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State releases guidelines for schools to follow when reopening

The Georgia Department of Education released guidelines Monday to help local districts begin thinking about how to safely re-open schools later this year. A state committee will also be working to provide resources for districts to use in planning and implementing the changes.

North end, base lags in census responses

With some areas of Camden falling behind state and national self-response rates for the 2020 Census, local committee members are looking for ways to reach citizens and helping them participate.

Trio arrested after allegedly stealing truck

Three friends who allegedly tried to drive a stolen ice cream truck home to Virginia last week are facing felony charges in Camden County. Behind the wheel was Michael Newman, 29, who police arrested for theft by taking a motor vehicle on May 26, according to the Kingsland incident report.

Op-ed: Addressing COVID-19's impact on civil legal services

The indefinite delay of most in-person court sessions is a necessary action ... but it also substantially delays the delivery of justice, especially the civil legal needs of low-income Georgians and others suffering the economic fallout of COVID-19.

FAA extends spaceport timeline to fall 2021

Camden County taxpayers will have to wait until October 2021 to see if the more than $8 million invested in Spaceport Camden will result in a viable project.

PSA cancels youth baseball, summer camps

The local recreation authority initially hoped to only postpone the spring youth baseball season, but has decided to cancel it instead.  “I wanted to have baseball,” said Joey Cason, director of the Camden County Public Service Authority, said in an interview this week.

Comment period for mining project closes May 28

Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News Service Consultants for an Alabama-based company planning a titanium mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge defended the project May 13 at a virtual public meeting sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Pandemic affects city budget

Kingsland is looking to a hiring freeze and lower training costs to help balance the budget as the city goes into the final months of its fiscal year amidst COVID-19.

Voters Guide: State Senate, Sheila McNeill

Editor's note: There are three Republican candidates in the Georgia Senate Third District race. Cody Smith and David Sharpe are also running. The winner will face a challenge from independent Cedric King in November. Introduction I support lowering health insurance premiums for families.