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National convention may have local impact

The recent announcement that Jacksonville, Florida, will host the Republican National Convention later this summer has some local businesses hoping the economic impact will overflow into Georgia.

Cuts help county balance budget

Camden County has spent almost $300,000 year to date in direct costs due to COVID-19, but the indirect costs of the pandemic could well exceed those numbers and be felt into the next fiscal year.

Police investigating unrelated aggravated assaults

St. Marys and Kingsland police are investigating after one man was shot and another was threatened with a gun in two separate incidents last week. In St. Marys, police arrested 31-year-old Jose Rafael Garcia-Salles for aggravated assault on June 3 after a shooting around 8 p.m.

Judge sentences first Kings Bay Plowshare

The first of seven activists, who broke into Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base to protest nuclear weapons, was sentenced to time served Monday as more than 200 people listened in. The other six activists will be sentenced later this month.

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.