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Superior Court judge resigns after arrest

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, October 24, 2025
A longtime Camden County attorney resigned his seat on the Brunswick Judicial Circuit bench Thursday, Oct. 16, after an early-morning arrest outside a Jacksonville, Fla., strip club.

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Buddy Carter-linked development fires up residents

Wes Wolfe
Friday, October 24, 2025
It was another filled county commission chamber and another hot topic among Camden County residents, so Commission Chairman Ben Casey kicked off the main portion of this week’s meeting with an announcement.
A $2,000 grant from the Southeastern Bank Community Foundation has helped established Little Free Library boxes in North Camden.

A $2,000 grant from the Southeastern Bank Community Foundation has helped established Little Free Library boxes in North Camden.

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Bank’s foundation grant funds book boxes

News Staff
Friday, October 24, 2025
Thanks to a recent grant of $2,000 from the Southeastern Bank Community Foundation, community members in Camden County now have a few more library-sharing boxes at local parks and other sites.

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Superintendent named to leadership academy

News Staff
Friday, October 24, 2025
Camden County Schools Superintendent Tracolya Green is one of 20 school superintendents from across Georgia who was named to the first cohort of the Georgia Superintendents’ Workforce Leadership Academy, a collaboration between the University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government and...
Southeastern Bank donated $100,000 to Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program. From left are Southeastern Bank President and CEO Jay Torbert, Southeast Georgia Health System President and CEO Christy Jordan, Southeast Georgia Health System Campus Campus Vice President and Administrator Glenn Gann, and Southeastern Bank Vice President Jim Lomis.

Southeastern Bank donated $100,000 to Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program. From left are Southeastern Bank President and CEO Jay Torbert, Southeast Georgia Health System President and CEO Christy Jordan, Southeast Georgia Health System Campus Campus Vice President and Administrator Glenn Gann, and Southeastern Bank Vice President Jim Lomis.

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Bank reaches $500,000 milestone in supporting local health system

News Staff
Friday, October 24, 2025
For the fifth straight year, Southeastern Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to rural health care by contributing $100,000 through the Georgia HEART Hospital Program to benefit the Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Campus.
Population of right whale increases for consecutive year

Population of right whale increases for consecutive year

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Population of right whale increases for consecutive year

Wes Wolfe
Friday, October 24, 2025
Despite vessel speed rules that are largely unenforced and fixed-gear lobster and crab traps that are an existential threat to their existence, North Atlantic right whales saw a 2.1% population increase over the 2023 estimate, marking consecutive years of population increase.
The USS Wyoming pulls into Norfolk, Va. in support Feb. 2, 2024.

The USS Wyoming pulls into Norfolk, Va. in support Feb. 2, 2024.

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U.S. Navy removes submarine commander from post

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, October 17, 2025
A commanding officer for one of the submarine crews stationed at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base was demoted last week, according to a news release Friday from the U.S. Navy. Cmdr. Robert Moreno, the commanding officer of the USS Wyoming Blue Crew, was fired Wednesday, Oct. 8, by Rear Adm.
Camden County Schools Superintendent Tracolya Green prepares to walk onto the stage in May prior to the Camden County High School graduation ceremony.

Camden County Schools Superintendent Tracolya Green prepares to walk onto the stage in May prior to the Camden County High School graduation ceremony.

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Camden County Schools Board of Education extends superintendent’s contract

Scott J. Bryan
Friday, October 17, 2025
The Camden County Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a contract extension for its homegrown superintendent. Tracolya Green, a 2001 Camden County High School graduate and Tarboro native, received a contract extension that keeps her atop the school system through June 30, 2028.