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County waives garbage collection fee for churches

A little known provision of the county’s garbage contract offers free curbside collection service to any church in the unincorporated area that can provide proof of its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Kingsland presents budget at 8 mills

With slight growth in the tax digest, City of Kingsland staff presented a budget to council in late August that keeps the millage rate at 8 mills for the fiscal year 2021 budget. The first budget hearing will be Sept. 14.

Camden sees steady drops in virus data

After a surge of cases in July that reached its peak in early August, Camden has seen lower coronavirus case numbers over the last few weeks and dropped to the yellow zone on the latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report published Sunday.

Accident kills man on Laurel Island

A St. Marys man died early Sunday morning after being hit by a car on Laurel Island Parkway. Around 3 a.m., Izak Bruce Rewis, 19, crashed his car on the parkway, walked away and ended up laying down in the middle of the road, according to accident reports for Georgia State Patrol.

Higgins officially enters district attorney race

Independent challenger Keith Higgins has officially been added to the ballot to run for district attorney of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit in November, according to a press release from his campaign. He faces Republican incumbent Jackie Johnson.

Former PSA director sent to prison

The former executive director of the Camden County Public Service Authority is going to federal prison for misappropriating funds intended for payment of employees’ federal payroll taxes.

‘We didn’t know how bad it was going to get’

Mary Thompson of St. Marys is one of the 971 Camden County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. She is now a COVID survivor.  Like most COVID patients, she wasn’t hospitalized and she wasn’t put on a ventilator.

Camden receives CARES funding for costs

As costs continue to mount, Camden’s four governments are set to receive $2.86 million in federal CARES Act funding to help offset how the coronavirus pandemic has affected local budgets.

GBI investigating fatal officer-involved shooting

GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting today that happened last night in Kingsland at a Gross Road apartment. A Kingsland police officer shot and killed a man who was threatening a woman with a knife.

Residents qualify for council elections

Qualifying for city council elections opened Monday morning and continues through Friday afternoon. Up for election on the November ballot are council posts 1 and 2 in Kingsland, council posts 4, 5 and 6 in St. Marys and the mayor’s seat in St. Marys.