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Election board discusses security concerns

As local poll workers process a record-setting early voting turnout, security remains a priority at Camden County's polling places, said local election officials.

Judge sentences anti-nuke activists

Two more activists were sentenced last week for breaking into Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base to protest nuclear weapons in 2018. A third activist was sentenced this summer to time served and four more are awaiting sentencing.

City seeks redevelopment proposals for old airport

Three years after the airport closed, the City of St. Marys is seeking requests for proposals to redevelop the remaining 220 acres. An aquaponics farm is planned for the other roughly 160 acres.

Church buys Cabin Bluff as retreat center

The Nature Conservancy recently sold a portion of the Cabin Bluff property at Harrietts Bluff to a mega-church in Jacksonville, Florida, for $12.75 million.  Church of Eleven22 purchased 3.2 acres of the 11,000-acre property and plans to use the land as a retreat center.

Advance voting has robust start

If early voting and absentee ballots are any indication, Camden County is on track to have a record-breaking election cycle.  In-person early voting locations opened in two locations on Tuesday and there were lines out of the door at both for most of the day.

Arson displaces Kingsland family

Jennifer Trimble and her family were asleep early Friday morning when someone broke into their house and started a fire that has left their Kingsland home uninhabitable.

St. Marys man killed in accident

A St. Marys man was killed last week after a Charlton County ambulance collided with a church van, according to the Georgia State Patrol report.

Schools release September COVID numbers

Two months into the school year, Camden County Schools offered the first glimpse at COVID-19 cases within the school system last week. The data from Aug. 28 through Sept. 25 was shared in an email to parents on Oct. 1.

Commissioners opt to manage range without sheriff

The Camden County Board of Commissioners has agreed to operate the recreational shooting complex as a department of the county government, instead of contracting with the sheriff or an outside management firm.  The board voted at a teleconferenced meeting on Tuesday in favor of the measure 4-1.

Kingsland residents defeat rezoning request

Kingsland Planning Commission upheld the concerns of nearby neighbors and dashed the hopes of a commercial developer this week. Representatives for Dollar General had asked to re-zone the wooded corner of North Grove at Five Points on Highway 40 to build a new store.