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County budget approved with city library funds intact

Camden County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the fiscal year 2021 budget — with all funds balancing at $57,293,406 — at a called meeting on June 11.

Crime report

The following events were compiled from incident reports, warrants or affidavits obtained from Camden County and state law enforcement agencies. All persons listed are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Coastal Pines set to open Kingsland campus in August

The new campus of Coastal Pines Technical College in Kingsland is still set to open for classes on Aug. 24 and construction will be wrapping up over the next few weeks.

K-9 Moose retires from CCSO

Moose was a whole lot of dog with an even bigger job, but on Thursday, June 4, he stepped down from the Camden County Sheriff's Office after eight years of faithful service.  He was honored that day with a retirement luncheon at the sheriff’s office substation (CCSO) in St. Marys.

Officer discrimination or misunderstanding?

A few St. Marys police officers complained last week that two local restaurants had refused to serve them because of their jobs, sparking public outcry and threats about boycotting both establishments.

COVID update: 'It's pretty boring but that's what works'

Dr. Lawton Davis gets it. Everyone has coronavirus fatigue and keeping up measures to slow the spread is wearing on people after months with no end in sight.

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.