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Man faces federal indictment in death at jail

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, November 12, 2020
An inmate in the Camden County jail has been indicted on a federal charge in the death of a fellow inmate in the jail in May. A federal grand jury indicted Joshua Swing, 35, of Woodbine for distribution of a controlled substance resulting in a death, according to a press release from the U.S.
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Lodmell named Camden Center director

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, November 12, 2020
After serving as the interim, Joseph Lodmell has officially become the new director of the College of Coastal Georgia, Camden Center. Lodmell stepped up as interim in August 2019, succeeding Bill Garlen as the campus’ leader.
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Repairs underway as T&G's internet servers shut down

News Staff
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
As if a global pandemic and polarized political campaigns weren't enough, the Tribune & Georgian's internet system failed in the wee hours of last Friday morning, Nov. 6. The Tribune & Georgian relies on parent company Community Newspapers Inc.'s (CNI) servers located in Athens.
Monthly COVID report from Camden County Schools

Monthly COVID report from Camden County Schools

Camden schools release COVID report

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, November 5, 2020
In the second month of reporting, Camden County Schools’ COVID-19 numbers for students and employees who are quarantined or positive have decreased and remained steady throughout October.
No arrests have been made in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Ernest Zachary Ruffle.

No arrests have been made in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Ernest Zachary Ruffle.

KPD investigation homicide

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Kingsland police are investigating a homicide this week after a man was shot to death early Tuesday morning. No arrests have been made. Officers responded to a call about gunshots around 12:20 a.m. and found Ernest Zachary Ruffell, 34, in his house on Forest Ridge Drive in Kingsland.
Cabin Bluff | The Nature Conservancy

Cabin Bluff | The Nature Conservancy

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Georgia DNR votes to establish WMA in Camden

Jill Helton
Thursday, October 29, 2020
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources voted this week to purchase the remaining Cabin Bluff property in Camden County to establish a wildlife management area.
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Kingsland to hold special election for council seat

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Kingsland City Council will be working a man down for the rest of the year and into 2021 until a special election can be called. “We will miss LaMar (Stokes). He did an excellent job here for the city and he was a valued member of council,” Mayor Grayson Day said Monday.
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Harbor Freight moving into old Kmart store

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, October 22, 2020
The old Kmart on Highway 40 in Kingsland is getting a new life as a Harbor Freight Tools store in the new year. The store is expected to create 25 to 30 new jobs.
Natalie Furr (center) is facing a second diagnosis of breast cancer this year with support from her husband, county deputy Jerry Furr, his K-9 partner Bella and her coworkers at New Hope Christian Academy.

Natalie Furr (center) is facing a second diagnosis of breast cancer this year with support from her husband, county deputy Jerry Furr, his K-9 partner Bella and her coworkers at New Hope Christian Academy.

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Breast cancer survivor finds herself back in the fight

Johna Strickland Rush
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Natalie Furr thought she was doing everything right. She has a family history of breast cancer but she was a healthy 36-year-old who’d had children, breastfed her children and did regular self checks. Then she felt a small lump in her breast that became a cancer diagnosis in January 2019.