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County considers major property renovation

Camden County will be applying for a $3.3 million grant to improve a piece of property it purchased in 2018 as an investment.  The office building, warehouse and parking lot off Gross Road formerly was occupied by Georgia Power Company.

Local voices issue to call to action in spirit of MLK

In lieu of the usual march and program in Kingsland, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration was presented in a COVID-friendly virtual format this year.

JDA starts year with newcomers

The Camden County Joint Development Authority (JDA) started 2021 by welcoming newcomers of all sorts, including two new businesses and a new board chairwoman.

Health district pauses vaccine appointments

The Camden County Health Department made appointments last Thursday for nearly 400 people to get the COVID-19 vaccine on the first day that appointments opened up.

Shooting range on target for spring opening

The Camden County firearms complex will offer steel targets and a digital targeting system when it opens this spring.

High speed chase ends with crash in Camden

A high-speed chase for a wanted man that started in McIntosh County last week ended with three wrecked cars in Camden County. A Camden deputy bumped the man’s car using a PIT — pursuit intervention technique — to try to stop him around 3:37 a.m. Jan.

Readdick votes down spaceport funding

Newly sworn Camden County Commissioner Trevor Readdick made clear at his first meeting that he would not be rubber stamping the decisions of his fellow board members when it comes to Spaceport Camden.

Vaccines roll out to seniors as case rates spike up

Editor's note — The health district announced Monday, Jan. 11, it had stopped scheduling vaccine appointments because every health department was booked through February and some into March.

Council formalizes request for early voting in Woodbine

Woodbine City Council intends to formalize its request that the county extend the same voting access to Woodbine and north end voters as it does to those in south Camden.

Water/sewer rates under review in Woodbine

Woodbine City Council members are eyeing a rate increase for city residents in early 2021.  Council members discussed the need for a water/sewer increase at Monday’s council meeting and officials will be reviewing their options in the coming weeks.