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The change in ownership was celebrated on Wednesday as officials gathered for a key presentation ceremony at the gates of the Cumberland Inlet development in St. Marys. The sale of the property closed this week. Shown are (from left) Jacoby Development Inc. representative John Loudon, JDA executive director James Coughlin, master developer Jim Jacoby, JDA board member Burford Clark, bankruptcy trustee Mike Newsom, and JDA members Jeff Lockhart, Tonya Glazebrook, Jim Lomis, Rachel Baldwin and C.B. Yadav.

The change in ownership was celebrated on Wednesday as officials gathered for a key presentation ceremony at the gates of the Cumberland Inlet development in St. Marys. The sale of the property closed this week. Shown are (from left) Jacoby Development Inc. representative John Loudon, JDA executive director James Coughlin, master developer Jim Jacoby, JDA board member Burford Clark, bankruptcy trustee Mike Newsom, and JDA members Jeff Lockhart, Tonya Glazebrook, Jim Lomis, Rachel Baldwin and C.B. Yadav.

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Jacoby closes mill site deal

Jill Helton
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Developer Jim Jacoby visited St. Marys on Wednesday to accept the keys to the Cumberland Inlet property, formerly known as Gilman Paper Company, and officially open a new chapter for the storied waterfront property.
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Independence Day Festival returns

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, July 1, 2021
The 52nd annual Independence Day Festival on Saturday, July 3, in downtown St. Marys is an event packed with runs, a parade, music, all-day entertainment, vendor displays, food and fireworks.
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DNR, Camden issue ‘stay’ on decision

Jill Helton
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Coming up on a deadline for the coastal consistency of Spaceport Camden, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and Camden County Board of Commissioners have signed a stay agreement that extends the decision into early July.
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FAA releases spaceport EIS

Jill Helton
Thursday, June 24, 2021
After spending nearly 10 years and $10 million, Camden County now has a final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed commercial spaceport it hopes to develop at the east end of Harrietts Bluff.
Keeliyah Roberts

Keeliyah Roberts

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Students tackles projects during summer program

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Keeliyah Roberts went first, pumping air into the two-liter bottle that she’d fashioned into a pink rocket with a nose and fins and a payload of water.
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Authorities issues drug warning

Johna Strickland Rush
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
After responding to eight drug overdoses on June 18, law enforcement officials put out warnings about illegal drugs mixed with fentanyl over the weekend. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the CDC.
Alexis “Lexi” George graduated from Fernandina Beach High School on June 7. She planned to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Alexis “Lexi” George graduated from Fernandina Beach High School on June 7. She planned to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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Plane crash claims two lives

News Staff
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Julia Roberts and Scott J. Bryan Three days after her husband, flight instructor David Cuttino, died in a plane crash with his student pilot, Alexis “Lexi” George, his widow took solace in a friend’s message. “A friend of ours made a nice comment,” Marion Cuttino said Monday evening.
Taylor Tyson watches Lockheed Martin volunteers layout the framing for her Habitat house.

Taylor Tyson watches Lockheed Martin volunteers layout the framing for her Habitat house.

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A new home on the horizon

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Taylor Tyson bubbled with excitement as she watched volunteers begin piecing together her house on Friday. It was surreal. The single mom who lives in a dilapidated house with her mom and son could be in her own home by the end of the year, thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Camden County.
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Coalition hosts Juneteenth event

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Juneteenth may be a holiday you’ve never heard about or only in recent years as protests over police brutality against Black Americans — such as the death of George Floyd in 2020 — sparked interest in the day.
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Herron shares coaching tips at banquet

Jill Helton
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Just like a football team, employees in local workplaces need good coaching and successful examples to follow, said Camden County head football coach Jeff Herron during the annual chamber banquet, At an event where the Camden County Chamber of Commerce recognizes its most valuable players, Herron...