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City, PSA ponder pool

What may become of the St. Marys pool — and what it may cost — will be discussed at a meeting today between the city and the Camden County Public Service Authority, which operates it.
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How to get the COVID-19 vaccine

The COVID-19 vaccine is now open to all residents who are 16 and older and should be free regardless of where you get vaccinated. Your provider may ask for an insurance card to bill for an administrative fee though. Southeast Georgia Health System is offering Pfizer vaccines in Kingsland.
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Camden looking to restore field of dreams

Camden County is excited about the return of storied football coach Jeff Herron to the Wildcat gridiron, but unfortunately the home field has seen better days. The school system wants to change that.
St. Mary’s Riverkeeper Anna Laws shows off the clarity of the water at Horsepen Creek. (Photo by Kendra Shafer)

St. Mary’s Riverkeeper Anna Laws shows off the clarity of the water at Horsepen Creek. (Photo by Kendra Shafer)

A success story for the St. Marys Riverkeeper

Kendra Shafer | Special to the Tribune & Georgian Every month, Anna Laws pulls on her waterproof boots and steps out of her SUV parked on the side of a road in rural Camden County.
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PSA to explore more organizational changes

Local voters approved a ballot referendum for the Camden County Public Service Authority (PSA) in 2019 to change its organizational structure and add four new members. Now the recreation authority board will be exploring further changes to the board and how it operates.
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Chase ends in arrest

A need for speed — and weed — led to the arrest of a New York man on Interstate 95 last week for DUI and multiple drug charges. His two passengers were also arrested on drug charges.
Penn State researchers, who continue to monitor the bobcat population on Cumberland Island National Seashore, also conducted a study comparing and contrasting the Cumberland Island bobcats to a population of bobcats on Kiawah Island off the coast of South Carolina. IMAGE: JIM JORDAN/TOWN OF KIAWAH ISLAND

Penn State researchers, who continue to monitor the bobcat population on Cumberland Island National Seashore, also conducted a study comparing and contrasting the Cumberland Island bobcats to a population of bobcats on Kiawah Island off the coast of South Carolina. IMAGE: JIM JORDAN/TOWN OF KIAWAH ISLAND

Unique study of isolated bobcat population confirms accuracy of extinction model

By Jeff Mulhollem | Penn State The reintroduction of 32 bobcats to an island off the coast of Georgia more than three decades ago created an ideal experiment to examine the accuracy of a genetic-modeling technique that predicts extinction of isolated wildlife populations.