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The Tribune & Georgian won eight awards at the Georgia Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest banquet. From left are Marketing Director Laurie Levine, Assistant/Sports Editor Andy Diffenderfer, Editor and Publisher Scott J. Bryan and Production Director Denese Proctor.

The Tribune & Georgian won eight awards at the Georgia Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest banquet. From left are Marketing Director Laurie Levine, Assistant/Sports Editor Andy Diffenderfer, Editor and Publisher Scott J. Bryan and Production Director Denese Proctor.

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Tribune & Georgian wins 8 awards in Georgia Press Association contest

News Staff
Saturday, June 28, 2025
The Tribune & Georgian received eight awards Friday night at the Georgia Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest banquet at the Jekyll Island Club during the association’s 138th annual convention.
Richard Gilley

Richard Gilley

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58-year-old sentenced to life in prison

Scott J. Bryan
Saturday, June 28, 2025
A 58-year-old Kingsland man was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to two sex crimes involving a 14-year-old girl, according to a news release from the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.
Hawthorn Extended Stay and Wingate by Wyndham General Manager Lola Goettie, center, recently received the Community Service Award from the hotel chain. From left are Luminous Hotel Management CEO Neha Jadhav, Wyndham’s Stephanie Shaw, Goettie, Wyndham’s Sean Wiggins, and Luminous Hotel Management COO James Fair.

Hawthorn Extended Stay and Wingate by Wyndham General Manager Lola Goettie, center, recently received the Community Service Award from the hotel chain. From left are Luminous Hotel Management CEO Neha Jadhav, Wyndham’s Stephanie Shaw, Goettie, Wyndham’s Sean Wiggins, and Luminous Hotel Management COO James Fair.

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Kingsland woman earns Community Service Award

News Staff
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Lola Goettie, general manager at Hawthorn Extended Stay and Wingate by Wyndham, recently received the Wyndham Hotel & Resorts’ Community Service Award during the 2025 Wyndham Global Conference in Las Vegas.
Camden County Board of Commissioners

Camden County Board of Commissioners

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Camden County commissioners approve $85 million budget

Wes Wolfe
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Camden County has a budget to head into the next fiscal year, which came in balanced at more than $85.9 million before, just prior to its passage, commissioners voted to fund several positions at 75% and made other trims that impacted the final number, dropping it by more than $90,000.
Camden County High School Guidance Director Keisha Walker and ninth-grade counselor Mandy Murray Scott received Camden Connection’s Prevention Partner Awards. From left are Camden Connection Managing Principal Steven Sainz, Walker, Camden Connection board member Rachel Baldwin, Walker, Scott and Camden Connection Board President Glenn Gann.

Camden County High School Guidance Director Keisha Walker and ninth-grade counselor Mandy Murray Scott received Camden Connection’s Prevention Partner Awards. From left are Camden Connection Managing Principal Steven Sainz, Walker, Camden Connection board member Rachel Baldwin, Walker, Scott and Camden Connection Board President Glenn Gann.

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Camden County announces Prevention Partner Awards

News Staff
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Camden Connection announced the recipients of the 2025 Prevention Partner Award: Camden County High School Guidance Director Keisha Walker and departing CCHS ninth-grade counselor Mandy Murray Scott.
St. Marys City Hall

St. Marys City Hall

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St. Marys City Council approves 2025-26 budget

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Following a vote two weeks earlier to reject the city’s proposed budget, the St. Marys City Council approved an amended budget this week that will allow the necessary two weeks’ time for city staff to put it into place before the beginning of the next fiscal year in July.

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Camden County landfill set to move up for buildout

Wes Wolfe
Thursday, June 19, 2025
In order to create space in Camden County’s municipal solid waste landfill, the plan isn’t to acquire more property, but to make more of what’s already on hand by quite literally piling up the trash.