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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

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
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.
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Couple indicted in cruelty case

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Meeting for the first time in a year, the grand jury indicted a Kingsland couple last week on multiple child cruelty charges for alleged abuse that put a toddler in the hospital last summer.
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Groups host virtual vaccine town hall

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
The Brunswick Chapter of The Links Inc., the Glynn County Health Department/Coastal Health District and Southeast Georgia Health System are partnering to present “Real Talk: A Vaccination Conversation” live on Facebook at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25.
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Flood risk app shows projections for Camden

Jill Helton
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Camden County's new flood awareness tool — which utilizes user-friendly technology to express floodplain projections for the next 100 years — was unveiled this year just in time for Flood Safety Preparedness Week (March 8-12).
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A friendlier landscape for us all

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Sustainable, native landscaping doesn’t have to be wild or overgrown — though you can do that too or reserve some space to leave wild. You can still prune and mow. Native landscaping also isn’t more work or more expensive.
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FAA announces delay in spaceport decisions

Jill Helton
Friday, March 5, 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that decisions on Camden County's spaceport launch site operator’s license and the final environmental impact statement (EIS) will not be released this month as anticipated.
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St Marys looks at returning to regular meetings

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, March 4, 2021
During a virtual meeting Monday, St. Marys City Council tasked the city manager with figuring out if meeting in-person again is feasible. Councilman Artie Jones Jr. raised the question, saying that he wasn’t for or against the idea.
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County resumes in-person meetings

Jill Helton
Thursday, March 4, 2021
After meeting virtually through most of 2020, Camden County Board of Commissioners has resumed in-person meetings at the Government Services Complex in Woodbine.  The change coincided with the appointment of a new chairman, Gary Blount, District 4 commissioner.
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Man pleads guilty in inmate's death

Johna Strickland Rush
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
A Woodbine man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a drug charge in the death of a Camden County inmate last year. Joshua Swing, 36, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl on Tuesday, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office. He faces up to 20 years in prison.