candidate for Effingham County tax commissioner promises to make changes to the office if he is elected. The incumbent says that a number of positive steps have already been taken under her watch.
Kingston: Little chance of repeal of Obamacare
What has become known as "Obamacare" may be here to stay, Congressman Jack Kingston said.
DA hopefuls tout experiences, backgrounds
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Richard Mallard is touting his 12 years' experience as DA in his bid for re-election, while challenger Martha Kirkland Hall believes her range of experience in the courtroom should earn her the position.
Marshals, ECSO arrest fugitive
U.S. Marshals and Effingham County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Warner Robins man wanted on armed robbery charges, bringing him into custody Monday.
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