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Brunswick post loses 2 troopers to cheating

  Two Georgia State Patrol troopers assigned to the Brunswick Post, which patrols in Camden County, were dismissed last week as part of a cheating scandal that led to an entire class of troopers being fired.

A new leader in Camden schools

John Tucker believes in bottom-up leadership. That’s why he wants to listen as Camden’s new school superintendent, especially to a new system steering committee. “That’s part of my leadership style,” Tucker said.

Missing Punctuation — Loss of Matriarch Underscores Right Whales' Peril

Rick Lavender | Wildlife Resources Division Georgia DNR   The seasonal return of North Atlantic right whales to the Southeast has started like clockwork.

State to present case against former deputy

The criminal trial for a former Camden County deputy accused of falsifying information to cover up an improper traffic stop in 2017 opens with jury selection on Monday.

JDA signs MOU for mill site project with Jacoby

A redevelopment plan for the former paper mill site in St. Marys got one step closer to reality last week with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Camden County Joint Development Authority (JDA) and Jacoby Development.

Glow Up event spreads message of love, support

It was a day when the brightness of the smiles competed with that of the neon bracelets, rainbow tutus and day-glo paint.

Lego Robotics team heads to state

The Camden Middle School Lego robotics teams placed third and fifth overall in the First Lego League regional competition held recently in Waycross.  They head to Warner Robins Air and Space Museum this weekend as they advance to the next level of competition, said Dr.

PSA seats new nine-member board

The Camden County Public Service Authority (PSA) board of directors, which was expanded by act of the Georgia State Legislature, seated six new board members at its first meeting of the year.  Camden County District 1 Commissioner Lannie Brant, St.

St Marys woman shares miracles in book

“There was no way I could have known that night, October 14, 1987, my life was about to change forever. On the dark country road, midway between Bay Springs and Petal, there was a car crash. “I died in the backseat,” St.

Grand jury indicts in theft case

A Kingsland woman is facing 13 charges after being indicted by the grand jury for allegedly stealing more than $25,000 from Lang’s Seafood over a six-month period in 2018 after investigators from the sheriff’s office and the National Park Service looked into the alleged theft.